Paradox of Trials

"In a way, my life is full of burdens

But in a way, You carry them for me"

-Keith Green

Love and Suffering

‎"If we do all we can to avoid suffering, we will never experience the joy of loving." Henri Nouwen

"To Suffer Peacefully...

“...is to suffer well, and all the more so when we decline to make pretentious acts of acceptance.”
-Jean-Pierre de Caussade

Sufferin' Succotash!

Suffering is the key to living. Suffering tells you who you really are. Suffering enriches the rest of your life. Suffering separates the significant from the unworthy. And suffering is what we will be rewarded for on the final day.

Love and Suffering

If you really care for people, it will hurt like nothing else. The ones you love will hurt you more than anything else, especially when they hurt themselves. Love is only worth it in the long term, not in the immediate.

Favorite Mother Teresa Quote

 

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. "
Mother Teresa

To Marry or Not To Marry

Jesus and Paul advised their disciples not to marry. They were right. Marriage is a distraction. A bad marriage is deadly. But sex is kinda fun. And kids are a blast, when they’re not driving you nuts. It’s up to you—what you want to do.

Education and Life

Education is a crock. Learn what you need to live on. Learn how to survive on what you do well. It may require some suffering and quite a bit of poverty on the way, but make it a goal to live on what you love to do.