The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
—Thomas Merton
Month: September 2022
Sunday Inspiration: Be Angry
We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change; but, in addition to being angry, I’m also hopeful. Because I believe deeply in the ability of human beings to make and remake themselves for the better.
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sunday Inspiration: Life is Short
My friends, life is short; and we haven’t much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us. So, be swift to love and make haste to be kind.
—Henri Frédéric Amiel
Sunday Inspiration: Ordinary Acts
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.
—Desmond Tutu