We need to stop waiting for permission from someone else to be hopeful, stop requiring consent to be optimistic. We need to believe the goodness we see in the front row of our lives, insteadContinue reading
Tag: John Pavlovitz
Forgive Yourself Quote
Someone should have told you that you were more than your worst mistake, so that you weren’t still imprisoned there in the spot of that momentary failure so long after it. ~John Pavlovitz
Grieving Deeply Quote
On the day I die, the people who love me will grieve deeply. They will feel a void. They will feel cheated. They will not feel ready. Knowing this, while I’m still alive I’ll tryContinue reading
Caring Quote
Yes, the world is upside-down right now, but we can make it right-one beautiful act of decency at a time. Get more rest and keep going. The world needs people like you. Blessed are theContinue reading
The Battle In America Quote
Right now, the real battle in America isn’t between good people and bad people – it’s between open-handed people and close-fisted people. It is a war to cultivate compassion or contempt for those who haveContinue reading
Losing a Loved One Quote
When someone leaves the world, they leave a void; a massive, gaping hole which they alone filled with their once-in-a-history, never-to-be-repeated combination of humor, anger, intelligence.~John Pavlovitz
Losing a Loved One Quote
In the wake of losing a loved one, everything in your life becomes a potential surprise memorial. These seemingly incessant reminders force you once again to observe the loss anew.~John Pavlovitz
John Pavlovitz Quote
When someone is ill, when they lose the ability to work or care for themselves or for their families, when costs of keeping a loved one alive bankrupt them, when people die prematurely – weContinue reading
Loss Quote
If you’ve ever lost someone you love, you know that reflexive move to call them or hear their voices or to check in to see how their day is going, and what a kick inContinue reading
John Pavlovitz Quote
This world needs people who still run headlong into the fray, tender hearts affixed to their sleeves; those with just enough hope to believe others are worth sacrificing for, crying for, fighting for, bleeding for.Continue reading
John Pavlovitz Quote
When you affirm child rapists there’s really no lower place to go. You’ve pretty much officially seceded from humanity. ~John Pavlovitz