“Radically accept, release and allow suffering to move through you like a passing storm.”
Source: Are We Happy Yet?: Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life
“God is not indifferent to suffering. In suffering He created us knowing, in the moment of creation, the necessity of the crucifixion. Christ suffered that we might have confidence that God understands our suffering. In suffering, God reconciled His beloved to Himself. In suffering, He makes us like Himself …”
“In order for evil to go down, the good had to fight, suffer and die. We won, but only after suffering a lot of pain and I’m sure many have had second thoughts. Despite everything, we had new hope after the battle. We cleared the agitation. We were free. The same goes for this war. The good on both sides needs to survive and the bad needs to wither away.”
Source: Battle of the Spheres: Crust, Mantle and Core
“Healthy relationships are not about merging identities but bringing distinct, respected individuals together in common understanding and care. They are less about control and more about creating a mutual understanding that sustains healthy interactions. ("I am marking my Boundaries - Je plantes mes Piquets " )”
“Your soil and plants are friends that benefit from constant care and attention to the details I explain.”
Source: Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
“I wanted to give her a lot of things. I wanted what I had to be hers. I wondered if this was what it felt like to love someone. I already knew what it meant to be in love with someone. I'd felt it, and I'd acted it. But to love someone. To care for them. To throw your lot in with theirs and think, Whatever happens, it's you and me.”
Source: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“Jika kita memilih tidak peduli, lebih sibuk dengan urusan masing-masing, nasib negeri ini persis seperti sekeranjang telur di ujung tanduk, hanya soal waktu akan pecah berantakan.”
Source: Negeri Di Ujung Tanduk
“But that is what these people do - the Steves of this world - they all try and make something out of nothing. and they all do it for themselves.”
Source: The Shock of the Fall
“In some Native languages the term for plants translates to “those who take care of us.”
Source: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“Neatness, madam, has nothing to do with the truth. The truth is quite messy, like a wind blown room.”