http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/mevlana-rumi-rumi-amp-growth en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;No mirror ever became iron again;</em></p><p align="center"><em>No bread ever became wheat;</em></p><p align="center"><em>No ripened grape ever became sour fruit.</em></p><p align="center"><em>Mature yourself and be secure from a change for the worse.</em></p><p align="center"><em>Become the light.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Mevlana Rumi, 13th century sufi poet and mystic</p><p align="center">from <em>Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance</em></p><p>Let's remember to appreciate each step we take in the self-actualizing process.</p><p>Remember that once you&lsquo;ve evolved to a new stage of development, you simply cannot go back to the levels you were previously at!</p><p>Rejoice in that fact and appreciate your growth.</p><p>Become the light.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:18 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:356:356 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/356