“There is a built-in danger in old age which, if we give in to it, makes aging one of the most difficult periods of life, rather than one of the most satisfying - which it should be. Tye danger of old age is that we may start acting old.” IfsGivingShouldMayAgeDifficultActingDangerPeriodsBuiltAgingOld AgeSatisfying Author:Joan D. Chittister
“If life is really for the living, then the trick to living well is to learn to live it fully, to soak it up, to revel in it.” IfsWellsLife IsTricksLive Well Author:Joan D. Chittister
“If anything diminishes a person, it is the cancer of constant complaining.” IfsPersonsConstantCancerComplainingDiminish Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Imagine how happy, how holy, life would be if we ever really learn to see beauty.” IfsWould BeImagineHolyHoly Life Author:Joan D. Chittister
“If the people speak and the king doesn't listen, there is something wrong with the king. If the kings acts precipitously and the people say nothing, something is wrong with the people.” PeopleIfsSpeakKings Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Sometimes we exclude things in ourselves in order to be like everybody else around us-our ethnicity, our social backgrounds, our ideas. What kind of world is it that will not allow me to be myself, and is it really good for me to be there? What part of me will die a slow death if I stay?” IfsWorldKindIdeasSometimesOrderDiesSocialBackgroundsBeing YourselfEthnicityIf I Stay Author:Joan D. Chittister
“We may well be the ones Proverbs warns when it reminds us: "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks the truth." The point is clear: If the people speak and the king doesn't listen, there is something wrong with the king. If the king acts precipitously and the people say nothing, something is wrong with the people.” PeopleIfsWellsMayTruthValuesSpeakWomenLeadershipPleasureClearHonestHonestyKingsLipsSpeak The Truth Author:Joan D. Chittister
“I do not believe that just because you're opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed. And why would I think that you don't? Because you don't want any tax money to go there. That's not pro-life. That's pro-birth. We need a much broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsBelieveChildrenFactsLife IsBornCasesBirthMoralityConversationTaxesEducatedAbortionFedsLackingNunPro LifeAnti AbortionPro AbortionCatholic Pro Life Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Just when summer gets perfect-fresh nights, soft sun, casual breezes, crushingly full and quietly cooling trees, empty beaches, and free weekends- it ends. Life is like that too. Just when we get it right, it starts to change. The job gets easy and we know just how to do it, and they tell us we're retired. The children grow up and get reasonable and they leave home, just when it's nice to have them around. . . . That's life on the edge of autumn. And that's beautiful-if we have the humility for it.” IfsKnowsLifeChildrenEndsHomeJobsBeautifulLife IsNightGrowsEasyPerfectSunGrowing UpNiceTreeHumilitySummerEmptyEdgesBeachReasonableAutumnWeekendBreezeRetiredCasualLife Is LikeCoolingLife On The Edge 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
