Humility is authenticity. It comes from the Latin word humus, meaning "earth." As the church has taught, we're made of dust, and unto dust we shall return.
Joan D. ChittisterImagination begins when it' s raining too hard to go out and play and you become really absorbed in something you would never have thought of doing had the sun come out as usual. In which case, thank God for the rain.
Joan D. ChittisterGrief is a sign that we loved something more than ourselves. . . . Grief makes us worthy to suffer with the rest of the world.
Joan D. Chittister