The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend…

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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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...

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...

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,...

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 mean the most to us,...

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

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...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

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.

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...

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just...

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just...

To solve the human equation, we need to add love, subtract hate, multiply good, and...

To solve the human equation, we need to add love, subtract hate, multiply good, and...

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...

If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find...

If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find...

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

Dont sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much theres nothing else you...

Dont sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much theres nothing else you...

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with...

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with...