“As judgment is God's justice confronting moral inequity, so mercy is the goodness of God confronting human suffering and guilt.”
― The Knowledge of the Holy
― The Knowledge of the Holy
“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.”
― The Knowledge of the Holy
― The Knowledge of the Holy
“Consider a nature break to be a type of sisu management, shifting the focus from daily demands in order to restore and recharge yourself.”
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
“When hard times hit—and this is the beauty of Finland—when the going gets tough, many other countries tighten their grip with more control—what Finns do is they let go. They understand that sisu doesn’t come from holding on harder, sisu comes from allowing people to figure out what they’re going to do next.”
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
“Sure, if you sit in a tram or a bus, there may occasionally be a drunk or someone less than pleasant to contend with, but you’re participating in the world in the same way that you are when you’re on your bike. You’re seeing people and experiencing the environment. You’re not in an isolated metal box.”
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
― The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
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