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The rule of law dissolved. With it went public order. The country, wrote the chronicler William of Newburgh, was “mutilated.” With no adequate king in the north, King David I of Scotland ruled Westmorland, Cumberland, and Northumberland. ...more
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Susan Cain
“No one would choose this sort of painful adolescence, but the fact is that the solitude of Woz’s teens, and the single-minded focus on what would turn out to be a lifelong passion, is typical for highly creative people.”
Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Holley Gerth
“Always remember to love the Giver more than the gifts.”
Holley Gerth, Fiercehearted: Live Fully, Love Bravely

Holley Gerth
“Brother Lawrence did so in the kitchen of a French monastery over three hundred years ago. Instead of resenting the monotony and smallness of his chores, Brother Lawrence decided to seek God’s presence always and in everything. He writes, “Men invent means and methods of coming at God’s love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God’s presence. Yet it might be so simple. Is it not quicker and easier just to do our common business wholly for the love of him?”2”
Holley Gerth, Fiercehearted: Live Fully, Love Bravely

“And in America you can go to a store twenty-four hours a day, any time you want. There is always something happening, even at night.”
Joseph Kim, Under the Same Sky: A Memoir of Survival, Hope, and Faith

Holley Gerth
“But there comes a point when what’s empowering becomes discouraging. When we begin looking at others not for inspiration but to compare. When what we find no longer feels like tools that will help but stones that weigh us down. When that happens, it’s time to pause and remember why we’re doing this thing in the first place. And if we’ve made it this far, we usually know. After we remind ourselves of the why, we can ask, “What do I want this to look like in my life?”
Holley Gerth, Fiercehearted: Live Fully, Love Bravely

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