“The time-state of attainment eliminates so accurately the time-state of aspiration, that the actual seems the inevitable, and, all conscious intellectual effort to reconstitute the invisible and unthinkable as a reality being fruitless, we are incapable of appreciating our joy by comparing it with our sorrow.” StatesRealitySeemsJoyEffortSorrowIntellectualConsciousAppreciateInvisibleInevitableCompareAspirationIncapableAttainmentUnthinkable Book:Proust Source: Proust
“Every parent who has ever said a few words over a goldfish in a toilet bowl or felt the numbness of an unexpected diagnosis in a pediatrician's office will appreciate the heartfelt wisdom in It's Okay to Cry. Norm Wright tenderly and skillfully equips parents to help children cultivate a healthy response to life's many pains and sorrows.” HeartChildrenSaidHelpingPainFeltParentCrySorrowHealthyOfficeAppreciateOkayResponseUnexpectedBowlsNormToiletsDiagnosisHeartfeltFew WordsNumbnessGoldfishPain And SorrowPediatrician Author:Lori Borgman
“Being a Christ follower means being acquainted with sorrow. We must know sorrow to be able to fully appreciate joy. Joy costs pain, but the pain is worth it. After all, the murder had to take place before the resurrection.” KnowsMeanAblePainJoyChristSorrowCostAppreciateMurderFollowersResurrectionWorth It Author:Katie Davis
“I do not think I responded immediately, for it took me a moment or two to fully digest these words of Miss Kenton. Moreover, as you might appreciate, their implications were such as to provoke a certain degree of sorrow within me. Indeed- why should I not admit it? - at that moment, my heart was breaking.” ThinkingShouldHeartTwoMomentsMightCertainMissingMy HeartSorrowDegreesAppreciateBroken HeartThat MomentShould IProvokingImplications Book:The Remains of the Day Source: The Remains of the Day
“what is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. there is always going to be suffering. it’s how you look at your suffering, how you deal with it, that will define you.” IfsLooksJoySufferingWinningLossDealsBalanceSorrowAppreciateIllnessDefine You Author:Mark Twain
“How do you recover from an extraordinary loss? Take stock of the loved ones around you. Hug them, love them, and cherish them. When you appreciate the joys in your life, it makes sorrow that much easier to swallow. Every day is a new day. Hope floats, so let it rise. God is love.” InspirationDeathJoyLossEasierSorrowAppreciateExtraordinaryCherishLoved OnesHugFloatsNew DayGod Is LoveLove Loss Author:Joseph Simmons
“I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires, we can enjoy what we have, celebrate what we've attained, and appreciate the familiar. For if we can't be happy now, we'll likely not be happy when.” IfsJoyDesireEnjoyWonderSorrowGratitudeAppreciateStriveBurdenFamiliarCelebrateBridgesAnxiousGratefulnessChasms Author:Philip Gulley