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Some part of us is always in the process of healing. Consequently, the condition of health is not a static state of perfect wellness; it is, among other things, a condition of ongoing healing.

“I learned, probably very early, that the mommy for whom I yearned might be there for me, and then again she might not. A sad mother, preoccupied and distant, might take her place. But, in a way, it didn’t matter so much.”

“I do remember that, more than anything, I wanted her in my life. I wanted the mommy who played the piano and sang to me, the mommy who, sometimes, would come into my room at night and hold me when I was frightened by the dark.”

"I believe in sacrificing lesser things to gain greater, in putting people before things, in the family and community over self, in God's kingdom over all. I believe in homegrown over store-bought, in natural over artificial, in homemade over manufactured."

I'm the kind that likes to share books once I've read them. There are a number of people I would pass this on to. Written with authentic voices of experience. Very raw and honest.

"Our greatest blessings confound us."

' The spring grass is hardly long enough to cut, but Jack is eager to try. "Mowing might become a chore someday," he says, "so right now I think I'll enjoy it." He pulls the starting chord and roars off.'

Moving. It's brought tears to my eyes. I can relate. It's piqued my curiosity enough to research Lutheranism further.

"Show me a mother with that much thwarted ambition, and Ill show you a daughter born for success."

Thus we arrive at the real problem for the American empire . It has by far the strongest military in the world. It has no serious challengers beyond its borders. Hence, it had to become its own worst enemy. All empires must pass away. All must find a way to destroy themselves. America found debt.

Fantastic!

By episode eleven 30 Rock had found its voice, and it was the voice of a crazy person.

"I was learning to speak in what is called American Standard English, which has the objective of neutralizing speech to get rid of obvious regionalisms. I not only took to this process, I loved it in the way only a pedantic, overcompensating, insecure young person could."

"Sheesh, Adam, you're such a Tuna."

"The goal you choose gets you from point A to point B. But somewhere before you get to point B, you arrive at point x. This is where the road diverges and you stare down the path to a new possibility."

"This is what we call love," the boy said, seeing that the wind was close to granting what he requested. "When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you, and even men can turn themselves into the wind. As long as the wind helps, of course."