“The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before ... What is possible is to not see it, to miss it, to turn just as it brushes past you. And you begin to grasp what it was you missed, like Moses in the cleft of the rock, watching God’s [back] fade in the distance. So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running. For rushing. For worrying. For pushing. For now, stay. Wait. Something is on the horizon.” MeanEnoughRunningPastTurnsWaitingWonderWorryRocksMissingSeasonsDistanceLikesPushingHorizonFadesBrushesMosesPonderingRushingAdvent Author:Jan L. Richardson
“The so-called new Russian man is characterized mainly by his complete exhaustion. You may find yourself wondering if he has the strength to enjoy his new-found freedom. He is like a long-distance runner who, on reaching the finishing line, is incapable even of raising his hands in a gesture of victory.” IfsMenMayLongHandsFoundEnjoyLinesWonderVictoryDistanceReachingFinding YourselfGesturesIncapableRunnersFinishingExhaustionLong DistanceDistance Runner Author:Ryszard Kapuscinski
“I've had a lot of glamour come my way in the last 10 years - you know, movie stars and mansions and red carpets and trips to Europe and crazy stuff I never would have imagined - and I look at them as if I'm the bartender in the corner of the room. They've never gone into my psyche. I look at them with distance, and wonder.” IfsKnowsWayYearsLooksLastsStarsStuffRoomsWonderGoneCrazyEuropeRedDistanceCornersMy WayMovie StarCarpetGlamourMansionsRed CarpetBartender Author:Andre Dubus
“I wonder how many marriages are fractured and damaged beyond repair by complacency rather than any single traumatic event. One day you wake up and realize that the distance between you and your spouse has grown to such an enormous width that neither of you are capable of clearing the distance. No matter how much speed you build up, or how far you can jump, it's just there. Gaping and unforgiving.” MatterRealizingWonderEventsOne DayCapableWake UpDistanceSpeedEnormousSpouseComplacencyClearingUnforgivingWidthTraumatic Events Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
“Contemplate the wonders of creation, the Divine dimension of their being, not as a dim configuration that is presented to you from a distance, but as the reality in which you live.” RealityWonderCreationDivineDistanceDimensionsContemplatingConfiguration Book:Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of Penitence, The Moral Principles, Lights of Holiness, Essays, Letters, and Poems Source: Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of Penitence, The Moral Principles, Lights of Holiness, Essays, Letters, and Poems