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“You are a piece of the
puzzle of someone else's life.
You may never know where you fit,
but others will fill the holes
in their lives
with pieces of you.”
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puzzle of someone else's life.
You may never know where you fit,
but others will fill the holes
in their lives
with pieces of you.”
―
“Home is our school of intimacy, where we first learn to be human. Its corners and nooks conceal the sweetness of solitude; its rooms frame our experience of relationship. Its shelter, stability, and security work to concentrate our unique inner sense of self, an identity that imbues our day dreams and night dreams forever. Its hiding places—closets, chests, drawers, locks, and keys—satisfy our need for mystery and independence. Doors—locked, closed, half shut, wide open—trigger our sense of wonder, safety, possibility, and adventure.”
― The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism [Hardcover], Deep Work, Shoe Dog, Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics 4 Books Collection Set
― The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism [Hardcover], Deep Work, Shoe Dog, Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics 4 Books Collection Set
“This is the kingdom of God, the kingdom of danger and of risk, of eternal beginning and eternal becoming, of opened spirit and of deep realization, the kingdom of holy insecurity.”
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“Who can open the door who does not reach for the latch?
Who can travel the miles who does not put one foot in front of the other, all attentive to what presents itself continually?”
― New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
Who can travel the miles who does not put one foot in front of the other, all attentive to what presents itself continually?”
― New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
J.R.R. Tolkien
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