You create a path of your own by looking within yourself and listening to your soul, cultivating your own ways of experiencing the sacred and then practicing it. Practicing until you make it a song that sings you.
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People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Forgiveness can be incredibly difficult for many people, often seen as harder than facing death.
This quote by Sue Monk Kidd highlights the intensity of human emotions and the struggle with forgiveness. It suggests that for many, the burden of resentment and the challenge of letting go can feel overwhelming, to the point that they might prefer extreme measures rather than facing the discomfort of forgiving someone who has wronged them. The comparison to life and death underscores the profound impact that holding onto grudges can have on our lives.
Themes
ForgivenessResentmentEmotionsStruggleRelationship
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the challenges of letting go of past grievances during a support group meeting.
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Where do you come from?"...This is the number one most-asked question in all of South Carolina. We want to know if you are one of us, if your cousin knows our cousin, if your little sister went to school with our big brother, if you go to the same Baptist church as our ex-boss. We are looking for ways our stories fit together.
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Back in the autumn I had awakened to a growing darkness and cacophony, as if something in the depths were crying out. A whole chorus of voices. Orphaned voices. They seemed to speak for all the unlived parts of me, and they came with a force and dazzle that I couldn't contain. They seemed to explode the boundaries of my existence. I know now that they were the clamor of a new self struggling to be born.
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