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Process in this book means becoming: it signifies the intuition that the universe itself is not most fundamentally a static being or the product of a static Being—but an immeasurable becoming. Indeed the word genesis in Greek means
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“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”
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“I have come to believe that hard times are not just meaningless suffering and that something good might turn up at any moment. That's a big change for someone who used to come to in the morning feeling sentenced to another day of life. When I wake up today, there are lots of possibilities. I can hardly wait to see what's going to happen next.”
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“The principle of positive thinking is simplicity itself. Picture an outcome, dwell on it in your thoughts and feelings, and unseen agencies—whether metaphysical or psychological—will supposedly come to your aid. Seen in this way, the mind is a causative force.”
― One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life
― One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life
“Adam thus bequeathed us his death, not his sin … We do not inherit the sins of our fathers, even though we may be made to endure their punishment. Guilt cannot be transmitted. We are linked to Adam only by his memory, which becomes our own, and by his death, which foreshadows our own. Not by his sin.”
― A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 4 (Newbery Honor Book)
― A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 4 (Newbery Honor Book)
“Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it away, get another.
Committed bonds (including marriage) cannot last when this is the prevailing logic. Most of us are unclear about what to do to protect and strengthen caring bonds when our self-centered needs are not being met.”
― All About Love: New Visions
Committed bonds (including marriage) cannot last when this is the prevailing logic. Most of us are unclear about what to do to protect and strengthen caring bonds when our self-centered needs are not being met.”
― All About Love: New Visions
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