Quotes about Realization

God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.

I shall be love, thus I shall be everything, and thus my dream will be realized.

Hell itself is truth known too late

You can hold on to the smallest doubt and take comfort in it, stay in denial and go on with your carefree life, until one day you're finally cornered by a truth that can no longer be ignored.

Hell is truth known too late.

We all get to discover who we really are at some point, and when we do, it can be quite unsettling.

We must realize that it is not Satan who defeats us; it is our openness to him. To perfectly subdue the devil we must walk in the "shelter of the Most High" (Ps. 91:1).

The more we become sensitive to our own journey the more we realize that we are leaving and coming back every day, every hour. Our minds wander away but eventually return; our hearts leave in search of affection and return sometimes broken; our bodies get carried away in their desires then sooner or later return. It's never one dramatic life moment but a constant series of departures and returns.

I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted; then I realized that the interruptions were my work.

The deep truth is that our human suffering need not be an obstacle to the joy and peace we so desire, but can become, instead, the means to it. The great secret of the spiritual life, the life of the Beloved Sons and Daughters of God, is that everything we live, be it gladness or sadness, joy or pain, health or illness, can all be part of the journey toward the full realisation of our humanity.

God is a God who wants to lead us closer to the full realization of our lionhearted humanity, if you will.

Advent... leads to a growing inner stillness and joy allowing me to realize that the One for whom I am waiting has already arrived and speaks to me in the silence of my heart.