We court each other gently, by quietness, usually when asleep.
Start conversations by revealing one of your weaknesses; everyone you talk to will either despise or adore you.
A walk is a good talk spoiled. Talking deserves the privilege of only talking.
It is the American gospel to go it on your own; it is the American myth that this is possible
Groups of people eating and talking and laughing look happy. Do you know why? Because they are happy. Do you want to be happy? Get food and call people.
The noble will have no tyrants over them, but ritual deference renders the pretense of servitude.
There are no little people, only small-minded views of people of different sizes and stations.
When we open our hearts, they open their hearts; when we open our lives, they open their lives, and it is in this way we come near to others.
Seeing that none of of us have all the truth and that all of us have only our point of view, it is good when each of us are in close and qualifying relationship with all of us.
One of the most operative principles of living systems is indifference. Most species pass by each other in silence. Why don’t the Mourning Cloaks speak with the Cabbage Whites?
Everyone my kin, my choice. My experience of coinherence is up to me.
To have a deep relationship with everyone then you must realize that you are at everyones’ level and lower.
Read any people lately? What is not said is what must be deciphered to really understand
We profoundly need to bond with other people, and there are a thousand righteous ways to do that, only a few unrighteous ones.
Issues are nothing, people are everything.
The facts are only important as they exist within the stories of the people we know.
Downtown is a thrill and a romp through a wonder: tree-lined brick sidewalks, outdoor seating at cafes, towering glass buildings, coffee shops and Sushi bars and dress shops and trolleys and cars and beautiful people, people, people. The energy, connectivity and possibility — it’s pure pleasure.
The rugged, self-reliant, self-sustaining, independent hero thing is a myth; most every soul on earth is held up every day by an army of cooks, tailors, builders, cleaners, healers, planters, haulers, fixers and protectors.
God’s sense of renewal is always plural: He decks us out in people.
75% of people consider themselves shy, inarticulate or uncomfortable around strangers and hesitant to place themselves into new situations. We would do well to approach each other gingerly, as we would a lost pet, with offers of shelter and food.
When people become a logistical problem then we have forgotten that we are family.
A person in a relationship with someone who is the opposite of them must learn to function in a way opposite to their nature and preference. In this way one becomes more complete.
If you could take one thing with you to a desert island what would it be? I would take as many parentless children as possible and make them a safe, secure happy home away from neglect, abuse and harm.
If you were deprived of something as a child, you may spend the rest of your life trying to force the people around you to give you that. Poor them.
When you are young you learn to speak up; when you get old you learn to shut up.
In our business, church and our home it is very healthy when we create a culture of honoring, an ethos of valuing and a milieu of stewarding the uniqueness of each individual.
Seeing that none of of us have all the truth and that all of us have only our point of view, it is good when each of us are in close and qualifying relationship with all of us.
Descipleship is living together, not simply studying together.
The secret to a good marriage is to make ‘em laugh.
Everyone my kin, my choice. My experience of coinherence is up to me.
When we open our hearts, they open their hearts; when we open our lives, they open their lives, and it is in this way we come near to others.
We profoundly need to bond with other people, and there are a thousand righteous ways to do that, only a few unrighteous ones. The good possibilities so far outweigh the harmful ones. Choose well.
Groups of people eating and talking and laughing look happy. Do you know why? Because they are happy. Do you want to be happy? Get food and call people.
Downtown is a thrill and a romp through a wonder: tree-lined brick sidewalks, outdoor seating at cafes, towering glass buildings, coffee shops and Sushi bars and dress shops and trolleys and cars and beautiful people, people, people. The energy, connectivity and possibility — it’s pure pleasure.
The rugged, self-reliant, self-sustaining, independent hero thing is a myth; most every soul on earth is held up every day by an army of cooks, tailors, builders, cleaners, healers, planters, haulers, fixers and protectors.
God’s sense of renewal is always plural: He decks us out in people.
Start conversations by revealing one of your weaknesses; everyone you talk to will bond with you.
A person in a relationship with someone who is the opposite of them must learn to function in a way opposite to their nature and preference. In this way one becomes more complete.
If you could take one thing with you to a desert island what would it be? I would take as many parentless children as possible and make them a safe, secure happy home away from neglect, abuse and harm.
If you were deprived of something as a child, you may spend the rest of your life trying to force the people around you to give you that. Poor them.
When you are young you learn to speak up; when you get old you learn to shut up.
In our business, church and our home it is very healthy when we create a culture of honoring, an ethos of valuing and a milieu of stewarding the uniqueness of each individual.
