#spiritual

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

#called #character #deserves #earns #gifts

It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host. ↗

— Jim Bakker

#calling #gift #god #host #listed

For as spiritual as some people think my books are, I've never really dealt with religious things. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#dealt #i #never #people #really

Spiritual matters should be private. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#private #should #spiritual

Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who'd rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#been #central #compassion #conformity #doctrine

Being a Barrymore didn't help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about having the passion to act. It made sense because my whole family had done it and it helped rationalise it for me. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#act #barrymore #because #being #done

I feel like some of my baby fat is going away, and that's not just physically, it's psychologically. I think that your body is in tune with your mind and your spirituality and your heart. If things are going better, I just think you look better. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#baby #better #body #fat #feel

When Whitney Houston died, I felt great sadness. My sadness, of course, was about our collective loss - when you listened to this nightingale sing, your body would drop into a chair, your head would tilt up, a small smile would creep across your face, and inside you knew that there was a higher power somewhere: gifted, beautiful, spiritual. ↗

— James Belushi

#across #beautiful #body #chair #collective

When you look in the mirror, remember that who you see looking back at you is a piece of your highest self, the Divine. ↗

— Alice Hocker

#self-help #spirituality #motivational

When she remembers to look at herself in a spiritual light, she sees the deep capacity for love this pain has brought her. The realization fills her with wonder. Now she can rise in the morning and greet the new day with eagerness and grace. ↗

— Harold Kemp

#grace #love #pain #spiritual-dreaming #wonder