"Severe illness isolates those in close contact with it, because it inevitably narrows the focus of concern. To a certain extent this can lead to healing, but not if the circle of concern is so tight that it cannot be broken into, or out of."

-- Madeleine L'Engle

#Healing Quotes #Circles Quotes #Broken Quotes

“When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar.”
“Unfortunately, since the Sept. 11 tragedy, our business is not doing too well.”
“Acceptance is the word we must substitute for dependence in dealing with the aged. Their acceptance of help, ours of their need.”
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
“Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.”
“Wonder what customers really want? Ask. Don't Tell.”
“[...]there is no injustice in God. The injustice lies in Christians who possess the gospel and refuse to give their lives to making it known among those who haven't heard.”
“We had no churches, no religious organizations, so sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped. Sometimes the whole tribe would assemble and sing and pray; sometimes a smaller number, perhaps only two or three. The songs had a few words, but were not formal. The singer would occasionally put in such words as he wished instead of the usual tone sound. Sometimes we prayed in silence; sometimes each prayed aloud; sometimes an aged person prayed for all of us. At other times one would rise and speak to us of our duties to each other and to Usen. Our services were short.”

Source : "Geronimo: My Life".

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