The Resolute Woman

Category: silence

  • Be still

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    “Attentiveness is the heart’s stillness, unbroken by any thought,” said Hesychios of Sinai. I found this quote in Into the Silent Land by Martin Laird. –Joy

  • Silence the soul

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    “The soul is like a wild animal—tough, resilient, savvy and yet exceedingly shy,” says Parker Palmer, the Quaker teacher. “If we want to see a wild animal, the last thing we should do is to go crashing through the woods for the creature to come out. But, if we are willing to walk quietly into…