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The other thing I realize is that none of her many, many concerns are about herself; it’s all about the kids, her husband, her sister, her friends. Maybe that’s the definition of a good person.
“Everything is broken and messed up and completely fine. That is what life is. It’s only the ratios that change. Usually on their own. As soon as you think that’s it, it’s going to be like this forever, they change again.” That is what life was, and how it”
― Sorrow and Bliss
― Sorrow and Bliss
“Anxious people tend to think about the potential harm of acting more than the potential harm of not acting.”
― The Anxiety Toolkit: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points
― The Anxiety Toolkit: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points
“I realize now that what God calls us to do in His name is not based on our current ability, but on what is possible through our greatest God-given potential.”
― Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
― Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
“For most people, prayer necessitates stepping back from the pains and joys of daily life. We need this stepping back, particularly from all that is difficult or conflict-ridden, taking for ourselves a certain distance, in order to look at things not just from our own self-centred perspective but from the perspective of the vision we are seeking together. That vision is to create a place of love and belonging. Prayer is a time to let light flow into our lives, to literally “enlighten” each day.”
― Becoming Human
― Becoming Human
“life isn’t a joke because in the middle of the day you die. A human being’s most pressing need was to become a human being.”
― An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
― An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
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