“Freedom, in childhood, may be the right to be totally self-centered. But freedom in old age is the ability to be the best of the self I have developed during all those years.” YearsMaySelfAgeFreedomAbilityChildhoodOld AgeBeing The BestSelf Centered Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Compassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for people to be the best of what they want to be at all times.” PeopleWantDifficultAbilityCompassionAll TimeBeing The Best Author:Joan D. Chittister
“All of us wrestle with the angels of our inabilities all the time. We live in fear that our incapacities will be exposed. We posture and evaluate and assess and criticize mercilessly.” AbilityAngelCriticizeExposedInabilityEvaluatePostureIncapacity Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Beware of your definition of success: If it has more to do with what other people think of you than it does with what you know of your own abilities, you may be confusing applause with achievement.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMayDoeSuccessAbilityAchievementDefinitionsConfusingApplauseThink Of YouDefinition Of Success Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Compassion for the other comes out of our ability to accept ourselves. Until we realize both our own weaknesses and our own privileges, we can never tolerate lack of status and depth of weakness in the other.” RealizingAbilityCompassionAcceptingWeaknessDepthPrivilegeTolerate Author:Joan D. Chittister
