“Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.” PeopleThinkingGivingFeelsWritingYearsWellsLongHardHalfGive MeBreathsRetirementVery Happy Author:Jan Karon
“Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about will. Practice that if you can.” IfsFeelsSometimesHardFeelingsPractice Book:Home to Holly Springs Source: Home to Holly Springs
“Love is an actual need, an urgent requirement of the heart, he read aloud from an old essay on marriage that he found in his files.Every properly constituted human being who entertains an appreciation of loneliness...and looks forward to happiness and content feels the necessity of loving. Without it, life is unfinished.” NeedsFeelsHumansLooksHeartLife IsFoundHuman BeingsLove IsLonelinessAppreciationRequirementsEssaysUrgentFilesLoving LifeUnfinished Book:Jan Karons Mitford Years: The First Five Novels Source: Jan Karons Mitford Years: The First Five Novels
“So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?” PeopleKnowsFeelsGod LoveGod Loves Me Author:Jan Karon
“My life is extremely full and wretchedly busy, and I feel that while my life drains energy from my work, my work in turn drains energy from my life. The result is, I am always playing catch-up spiritually. That is my thorn.” FeelsLife IsTurnsEnergyResultsBusyDrains Author:Jan Karon