When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mea... - Henri Nouwen

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand."

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"A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive."
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