“A week ago, it all seemed so secure. So settled.”
Source: Cloud Cuckoo Land
“It is possible that we are already living through the twilight of democracy; that our civilization may already be heading for anarchy or tyranny, as the ancient philosophers and America's founders once feared; that a new generation of clercs, the advocates of illiberal or authoritarian ideas, will come to power in the twenty-first century, just as they did in the twentieth; that their visions of the world, born of resentment, anger, or deep, messianic dreams, could triumph. Maybe new information technology will continue to undermine consensus, divide people further, and increase polarization until only violence can determine who rules. Maybe fear of disease will create fear of freedom.
Or maybe the coronavirus will inspire a new sense of global solidarity. Maybe we will renew and modernize our institutions. Maybe international cooperation will expand after the entire world has had the same set of experiences at the same time: lockdown, quarantine, fear of infection, fear of death. Maybe scientists around the world will find new ways to collaborate, above and beyond politics. Maybe the reality of illness and death will teach people to be suspicious of hucksters, liars, and purveyors of disinformation.
Maddeningly, we have to accept that both futures are possible. No political victory is ever permanent, no definition of "the nation" is guaranteed to last, and no elite of any kind, whether so-called "populist" or so-called "liberal" or so called "aristocratic," rules forever.”
Source: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
“God has been faithful since the beginning of time. Even today, nothing can make Him change who He is. He remains the same and what He said will never change.”
Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration
“Even though grief and loss are universal experiences, they are also uniquely individual.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief
“The way we talk about grief is dead wrong.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief
“I don’t think it’s possible to ever let go of something that is a part of you, which is what an "it" will always be.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief
“Releasing guilt and blame gives us back the bandwidth and energy to focus on things we actually can change, instead of expending energy on the things we can’t.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief
“Truth is a weapon and lies are a necessary shield.”
Source: Red Sister
“Just because you’ve experienced a loss doesn’t mean you have to exist in grief for the rest of your life.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief
“Getting out of our heads and into our hearts is one of the quickest ways to positively impact our relationship with ourselves.”
Source: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief