Elisa

“I can remember thinking I’d been turned inside out. Kind of like the first time I saw you.”
― Lauren James, The Last Beginning

“The problem with enemyfying is not that we never have enemies: we often face people and situations that present us with difficulties and dangers. Moreover, any effort we make to effect change in the world will create discomfort, resistance, and opposition. The real problem with enemyfying is that it distracts and unbalances us. We cannot avoid others whom we find challenging, so we need to focus simply on deciding, given these challenges, what we ourselves will do next.”
― Adam Kahane, Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don't Agree with or Like or Trust

“To transform home is to transform the world.”
― Diana Butler Bass, Grounded: Finding God in the World. A Spiritual Revolution

“and the strange, undeniable fact that the presence of death can be joyful.”
― Sallie Tisdale, Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying