The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing. . . not healing, not curing . . . that is a friend who cares. | |
— Henri J. Nouwen | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Or Live For It |
2018 | Happy Thanksgiving (2018) |
2017 | Grateful Humility |
2016 | Obstacles |
Election + 2 Weeks | |
2015 | Done What You Could |
2014 | Impossible To Other Men |
2013 | Just In Case |
2012 | Isn’t This Just Pleasant? |
2011 | No Void In Sight |
Posts Tagged ‘Confusion’
Sometimes Just Being There Is Enough
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Bereavement, Confusion, Curing, Despair, Friendship, Grief, Healing, Henri J. Nouwen, Philosophy, Quotes, Silence on November 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Either / Or
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Confusion, Legal, Moral, Oprah Winfrey, Philosophy, Principled, Quotes on July 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Don’t ever confuse what is legal with what is moral… You’re either principled or you’re not. | |
— Oprah Winfrey | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Redemptive Power |
2016 | On Calls To Renew Waterboarding / Torture |
2015 | Still Struggling |
2014 | How To Become A Saint |
2013 | Not Much Change |
Our Biggest Fear | |
2012 | Brain, n. |
2011 | Styles Of Leadership |
2010 | Face Front! |
Improper Sequence?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Alan Greenspan, Confusion, Education, Malcolm X, Philosophy, Quotes, Thinking on July 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. | |
― Alan Greenspan | |
This generation has a burden, more so than any other time in history. The most important thing we can learn to do today is think for ourselves. | |
— Malcolm X | |
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On This Day In: | |
2012 | Two Gems |
2011 | A True Test |