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It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for... and if you dare to dream of meeting your
heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I
want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love... for your dreams... for the
adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring
your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow... if
you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of
further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain... mine
or your own... without moving to hide it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy... mine or
your own... if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of
your fingers and toes... without cautioning us to be careful or realistic... or to remember
the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you're
telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to
yourself... if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful and
therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it
is not pretty every day... and if you can source your life from God's presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure...
yours and mine... and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the
full moon... "YES"..!
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or
how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief
and despair... weary and bruised to the bone... and do what needs to be done for the
children.
It doesn't interest me who you are... or how you
came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else
falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with
yourself... and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments..!

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