“A boy who could make his mother feel special inspite of his own ordeals is the boon from God in lieu of some good deed.”
Source: Solemn Tales of Human Hearts
“By and large, Willy tried to be a good son. At those rare moments when he was able to stop thinking about himself, he even made a conscious effort to be nice to her [his mum]. If they had their differences, they were less a result of personal animosity than of starkly opposing world views.”
Source: Timbuktu
“You've been my example, even without trying. That's what a real hero is — someone who's admired without even knowing it.”
Source: 101 Reasons Why My Mom ROCKS: A Fill in the Blank Guided Journal to Say I Love You – A Thoughtful Gift and Keepsake for Mom
“The definition of freedom is that there is no dependency. Despite having the physical body, one feels no dependency.”
“The values within your church will trickle down to the families in it. God’s standards for congregational authority should reflect Jehovah’s documented standards—not the whims of leadership.
Lamentations, pg 4”
Source: Lamentations: how narcissistic leaders torment church and family
“As individuals, we have enormous power in the ways we abandon the scapegoated, or instead stand up for them. We have power to
change the ways we encourage shunning and instead do the work to facilitate communication. Simple shifts in personal behavior and their expressions in political structures of power, produce changing public norms which can make huge differences in individual and collective experiences.”
Source: Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
“Es wird ein Mythos aufrecht erhalten, der alles Feminine und Unkontrollierbare ausschließt: es werden feminine, queere, eigen-artige Qualitäten und Akteur*innen abge-wertet, die das Potential hätten, Transformation in ein neues Paradigma anzuregen. Diese Kräfte werden auf al-len Sphären politischen und individuell-leiblichen Seins heimlich und seduktiv-freiwillig unterdrückt;”
Source: Radikal verbunden: Über traumatisierende Herrschaft und den spirituellen Aktivismus als Brücke zwischen sozio-politischem Aufdecken und mitfühlender Bezogenheit
“Das Ergebnis habe ich schon, jetzt brauche ich nur noch den Weg, der zu ihm führt.”
“Jarak itu sebenarnya tak pernah ada. Pertemuan dan perpisahan dilahirkan oleh perasaan”
Source: Celana Pacarkecilku di Bawah Kibaran Sarung
“Tuhan pasti bertanggung jawab: menciptakan perpisahan, berarti siap menanggung resiko menerima rentetan doa-doa tentang pertemuan yang antri untuk dikabulkan”