“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
"There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But who wants easier?"
- Mary Oliver
Love
"to live in this world / you must be able / to do three things / to love what is mortal; / to hold it / against your bones knowing / your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, / to let it go"
- Mary Oliver
Love
"It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"It is a serious thing–just to be alive–on this fresh morning–in this broken world."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."
- Max DePree
Growth
"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley
Growth
"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."
- Alex Toussaint
Growth
"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."
- Tony Robbins
Growth
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."
- Mary Tyler Moore
Growth