"Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us."

-- Joan Halifax

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“If we can choose where to cry, at home or with a few people who will be fully understanding, perhaps we will feel easier. But if we can't - if we are in church and a hymn catches us off guard, or at a football game and we remember being there with a son or daughter now gone - well, the earth is our home and we can cry where we want.”
“Very few people know this, but I love organizational products and tools. One of my favorite places to shop are container stores where you can get bins, boxes and crates to organize your life.”
“My dad was a jingle writer, and my mom was a jewelry designer and musician.”
“In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.”

Source : Jan Karon (2007). “Home to Holly Springs”, p.289, Penguin
“I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.”
“Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded and connected to home. They are the most important things to me.”

Source : "Up Close with Colbie Caillat". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com.
“So welcome 'Damsels in Distress,' an exhilarating gift of a comedy about college, the female intellect, the limitless male ego, inventing a new dance, and suicide prevention... This is the world as Stillman sees it, and to luxuriate for two hours in that retro bubble of sparkling wit is a pleasure not to be missed.”
“Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.”

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