Pray Hard. Live Easy.

"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." Arthur Ashe

Sharing the water on Lago di Garda , a photo by B℮n on Flickr. First comes the dream, the destination; later arrives the mode of transport. It often seems that the reason we do one thing is the reason we do anything.

Untitled , a photo by IrenaS on Flickr. "The people who influence us are those who have stood unconsciously for the right thing. They are like the stars and the lilies, and the joy of God flows through them all the time." – Oswald Chambers

digging , a photo by val crookston on Flickr. “Dig your well before you’re thirsty.” —Seth Godin

A chance to look back at things and chill and relax , a photo by B℮n on Flickr. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

rational , a photo by jonnybaker on Flickr. In all humans there is powerful homing instinct, a longing for home, a longing for a place where we can have a true sense of belonging, where we can be fully who we are without fear or shame, where we know we are beloved on the earth, where we can become all that we are meant to be in life. The more I have the courage to be myself the more likely it is that I will know the love of God who yearns for me to come home.(Dreaming of Home by Michael Mitton) Our natural will is to have God, and the good will of God is to have us, and we may never cease willing or longing for God until we have him in the fullness of joy. Christ will never have his full bliss in us until we have our full bliss in him. (Julian of Norwich)

connectedness , a photo by Lukas ;) on Flickr. Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. ― Brené Brow