The difference between work and play is only a matter of attitude. Work, fully done, is play.
Gerald MayTo be alive is to be addicted, and to be alive and addicted is to stand in need of grace.
Gerald MayTo experience a little hunger now and then can be a beautiful reminder of the deeper hunger of our souls.
Gerald MayWhen the desire is too much to bear, we often bury it beneath frenzied thoughts and activities or escape it by dulling our immediate consciousness of living. It is possible to run away from the desire for years, even decades, at a time, but we cannot eradicate it entirely. It keeps touching us in little glimpses and hints in our dreams, our hopes, our unguarded moments.
Gerald May