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“That’s the thing about pain,” Augustus said, and then glanced back at me. “It demands to be felt.”
“If you ask for someone’s feedback
you’ll get a critic. But if instead you ask for advice
you’ll get a partner.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
you’ll get a critic. But if instead you ask for advice
you’ll get a partner.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
“Whenever you have a choice between
being right or being kind
be kind. No exceptions. Don’t confuse kindness with weakness.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
being right or being kind
be kind. No exceptions. Don’t confuse kindness with weakness.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
“If you are the smartest person
in the room, you are in the wrong room.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
in the room, you are in the wrong room.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
“Hatred is a curse
that does not affect the hated. It only poisons the hater.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
that does not affect the hated. It only poisons the hater.”
― Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
“God is still breathing. The Bible is both inspired and inspiring. Our job is to ready the sails and gather the embers, to discuss and debate, and like the biblical character Jacob, to wrestle with the mystery until God gives us a blessing. If you’re curious, you will never leave the text without learning something new. If you’re persistent, you just might leave inspired.”
― Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
― Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
Elca’s 2025 Year in Books
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