“The great obstacle is simply this: the conviction that we cannot change because we are dependent on what is wrong. But that is the addict’s excuse, and we know that it will not do.”
Wendell Berry, “What Are People For?”
quoted in Ched Myers’ Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy

"I am not opposed to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance." Amy Farrah Fowler (Big Bang Theory)

“You can’t really be a contemplative, unless you also want to change the world. You want to change yourself, and that’s where the struggle comes in. By changing yourself, you’re beginning to change the world ...”

~ Brother David Steindl-Rast.

In a world of Maces, be a McBride - impressed with her civility, dignity, and graciousness.

“The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” Brother David Steindl-Rast