Nurture
In any bond of depth and significance, forgive, forgive, forgive. And then forgive again. The richest relationships are lifeboats, but they are also submarines that descend to the darkest and most disquieting places, to the unfathomed trenches of the soul where our deepest shames and foibles and vulnerabilities live, where we are less than we would... See more
Maria Popova • 18 Life-Learnings From 18 Years of the Marginalian
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “ You become what you think about all day long.”
Mary Oliver said: “Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
Grace Capobianco • What We Talk About When We Talk About God
As Martin [Luther] King points out so very well, when Jesus said to love thy enemy [Matthew 5:44], he was not talking about friendship love, nor was he talking about romantic love. [1] He was not talking about deep liking and appreciation. He was talking about what the Quakers and William Penn pledged to the Native Americans during colonial times:... See more
Violence Begets Violence
Maybe you feel like you’re breaking or losing it. Maybe it even feels like you’re dying inside. But I promise you, it’s the opposite. Things may be falling away that you once held so close. Beliefs. Habits. Friendships. Behaviors. Hobbies. Relationships. Ways of thinking. Etc. And it may feel like you are falling away with them. Because you have... See more
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