“A short-lived fascination with another person may be exciting-I think we've all seen people aglow, in a state of being "in love with love"-but such an attraction is not sustainable over the long run. Paradoxically, human love is sanctified not in the height of attraction and enthusiasm, but in the everyday struggles of living with another person. It is not in romance but in routine that the possibilities for transformation are made manifest. And that requires commitment.” PeopleThinkingLoveHumansMayPersonsLongMadeStatesRunningRomanceLove IsStrugglePossibilityCommitmentExcitingTransformationEverydayAttractionEnthusiasmHeightRoutineManifestLong RunsBeing In LoveFascinationHuman LoveShort Lived Book:The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and Source: The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and
“Laundry, liturgy and women's work all serve to ground us in the world, and they need not grind us down. Our daily tasks, whether we perceive them as drudgery or essential, life-supporting work, do not define who we are as women or as human beings.” WorldNeedsHumansHuman BeingsEssentialsTasksPerceiveWho We AreGrindLaundryDrudgeryLiturgyDaily Tasks Book:The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and Source: The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and
“The Christian religion asks us to put our trust not in ideas, and certainly not in ideologies, but in a God Who was vulnerable enough to become human and die, and Who desires to be present to us in our ordinary circumstances.” HumansIdeasEnoughChristianDesireDiesAsksCircumstancesOrdinaryIdeologyVulnerable Author:Kathleen Norris
