“Spring seems far off, impossible, but it is coming. Already there is dusk instead of darkness at five in the afternoon; already hope is stirring at the edges of the day.” HeartSeemsMovingInspiringDarknessFiveImpossibleSpringEdgesAfternoonStirringDusk Book:Dakota: A Spiritual Geography Source: Dakota: A Spiritual Geography
“There seems to be so much more winter than we need this year.” NeedsYearsSeemsWinterFebruary Author:Kathleen Norris
“The demon of acedia -- also called the noonday demon -- is the one that causes the most serious trouble of all. . . . He makes it seem that the sun barely moves, if at all, and . . . he instills in the heart of the monk a hatred for the place, a hatred for his very life itself.” IfsHeartSeemsMovingCausesSunTroubleSeriousHatredDemonMonkInstill Author:Kathleen Norris
“Like faith, marriage is a mystery. The person you're committed to spending your life with is known and yet unknown, at the same time remarkably intimate and necessarily other. The classic seven-year itch may not be a case of familiarity breeding ennui and contempt, but the shock of having someone you thought you knew all too well suddenly seem a stranger. When that happens, you are compelled to either recommit to the relationship or get the hell out. There are many such times in a marriage.” YearsWellsMayPersonsSeemsHappensKnownCasesHellMysterySevenCommittedStrangerSpendingIntimateClassicShockContemptCompelledSeven YearsFamiliarityBreedingEnnui Author:Kathleen Norris
