There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream to find out why they’re falling in.
TUTU DESMOND
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream to find out why they’re falling in.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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We do not heal in isolation. When we reach out and connect with one another—when we tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, and renew or release the relationship—our suffering begins to transform.
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We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.
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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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