Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become...

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become...

Throw out the judgments and bring in the acceptance & love.

Throw out the judgments and bring in the acceptance & love.

Don't try to understand everything. Because sometimes it's not meant to be understood, but to...

Don't try to understand everything. Because sometimes it's not meant to be understood, but to...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me...

But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me...

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going...

If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going...

Total unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.

Total unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the...

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

Am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past...

Am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past...

Freedom is never given, it is won.

Freedom is never given, it is won.

Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow, we will stand by each...

Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow, we will stand by each...

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...