I am a collector of words

Words feed me, free me, comfort, uplift and heal me. I've been saving my favorites in books, handwritten over the years and thought that perhaps in sharing them, not only am I preserving them for myself, but perhaps others may also find healing in them as I have.
Showing posts with label Desperation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desperation. Show all posts

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Judgment

"Moralistic judgments are always based in anxiety.  They sound high and righteous, but they come from a small, worried, and barely concealed desperation."  Unknown

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Loss

"Loss qualifies our whole desire to have and to possess.  It is startling that you cannot really hold on to anything.   Despite its intensity, the word 'mine' can only have a temporary and partial reference.   Holding on desperately cannot in any way guarantee belonging.   The belonging has trust and ease; it is not driven by desperation...or the fear that you will lose it."   John O' Donahue