“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
“Living well has something to do with the spirituality of wholeheartedness, of seeing life more as a grace than as a penance, as time to be lived with eager expectation of its goodness, not in dread of its challenges.” WellsSpiritualityChallengesGraceSeeingGoodnessExpectationsDreadLive WellPenanceWholeheartedness Author:Joan D. Chittister
“A life of value is not a series of great things well done; it is a series of small things consciously done.” WellsDoneValuesSeriesGreat ThingsSmall ThingsWell Done Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Benedictine spirituality is a consistent one: live life normally, live life thouhtfully, live life profouncly, live life well. Never neglect and never exaggerate. It is a lesson that a world full of cults and fads and workaholics and short courses in difficult subjects needs dearly to learn.” WorldNeedsWellsSpiritualityCoursesDifficultSubjectsLessonsLive LifeConsistentNeglectCultFadsWorkaholicDifficult Subjects 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
“Contemplation is a very dangerous activity. It not only brings us face to face with God. It brings us, as well, face to face with the world, face to face with the self. And then, of course, something must be done. Nothing stays the same once we have found the God within…. We carry the world in our hearts: the oppression of all peoples, the suffering of our friends, the burdens of our enemies, the raping of the Earth, the hunger of the starving, the joy of every laughing child.” WorldWellsHeartChildrenSelfDoneEarthFacesJoySufferingCoursesFoundEnemyLaughingDangerousActivityHungerBurdenOppressionContemplationStarvingFace To Face Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Assuming that tomorrow will be the same as today is poor preparation for living. It equips us only for disappointment or, more likely, for shock. To live well, to be mentally healthy, we must learn to realize that life is a work in process.” WellsTodayLife IsProcessRealizingPoorTomorrowHealthyAssumingDisappointmentPreparationShockLive Well Author:Joan D. Chittister
