“When we honestly ask ourselves which people in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand." --Henri Nouwen
Can Love Eclipse Sorrow?
"She made of her life an offering, a beautiful gift far greater than the sum of the heartbreaks that had come one after the other. She proved, with her life, that great love can eclipse great sorrow." --excerpt from a eulogy by Santa Cruz writer, Nancy Grace, for her mother
Tell me about someone who fits this description. (And it could be you.)
... [Continue Reading]The Story That Must Be Told
“Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience.” --Henry David Thoreau in his journal
What I’m burning to say.
... [Continue Reading]Breaking the Rules
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” --Katharine Hepburn
