"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."
"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.
Wisdom
"Every end is a new beginning"
Level at which this is experientially true and most relevant.
“If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind”
A quote attributed to Wayne Dyer.
"It doesn’t matter how you learn to do it, as long as you know how to do it"
Request: Heard this in a video and it helped lift me out of shame due to my lack of prestigious, socially recognised education degree in my field of work, despite over a decade of working experience in the field. Not implying that education is unimportant.
Falkland's Law
"If you don't have to make a decision about something, then don't decide" -- request.
how you judge others is how you will be judged
Which is why forgiveness is such a good idea.
"whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap"
Galatians 6:7, the "Law of Sowing and Reaping."
the past is in the past
Shortly after deciding not to be a victim, one is able to let the past be in the past.
rather than seeking to get, allow yourself to receive
Could be called a higher level of delayed gratification.
"If it wasn't perfect it wouldn't exist"
Request: Doc said something along the lines of everything is a perfect expression of itself at every given moment, so for something to not be perfect would mean it simply does not exist.
"What you love also loves you"
Priority request: Seems like wishful thinking to me, or a good way to get taken advantage of. But then, maybe it's a heart thing.
"Pray like it's all up to God, and work like it's all up to you"
Request: Just heard this on a podcast and I thought it's a really good combination of letting go and hard work.
"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar"
Request: A metaphor my great grandma used to say, suggesting people respond better to kindness and patience more than anger and force.
when the student is ready, the teacher appears
Request: Thank you Lord.
"What we have is sufficient because God has judged it so"
Request: When I am in a good mood, this statement makes me feel content and willing to trust God will provide what I need without me even needing to think about it. Relationship, money, food, etc. When I am in a bad mood, this statement makes me feel resentful, abandoned, and forgotten.