Lauren

“Sahlberg underlines the Finnish culture of trust—not merely in education. He says it takes the view that if you trust someone to do something, they’ll do a much better job than if there’s an inherent sense of distrust about whether they’ll perform and there are all manner of controls and regulations.”
― Katja Pantzar, The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu

“Man for all his genius is but an echo of the original Voice, a reflection of the uncreated Light. As a sunbeam perishes when cut off from the sun, so man apart from God would pass back into the void of nothingness from which he first leaped at the creative call.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

“Secularism, materialism, and the intrusive presence of things have put out the light in our souls and turned us into a generation of zombies.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

“But it is my appreciation for what James Wallman and many others have described—a shift away from possessions and toward experiences—that clinches it. For example, cycling everywhere is something that makes me happy. I wouldn’t want to give that up just to live in a bigger space with more stuff.”
― Katja Pantzar, The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu