Jim Sharon > Quotes

“I think that the acronym for God as Generator, Operator, and Destroyer aptly sums up God's functions.”
― Jim Sharon, HeartWise: Deepening & Evolving Love Relationships

“Why and how does one exchange self-will and autonomy for guidance and community--and what are the healthy and appropriate boundaries for doing so?”
― Jim Sharon, Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Lives: Defining Moments

“Mount Shasta, California on a warm, late August morning, 1983. Me, alone in the woods, lying in a sleeping bag, looking up at the sky through the forest of trees. Complete stillness, outside and within. I had done it! Burned all my bridges, for real.”
― Jim Sharon, Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Lives: Defining Moments

“My strong desire is for this anthology to serve its readers as a model of male transparency, and as a source of encouragement to seek support and to persevere in the face of difficulties....Adversity is the canvas upon which you paint your greatness.”
― Jim Sharon, Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Lives: Defining Moments

“We coined the term "HeartWise" as a double entendre. One meaning is emotional--with regard to matters of the heart, such as love, compassion, gratitude, and joy. The second meaning relates to practical heart wisdom--an evolving process that transcends intellectual knowledge.”
― Jim Sharon, HeartWise: Deepening & Evolving Love Relationships

“Bending the (Conventional) Rules: As a couple you mutually create your own guidelines and agreements, which remain fluid, subject to change as needed or desired. No topic is off limits, and you are willing to risk sharing your inner secrets. You are willing to stretch your comfort zones to get to know each other more intimately.”
― Jim Sharon, Secrets of a Soulful Marriage: Creating and Sustaining a Loving, Sacred Relationship

“Quintessentially, I believe that deep spirituality involves embracing the Great Mystery in the ongoing pursuit of Love, Harmony, Beauty, and Truth throughout life.”
― Jim Sharon, HeartWise: Deepening & Evolving Love Relationships

“Regarding each other as the king and queen of your world provides a strong foundation for mutual support as your personal transformations unfold.”
― Jim Sharon, Secrets of a Soulful Marriage: Creating and Sustaining a Loving, Sacred Relationship

“Communicating--the act of speaking and listening--has its own rhythm, its own dance steps. You and your partner each have your own style. Are you dancing together?....Are you always the leader in the dance or are you often
a follower? Are you timid and afraid of stepping on your partner's toes or do you gracefully flow and glide together across the dance floor of life?”
― Jim Sharon, Secrets of a Soulful Marriage: Creating and Sustaining a Loving, Sacred Relationship

“To me, spirituality involves being grounded while balancing our heart's wings reaching toward the heavens.”
― Jim Sharon, HeartWise: Deepening & Evolving Love Relationships