"Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."

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Source : Brennan Manning (2015). “Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging”, p.42, NavPress

Brennan Manning

#Love Quotes #Self Quotes #Identity Quotes

“The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and inversely proportional to the effort it takes to see them.”
“My grandson sees me as Lois on TV every Christmas, and that scores me points.”
“You will find no answers here, just choices.”

Source : Brent Weeks (2009). “The Way Of Shadows: Book 1 of the Night Angel”, p.411, Hachette UK
“The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves”
“Itâ€™s a revolution. But itâ€™s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might have less money to earn because your food is all around you and you donâ€™t have any energy costs. Giant amounts of money might be freed up in society so that we can provide for ourselves better... So itâ€™s a revolution. But permaculture is anti-political. There is no room for politicians or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only ethics we obey are: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends.”
“We call upon you to let your "happily-married" light shine. Happily marrieds are not "perfect marrieds," but they have learned some of what it takes to create happiness in marriage. We encourage you to find ways to let people know that you love being married! Let those who are not yet married know that the adventure of marriage is worth the effort - that the rewards are worth the price!”
“I plant daffodil bulbs about eight inches deep. As I mentioned before, I don't use a ruler. As a married woman, I know perfectly well what six or eight inches looks like, so it's easy to make a good estimate. This mental measurement makes planting time much more interesting than it might be otherwise.”
“This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have.”

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