Quotes about Reflection

My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.

I, who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself.

If you believe in the Bible, you've got to do business with it and not just screen it out.

I never truly believed that human business was some serious thing.

Turn your car into a monastery.

What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.

Dying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk.

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well as fundamental spaciousness.

Let the hard things in life break you. Let them effect you. Let them change you. Let these hard moments inform you. Let this pain be your teacher. The experiences of your life are trying to tell you something about yourself. Don't cop out on that. Don't run away and hide under your covers. Lean into it.

One moment of prayer, of weak worship, confused contrition, tepid thanksgiving, or pitiful petition will bring us closer to God than all the books of theology in the world.

I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead.

Stand in the divine rain, and seeds of wisdom will grow in your soul.