“Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool of thoughts and can have neither peace nor tranquility.”
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
“Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility.”
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
“Repentance is an existential change that helps one become more like God,”
― The Lord of Spirits: An Orthodox Christian Framework for the Unseen World and Spiritual Warfare
― The Lord of Spirits: An Orthodox Christian Framework for the Unseen World and Spiritual Warfare
“Embracing life on its own terms can be difficult. As we embrace life as it is, our illusions collapse. We need emotional courage to bear the pain without running, explaining, or justifying.”
― The Lies We Tell Ourselves: How to Face the Truth, Accept Yourself, and Create a Better Life
― The Lies We Tell Ourselves: How to Face the Truth, Accept Yourself, and Create a Better Life
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