“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone—we find it with another.”
Fr. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) ― Priest/Theologian/Philosopher
Read Story“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone—we find it with another.”
Fr. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) ― Priest/Theologian/Philosopher
Quoted to me by Mariel, who was one of my closest friends at Boston College and is one of the most loving people I know. I met her when I was helping run a retreat...
“The best way to love someone is to develop yourself and to provide your spouse a superior lover.”
Anonymous
A relationship needs lots of effort to maintain. But the best way to maintain it is to build up myself first.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) ― American Christian minister/Civil rights leader
When someone acts against us in a way that is bothersome or hurtful, a natural instinct is to react in kind. We should resist this temptation and respond with the way that we hoped the...
“No girl should ever forget that she doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) ― American actress
I like this because it reminds us that we are worthy and to not settle for someone that doesn’t care about us as much as we care about them.
“Faith, hope love; these three, but the greatest of these is love.”
Kappa Alpha Theta ― College sorority moto, quoting the Bible verse, 1 Corinthians 13.13
The bond that holds my sorority sisters, and closest friends together. Many sisters have had this verse at their weddings, biggest life moments, and some of the hardest moments of their life. I love that...
“If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else”
RuPaul ― Actor/Drag queen
Fundamentally true, but sometimes so hard to do.
“Call no matter what, even if you only have one free minute to say ‘hello, I’m thinking about you, I love you’.”
Wife
Before my wife and I were engaged, we lived long distance for four years (I was in the Army and she was working in LA). Before I moved out of LA to enter the Army,...
“The things that are most important in life are the things money can’t buy—love and time, so it really doesn’t matter if you have all of the money in the world.”
Warren Buffett ― Investor/CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
I was lucky enough to see Warren Buffett speak at a lunch earlier this year. Most of his advice was not about investing but on life. This quote stuck out to me even though I’ve...
“Fihi ma fihi.” (Arabic – “It is what it is.”)
Rumi (1207-1273) ― Poet/Sufi mystic and theologian
Literally translated, this means, “In it what is in it.” It is a main discourse of Sufism (Islamic mysticism), which teaches you to see God and love in everything in the world. I am not...
“Be generous with those that you love. Always show up in bad times.”
Aunt
My aunt was very generous with me growing up. She always showered me with gifts. I did not really want the gifts as much as I appreciated the gesture. She is also generous with her...