“She did not allow her background to determine what God could do with her future.”
― The Esther Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Prayer, Courage, and Influence
― The Esther Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Prayer, Courage, and Influence
“Even if it’s just sex, it’s not a good idea for me to be with someone who resents wanting me.”
― Deep End
― Deep End
“We only see what we aim at. The rest of the world (and that’s most of it) is hidden. If we start aiming at something different—
something like “I want my life to be better”—our minds will start presenting us with new information, derived from the previously hidden world, to aid us in that pursuit. Then we can put that information to use and move, and act, and observe, and improve. And, after doing so, after improving, we might pursue something different, or higher—something like, “I want whatever might be better than just my life being better.” And then we enter a more elevated and more complete reality.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
something like “I want my life to be better”—our minds will start presenting us with new information, derived from the previously hidden world, to aid us in that pursuit. Then we can put that information to use and move, and act, and observe, and improve. And, after doing so, after improving, we might pursue something different, or higher—something like, “I want whatever might be better than just my life being better.” And then we enter a more elevated and more complete reality.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“A part of us is responding to adult challenges with the vulnerability of a child who faced disdain on a scale they couldn’t master.”
― On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself
― On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself
“Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living—and the Ideal shames us all.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
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