Stephanie

“If that’s what joy is—connection—then to fully experience it requires something terrifying as well as exalting: opening oneself up to the possibility of loss.”
― Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

“Since brokenness is the way of folks, the only way to live peacefully is to forgive everyone constantly, including yourself.”
― Glennon Melton, Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed

“Giving employees a sense of control improved how much self-discipline they brought to their jobs.”
― Charles Duhigg, The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business

“Alas, that’s what adulthood is supposed to be about: “an overcoming” or (better yet) “a disciplining of a developmentally appropriate insanity.”
― Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood