"No matter what circumstances, it's hard to be a parent and maintain a sense of self and identity in the world."

-- Anne Lamott

#Self Quotes #Parent Quotes #Identity Quotes

“Obviously, all religions fall far short of their own ideals.”
“Let it be said: Loyalty to the New World Order is disloyalty to the Republic”
“All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.”
“I'd read somewhere that nine out of ten adults in Alaska had a drinking problem. I could believe it. Snow, ice, sleet, wind, the dark night of the soul: what else were you supposed to do?”
“Spiritual realization is theoretically the easiest thing and in practice the most difficult thing there is. It is the easiest because it is enough to think of God. It is the most difficult because human nature is forgetfulness of God.”

Source : Frithjof Schuon, James S. Cutsinger (2004). “Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life”, p.179, World Wisdom, Inc
“Besides loving each other, we must bear with each other and pardon ? 'forgive them that trespass against us' ? in order that our heavenly Father may 'forgive us our trespasses' (Mt. 6:14). Thus, with all your soul honor and love in every man the image of God, not regarding his sins, for God alone is Holy and without sin; and see how He loves us, how much He has created and still creates for us, punishing us mercifully and forgiving us bounteously and graciously. Honor the man also, in spite of his sins, for he can always amend.”
“The fuel of the future is going to come from fruit like that sumach out by the road, or from apples, weeds, sawdust -- almost anything,”
“Every day you have to renew your commitment. Some of the strategies should become habitual over time and not a huge effort.”

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