More Words of Encouragement for Developing Your Own Patchwork Quilt Spirituality

From Shel Silverstein:

There is a voice inside of you
     That whispers all day long.

"I feel that this is right for me,
      I know that this is wrong."

No teacher, preacher, parent, friend, 
     Or wise man can decide
     What's right for you -- just listen to
     The Voice that speaks inside.
                           * * *

From Wolf Walker:

There is nobody external who can heal you,
     change who you are or the things you've experienced.
It has to come from you..
     You have to make that choice.
                          * * *


From Letty Cottin Pogrebin (in Getting Over Getting Older:)

We read books and consult experts, looking for answers 'out there,' …
     before we discover … that meaning is made, not found, 
     in the CRUCIBLE OF ONE'S OWN WONDERING SOUL.

                                             * * *


From JUNG:

You are your own best authority.
                     * * * 


And a TOUCHSTONE developed from by Baptist heritage:

LEND A DEAF EAR 
                                      TO ANY PROFESSIONAL RELIGIOUS GURU 
WHO TELLS YOU 
                                    WHAT YOU MUST BELIEVE.