“I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy.” GodFormJoyPrayerSecretAttentionPracticeTeacherParticularConversationSilentTechniqueDevotionOverwhelmingAbandonedHabitualConversations With God Author:Brother Lawrence
“Both at-home and working mothers can overmeet their mothering responsibilities. In order to justify their jobs, working mothers can overnurture, overconnect with, and overschedule their children into activities and classes. Similarly, some at-home mothers,... can make at- home mothering into a bigger deal than it is, over stimulating, overeducating, and overwhelming their children with purposeful attention.” ChildrenHomeJobsMotherOrderDealsAttentionResponsibilityClassActivityBiggerJustifyOverwhelmingMothering Book:Your Maternity Leave Source: Your Maternity Leave
“You don't need attention to write. All you need is passion for your work and an overwhelming desire to tell a story you genuinely care about. Readers can sense your sincerity and it separates you from pretenders.” NeedsWritingStoriesCareDesirePassionAttentionReaderOverwhelmingSincerityPretenderOverwhelming Desire Author:Sefi Atta