i began to speak more openly about the place of spirituality in my life when witnessing the despair of my students, their sense of hopelessness, their fears that life is without meaning…often they would urge me to tell them how i sustained my joy in living. To tell the truth, i had to be willing to talk openly about spiritual life. And i had to find a way to talk about my choices that did not imply that they would be the correct or right choices for someone else. My belief that god Is love-that love is everything, our true destiny—sustains me. #bellhooks
