The opposite of faith is not doubt. It’s certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns -Anne Lamott
Creative scientists and saints expect revelation and do not fear it. Neither do children. But as we grow up and we are hurt, we learned not to trust. -Madeline L’Engle
I’m wondering lately about how I can best live with the elephant in the living room. I want to ignore the elephant, but he’s large, weighing on average six tons. He never […]
Your best and wisest refuge from all your troubles is in your science. -Ada Lovelace
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. -Marie Curie
No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth. -Martha Beck
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I’m going. -Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform. -Susan B. Anthony
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. -Dolly Parton
Here’s the thing, Mom. You’ve been living on catastrophe island. But it’s uninhabitable. It’s not conducive to life. It’s time for you to get off the island.
The Gloria Sirens 