Paul Will
Paul Will
people victim victimhood
People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them.
two suffering kind
There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue.
steps life-is sprint
Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another.
problem whining bigs
There's no problem so big that whining won't make it worse.
war character winter
. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.
christmas moving together
The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.
smell childhood
The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood [p. 53]
apology soul chocolate
Nothing heals the soul like chocolate ... It's God's apology for broccoli.
stronger locks building
We spend our life building higher fences and stronger locks, when the gravest dangers are already inside
tickets earth rounds
We all arrive on Earth with a round-trip ticket.
stones gone prophet
We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone.
truth-is
Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
stories love-story compare
I've yet to read a love story that compares with mine.
want life-is indication
I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331).