"In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of a fight, a bull can find his own particular area of safety in the arena. There he can reclaim his strength and power. This place and inner state are called his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds his querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From the matador's perspective, at this point the bull is truly dangerous, for he has tapped into his power."

-- Tara Brach

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“The child has a primary need to be regarded and respected as the person he really is at any given time, and as the center - the central actor - in his own activity.”
“It remains to be seen, for example whether China can continue to develop as a market economy while still retaining an authoritarian communist political system.”

Source : Peter Dicken (2007). “Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy”, p.516, SAGE Publications Ltd
“Stories matter. Stories are how we make sense of the world, which doesn't mean that those stories can't be stupid and simplistic and full of lies. Stories can exaggerate and offend and they always, always matter.”
“I'm looking for a bunch of new tchotchkes that represent the new part of my life.”
“Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.”
“If you don't know who your customer is, you don't know what quality is.”
“Once a script is released that doesn't mean it's the final product. It's not set in stone.”
“Many of us are confessional giants but ethical midgets.”

Source : Mark Buchanan (2009). “The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God”, p.27, Multnomah

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