November 7, 2017
Letting It All In: What Rumi’s “The Guest House” Can Teach Us About Emotional Acceptance
There’s a reason Rumi’s poem The Guest House still resonates centuries later. It doesn’t sugarcoat pain or promise easy answers. Instead, it offers something more radical: the idea that every emotion — joy, sorrow, shame, fear — is a visitor worth welcoming.
If you're not familiar with the poem, this is where you may want to pause and read it. It’s ...