Massimilla Harris Quotes & Sayings

The father's role, he says, is to provide the mother with the peace and security she needs to be a good enough mother. — Massimilla Harris

couldn't just tell her to go to hell and get out of my life. If I did, I felt like I would have no one, and I seemed to continue the hopeless path of trying to please her, make her see my caring for her, get her to acknowledge me or what? — Massimilla Harris

How have I projected the Medusa outside of me? — Massimilla Harris

The first he calls elementary, and its positive attributes are to nourish and protect, to give warmth and security. — Massimilla Harris

In order to bring the feminine into our world, we must begin in a personal way. It is not an easy path, and we will quickly see how readily it conflicts with the patterns of our daily lives. But in order to value the feminine and have it become reborn within us, we must take the time to reconnect with the wholeness of who we are. We have to take the time to listen to our dreams, to write them down, and to reflect on our lives. Honoring the feminine means having the patience and taking the time, like Mary in the Gospel according to Luke, to ponder these things in our hearts. We must recognize that there are many things going on within us that need to be perceived, accepted, felt, said, lived, grieved, and raged over. We need to give these things our attention, concern, and understanding. — Massimilla Harris

As we put together our chronicle and highlight antidotes, dramas, and feelings, we need to disclose our story to someone who cares - someone who doesn't know all the answers but who cares and has experienced his or her own journey through this territory. When we begin this journey, it is very humbling for all of us to admit that "I do not really know what I feel. I do not say what I mean, and, all too often, I do not do what I say. — Massimilla Harris

Or we may be caught in a cycle of frustration because we realize we are split from our authentic selves but cannot figure out how to cultivate and nourish our relationship with ourselves. — Massimilla Harris

When the feminine and our vitality become lost to power drives and life becomes a wasteland, the stage is set for the mythic world to give rise to a hero to transform and revitalize the situation. They mythic hero is a metaphor for our struggle to transform our consciousness and bring new life to ourselves. — Massimilla Harris

Looking at the great values of the feminine principle - relatedness, presence, an open heart, warmth, patience, and trust - I — Massimilla Harris

The attributes of the first, or elementary, characteristic are to nourish and protect, to give warmth and security. The second, or transformative, characteristic is defined by the dynamic element of nature, which has an inherent urge toward growth and transformation. — Massimilla Harris

But our mothers are our first contact with the world of the feminine and the world of our emotions, which are closely related. — Massimilla Harris