In the end, everyone is our teacher, on one level or another. The child is our teacher, our friends, our family, the stranger on the street. Every experience is a challenge; a teaching is always hidden in it. Every thought that bubbles up in our minds can teach us things about ourselves, if we are able to listen.

David A. Cooper in Silence, Simplicity and Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat by David A. Cooper

 

To Practice This Thought:
Name a person, thing, or activity that has been a teacher to you.

 

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