The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. Rachel Naomi Remen
Tag Archives: poetic
Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and sing about. Maybe it’s not a place on the map at all, but just a story full of people you meet and places you visit, full of books and films you’ve been to. I’m not afraid …
And finally this question, the mystery of who’s story it will be. Of who draws the curtain. Who is it that chooses our steps in the dance? Who drives us mad? Lashes us with whips and crowns us with victory when we survive the impossible? Who is it, that does all of these things? Who …
Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don’t be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who …
revelation19: A decision made for the sake of faithfulness will always be worth it in the end. No matter how much pain it causes in the present and no matter how impossible it may seem to see the Lord working in it, it is worth it. We are called to faithfulness and your most miserable …
In my deepest wound I saw your glory and it astounded me. St. Augustine (via kvtes)
I’m allergic to cruelty
The best gift you are ever going to give someone— the permission to feel safe in their own skin. To feel worthy. To feel like they are enough. Hannah Brencher (via thatkindofwoman)
Make yourself a priority. At the end of the day, you’re your longest commitment. (via v-ogued)
If you want a real convo you gotta text from 12am-3am. (via shu3laaa)