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"I have to read in spurts because stories about WWII depress me." — Mar 14, 2016 04:54PM
"I have to read in spurts because stories about WWII depress me." — Mar 14, 2016 04:54PM
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
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“Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share: "Who has earned the right to hear my story?" If we have one or two people in our lives who can sit with us and hold space for our shame stories, and love us for our strengths and struggles, we are incredibly lucky. If we have a friend, or small group of friends, or family who embraces our imperfections, vulnerabilities, and power, and fills us with a sense of belonging, we are incredibly lucky.”
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“E.E Cummings wrote, "To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but yourself - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight- and never stop fighting.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
― The Gifts of Imperfection
“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”
― He Still Moves Stones: Everyone Needs a Miracle
― He Still Moves Stones: Everyone Needs a Miracle
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