To be contemplative we must become converted to the consciousness that makes us one with the universe, in tune with the cosmic voice of God.
Joan D. ChittisterAnger is not bad. Anger can be a very positive thing, the thing that moves us beyond the acceptance of evil.
Joan D. ChittisterAll of us wrestle with the angels of our inabilities all the time. We live in fear that our incapacities will be exposed. We posture and evaluate and assess and criticize mercilessly.
Joan D. ChittisterA life of value is not a series of great things well done; it is a series of small things consciously done.
Joan D. ChittisterReal failure comes when we consider ourselves good enough at something to be able to repeat it rather than to develop it. "Success is dangerous," the painter Pablo Picasso said. "One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility."
Joan D. Chittister