#beau

Jesus didn't speak of hell so that we could study, debate and write books about it. He gave us these passages so that we would live holy lives. Jesus evidently hates it when we tear into our brothers or sisters with demeaning words, words that fail to honor the people around us as the beautiful image-bearing creatures that they are. ↗

— Francis Chan

#hell #truth #beauty

Recognize that throughout this beautiful day,you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#beautiful-day #inspiration #life #motivation #opportunities

I am always torn. Between control and chaos; passion and tranquility. Between what's fated and what I want. Part of me longs to take the plunge, to dive off headfirst and let the feeling of control evaporate on the wind. And part of me wants to be in a place where I'd never have to worry about that choice--or any choice. Where peace and calm are the only things I'd feel. ↗

— Jocelyn Davies

#beauty

And without further argument he unsheathed the sword and cleaved Miss Foxe's head from her neck. He knew what was supposed to happen. He knew that this awkward, whispering creature before him should now transform into a princess - dazzlingly beautiful, free, and made wise by her hardship. That is not what happened. ↗

— Helen Oyeyemi

#reality-sucks #beauty

I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling? ↗

— Justina Chen

#abused-women #beauty

Everything is connected. The wing of the corn beetle affects the direction of the wind, the way the sand drifts, the way the light reflects into the eye of man beholding his reality. All is part of totality, and in this totality man finds his hozro, his way of walking in harmony, with beauty all around him. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#connectedness #harmony #hozro #life #nature

I wanted you before this, for who you are—so intelligent, brave— delicate and beautiful. But now, you have power and strength, too. Danger, thy name is Evie. You are something from a dream and I just want…” he trails off. ↗

— Amy A. Bartol

#beauty

I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#looks #woman #beauty

The fairy tale is not the conclusion, but the doorway to a more brilliant reality. Pushed onto a pedestal as the final answer their worth is misshapen and distorted. The world’s story may end with a couple living happily ever after but our life in Christ enables the intimacy of the human relationship to illuminate an eternal perfection. In a balanced perspective, neither denigrated nor exalted from their intended place, fairy tales are a lovely and exhilarating part of life. ↗

— Natalie Nyquist

#fairy-tales #beauty

Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for. ↗

— Mary Jo Putney

#corsets #foot-binding #beauty