Quotes
Quotes
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
Teddy Roosevelt
Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence -- priceless and irreplaceable.
Henri J.M. Nouwen, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Telling your story of violation to your support person is a way of reducing your toxic shame. Toxic shame, you’ll recall, creates isolation and fosters silence. The more ashamed a child is, the more he feels he has no right to depend on anyone. Because the wounded child never got his needs met and was shamed the most when he was the most needy, he may feel that he is bothering people if he asks them to listen to him. In truth, you have every right to let others love and nurture you.
John Bradshaw, Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child
People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.
Søren Kierkegaard
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how".
Viktor E. Frankl (Man’s Search for Meaning)
Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.
Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
We are whiplashed between an arrogant overestimation of ourselves and a servile underestimation of ourselves.
Parker Palmer
Once you understand a wound it loses its power to destroy you.
Macrina Wiederkehr, Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers and Reflections, Revised and Expanded
I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.
Brené Brown
To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn’t come with guarantees – these are risks that involve vulnerability and often pain. But, I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude and grace.
Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
We must kick at the darkness til it bleeds "light."