“Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the attempt to shape a better more generous self. Heartbreak is the beautifully helpless side of love and affection and is just as much an essence and emblem of care as the spiritual athlete's quick but abstract ability to let go... But heartbreak may be the very essence of being human, of being on the journey from here to there, and of coming to care deeply for what we find along the way.” WayTryingHumansMaySelfCareSpiritualSidesAbilityJourneyShapesLetting GoEssenceInstrumentsMusicalAthleteAffectionGenerousAbstractSincerityHelplessBeing HumanIndicationLove RelationshipEmblemsMusical InstrumentsLove And Affection Author:David Whyte
“Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust.” IdeasAttentionMusicAirJourneyShapesRaisesDustListenersMudHasteLag Book:Black lamb and grey falcon: a journey through Yugoslavia Source: Black lamb and grey falcon: a journey through Yugoslavia
“I am not reinventing myself. I am going through the layers and revealing myself. I am on a journey, an adventure that's constantly changing shape.” JourneyAdventureShapesLayersRevealingReinventing Author:Madonna Ciccone
“Writing when you are already very old means you have lived through the endings of so many things, you are more aware of the shape life takes. You begin to know Death, you've been close to it. But youth can barely imagine the end of this journey.” KnowsWritingMeanEndsImagineJourneyYouthShapes Author:Gore Vidal
“A hopeful book that moms will relish, Blue Like Playdough is an honest, peel-back-the-covers look at the creative way God shapes us through childhood and parenthood. Tricia Goyer explores her own weaknesses along the journey, revealing her desire to serve the God who forms strength and joy and perseverance within her. A compelling, fresh read.” WayLooksBookFormJoyDesireCreativeJourneyChildhoodHonestMomShapesWeaknessBluePerseveranceHopefulParenthoodCompellingRevealingRelish Author:Mary E. DeMuth
“If some lives form a perfect circle, other take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has love for which I can only be grateful.” IfsWayHas BeensI CanFormLossPerfectJourneyShapesGratefulCirclesBe GratefulMy JourneyMessage In A BottleLetter In A Bottle Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I've learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.” TwoSoulEndsLove IsTakenJourneyShapesI've LearnedTwo ThingsBeginnings And EndsLove JourneyAbarat Author:Clive Barker
“And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.” DoeMatterEyeUsedStrongPathJourneyFeetAchieveShapesCreaturesWeightDelightSubstanceAccomplishmentDestination Book:The Way of Kings Source: The Way of Kings