I don’t want to take anything to the grave. I want to die used up and emptied out. I don’t want to carry around anything I don’t have to. I want to travel light.
GLENNON DOYLEI don’t want to take anything to the grave. I want to die used up and emptied out. I don’t want to carry around anything I don’t have to. I want to travel light.
GLENNON DOYLEWhen people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening.
GLENNON DOYLEThe fact that we define ourselves by our roles can be an admirable thing – it’s how we build a life and make a living. But it’s also precarious. Roles change. Sometimes overnight.
GLENNON DOYLEI think that in order to parent effectively, we are going to have to admit two things: We can’t keep our children safe. We can’t accept the fact that we can’t keep our children safe.
GLENNON DOYLEDo not measure your marriage by how much love you feel today: measure it by how much love you’ve offered today.
GLENNON DOYLEOne day we will finally see that when we reject any person or group of people, we reject a part of our very selves. All are one. All are in. All are God’s beloved children with a place at the table.
GLENNON DOYLELove is kind, right? It’s not about calling someone out on every little thing you feel.
GLENNON DOYLEYoung people: marry simply, start your life, and party later. Think of how much babysitting for your future colicky baby you could buy with that wedding budget. Think of how much marriage therapy you could buy. Invest in your marriage, not your wedding.
GLENNON DOYLEI wrote in my first book that I was broken, and now it just makes me mad every time. This is why writing words in books is so precarious. This is why Jesus only wrote in the sand, right? I just – I hate that I wrote that.
GLENNON DOYLESometimes the rewards of risk don’t leave us wrecked. Sometimes we find our passion, our purpose, courage, connection, and comfort. Every good thing in our lives is a direct result of risk.
GLENNON DOYLEIf no pain, then no love. If no darkness, no light. If no risk, then no reward. It’s all or nothing. In this damn world, it’s all or nothing.
GLENNON DOYLEPain is mandatory for all of us. It’s what teaches us. Suffering is what’s optional. That’s what happens when we try to skip over the pain.
GLENNON DOYLEHabits are learned. And children learn their habits by watching what we do, not by listening to what we say. So we have to stop talking and teaching and preaching and just go do.
GLENNON DOYLEI ask only child-free pals for parenting advice because they’re the only ones sane and well-rested enough to have any real insight.
GLENNON DOYLENothing separates a woman or a family from God’s love. Not death, and certainly not divorce.
GLENNON DOYLEThe Internet has become my enabler. It keeps me from stillness and discomfort, and this keeps me from growing.
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