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“In general I think sadness kind of take the strength away from anger, or maybe they just waver back and forth. I don’t know. All I know is most of the time I am one or the other—angry or sad.”

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Book:How to Set a Fire and Why

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How to Set a Fire and Why

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Jesse Ball

Jesse Ball is an American poet born on June 7, 1978. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound themes, and he is widely regarded as an outstanding figure in contemporary poetry. more

“And yet I would not be a child again. For surely as the night succeeds the day, So surely will their mirth turn into tears. And I would not return to happy hours, If I must live again these weary years. I would walk on, and leave it all behind: will walk on; and when my feet grow sore, The boatman waits—his sails are all unfurled— He waits to row me to a fairer shore.”

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Author:Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“In the winter of the heart...we experience a wide gap between what we know of God and what we taste and see of God. Our theology says one thing - God is loving, faithful, righteous, bestowing wonders. But our experience says another - that he's aloof, angry, capricious, dealing bruises. And we feel deeply alone; even when we're with others, we're estranged from them. Sadness is a room we can't find the door out of. And worst of all, we feel the encroachment of death. Everything looks dead. We feel dead. Sometimes we wish we were dead. But Christ, the Man for All Seasons, meets us even here, in the depth of our wintertime. He waits with us. He prunes us. He breaks our self-dependency and deepens our God-dependency. He brings us into a fresh encounter with the God who raises the dead. And always, the Man for All Seasons leads us out of winter.”

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Book:Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul

Source: Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul

“87. A clear mirror reflects all things in the world, whether they are judged as “unpleasant,” or “beautiful.” “Unpleasant” things do not damage mirrors. A mirror does not cling to the images it reflects, once something is out of view, no trace is left behind.”

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Book:7 Principles of Nature: How We Strayed and How We Return

Source: 7 Principles of Nature: How We Strayed and How We Return

“I stjernene kunne vi lese alt vi trengte å vite om oss selv: Unngå å sovne for tidlig, kjærligheten vil åpnebare seg en regnværsdag, lykken finnes i øyeblikket en hånd stryker mot en nakke.”