#ness

He's not safe, but he's good (referring to Aslan, the Lion, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) ↗

#god #goodness #safety #security #security

I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does. ↗

He put the book down. “As you wish.” He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. “Welcome home. I’m glad you made it. There is coffee in the kitchen for you.” My mouth gaped open. He inhaled my scent, bent close, about to kiss me… I just stood there like an idiot. Curran smirked and whispered in my ear instead. “Psych.” And just like that, he was out the door and gone. Oh boy. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#curran #flirting #kate #princess-bride #awesome

For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another. ↗

— Criss Jami

#christianity #fearless #flaws #honesty #humble

Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense.” “Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#football #fearless

For two days I went about my business. I travelled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#business

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#happiness #wealth #wisdom #money

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#self-pity #alone

Your joy can be the impetus that motivates others to find their way to joy. ↗