Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees. Read full biography of Sue Monk Kidd →
I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult... →
Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it's accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the... →
Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.
Here is where our real selfhood is rooted, in the divine spark or seed, in the image of God imprinted on the human soul. The True Self is not our... →
I have a fondness for historical fiction, something wondrous like 'Wolf Hall,' but I'll read most anything as long as the story grabs my... →
People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.
When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.
I came to believe that my true identity goes beyond the outer roles I play. It transcends the ego. I came to understand that there is an Authentic... →
The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and transcendence.
I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of... →
There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from... →
Sometimes I was so busy being tuned in to outside ideas, expectations, and demands, I failed to hear the unique music in my soul. I forfeited my... →
I eventually found that the soul is more than an immortal commodity to win and save. It is the repository of the inner divine, the truest part of us.
Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees.