So Do You. Quotes
Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands.
We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.
Whatever else in the Bible catches your eye, do not let it distract you from Him.
Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders.
The quickest way to rectify that mistake (choosing the wrong person) is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.
God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.
In the light of trust, as it develops slowly over time, you will find that you are a privileged child of the universe, entirely safe, entirely supported, entirely loved.
That's what heaven is. You get to make sense of your yesterdays
When the world careens out of control, we can rest in the fact that God spun this world with a simple word. Matter from emptiness. Beauty from void. Community from chaos.
Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness.
Starting each day with a positive mindset is the most important step of your journey to discovering opportunity.
There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up.
After all, you can't truly be happy if you've never known pain. You can't truly feel joy if you've never felt heartbreak. You can't know what it's like to be filled unless you've been empty.
What the Father gives is the capacity to be a self, freedom, and thus autonomy, but an autonomy which can be understood only as a surrender of self to the other.
There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar.
Perhaps the most "spiritual" thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.
Don’t worry when you meet opposition for obeying God. Worry when you don’t have opposition, because you’re probably not obeying God.
Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.
Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus.
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.
Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.
The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.
When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.
No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference.
Your energy is a valuable resource, distribute it wisely.
The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly.
The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.
May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.
Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.
Because sometimes you have to suffer without the things you want now so you can have everything you need later.
Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
The significance of life is living.
... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.
When it comes to men, deal with them as they are, not how you’d like them to be.
I couldn't imagine that I'd ever fall in love again like I had with Gideon. For better or worse, he was my soulmate. The other half of me. In many ways, he was my reflection.
I don't know why men like to barbecue so much. Maybe its the only thing they can cook. Or maybe they're just closet pyromaniacs.
Sometimes life is a series of obstacles, a matter of putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes, she realizes suddenly, it is simply a matter of blind faith.
The root of anger is the perception that something has been taken. Something is owed you, and now a debt to debtor relationship has been established.
There is a wellspring of life within you where you can go for cleansing and transformation.
what a luxury it was for people to hold their loved ones whenever they wanted
The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
...writing is not a performance but a generosity.
Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.
You don't know me. You know one me, just like I know one you. And you can't know every me, and I can't know every you.
True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you.
I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.
Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.
Jealousy smells like the water in the bottom of a flower vase after the flowers have died.