“I gave my heart to Jesus. I accepted him as my Lord and Savior, started reading the Bible, started going to a church (and) started a relationship with Jesus.” HeartReadingJesusChurchLordMy HeartAcceptedSaviorReading The Bible Author:Patricia Mauceri
“Someone on Twitter sent me a page from a textbook. It had a picture of a football player next to a picture of me. The juxtaposition was meant to illustrate two meanings of "offensive." Seriously. It broke my heart. It's that accepted what I do is offensive?” HeartTwoNextPlayerFootballMy HeartPagesAcceptedBrokeOffensiveTextbooksFootball PlayerJuxtapositionBroke My HeartTwo Meaning Author:Sarah Silverman
“When we awaken the love for God, that love naturally extends toward every living being. Also, the concept of Krishna and Radha, the masculine and feminine aspect of the one supreme God, was so inclusive that it touched my heart. So when Prabhupada came, I was already following his path. But it was when I saw his compassion, concern and deep wisdom, that I accepted him as my guru and decided to try and assist him. I felt that was where my real home was.” TryingHeartRealHomeCompassionPathMy HeartConcernAcceptedGod LoveFeminineMasculineGuruKrishna Author:Radhanath Swami
“Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort of frantic joy. I accepted everything, I believed everything, without struggle, without suffering, without regret, without false shame. How can one blush for what one adores?” HeartReasonJoySufferingStruggleDoorsRegretMy HeartShameAcceptedSandAdoreCapturedFrantic Author:George Sand
“...and with a burning pain in my heart I realized how unnecessary, how petty, and how deceptive all that had hindered us from loving was. I understood that when you love you must either, in your reasonings about that love, start from what is highest, from what is more important than happiness or unhappiness, sin or virtue in their accepted meaning, or you must not reason at all.” HeartImportantReasonPainSinVirtueLove YouMy HeartHighestUnderstoodAcceptedI RealizedBurningReasoningUnhappinessUnnecessaryPettyDeceptive Book:Delphi Complete Works of Anton Chekhov (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Anton Chekhov (Illustrated)
“There were now and then, though rarely, the hours that brought the welcome shock, pulled down the walls and brought me back again from my wanderings to the living heart of the world. Sadly and yet deeply moved, I set myself to recall the last of these experiences. It was at a concert of lovely old music. After two of three notes of the piano the door was opened of a sudden to the other world. I sped through heaven and saw God at work. I suffered holy pains. I dropped all my defenses and was afraid of nothing in the world. I accepted all things and to all things I gave up my heart.” WorldHeartTwoPainLastsThreeHeavenHoursSawsDoorsWallMy HeartHolyAll ThingsMovedNotesDefenseAcceptedLovelyWelcomeWanderPianoShockConcertsNow And ThenRecallsGave UpOther WorldsBack AgainOld MusicSped Author:Hermann Hesse
“My guard will run you through if he catches you looking at my face," said Arianna. "I don't think so. I think it might be treason to kill a duke," said Luciano. "But you're not a duke," said Arianna. "I will be if you marry me," said Luciano. "Yes, you would be," said Arianna. "Would?" "If you are asking me." "I'm asking." "And if I accepted." "Do you?" "I do. With all my heart.” IfsThinkingHeartSaidMightWould BeRunningFacesMy HeartAskingAcceptedTreasonDukesMarry Me Author:Mary Hoffman
“I sped through heaven and saw god at work. I suffered holy pains. I dropped all my defenses and was afraid of nothing in the world. I accepted all things and to all things I gave up my heart.” WorldHeartPainHeavenSawsMy HeartHolyAll ThingsDefenseAcceptedGave UpSped Book:Steppenwolf Source: Steppenwolf