#iri

My soul cried out for Ash, for his courage and determination; for the way his eyes thawed when he looked at me, as if I were the only person in the world; for that beautiful, wounded spirit I saw beneath the cold exterior he showed the world. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#fairies #iron-fey-series #love #meghan-and-ash #beauty

There are those who say that spiritual enlightenment is achieved through the denial of oneself; you must deny yourself many things, go and live in a mountaintop, never mingle with other people, talk to the birds..but I say to you, why should you dismantle your home? Where is the meaning in removing the bricks from your walls one by one? What is the purpose in uprooting your floors? Is there any significance in only allowing yourself a tin roof and a muddy bed? Why deny your house its structure? A truly enlightened soul is strong enough, is bright enough to live and shine through, even in a beautiful house! There is no need to ransack the house in order to see an inner beauty etched against a distraught surrounding. A bright and beautiful soul can shine forth even from inside an equally beautiful surrounding. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#enlightenment #human #inner-and-outer-beauty #inner-beauty #inspirational-life

To the degree you experience God's love towards you - seeing you as beautiful and radiant - to that degree sex won't ruin your life. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#relationships #sex #spirituality #beauty

Katie informed us that there was a life ever after, a place called Heaven or Eternal Rest where there was no pain or suffering. She forewarned him of his death and his Alzheimer Disease disappeared. He saw a fast rewind replay of his life and he regained his sanity on his deathbed he got an opportunity to say thanks for everything and goodbye to his loved ones. His gift to Emma was a kiss sealing the gift of a ghost whisperer to Emma so he will never abandon her or the kids. They will communicate forever. He will help her through this life and return watching over her and navigate a path for her into the next life, Heaven ↗

— Annette J. Dunlea

#annette-j-dunlea #irish-writer #communication

People expected something for nothing, that’s why they did nothing so beautifully these days. ↗

— Holly Hood

#humans #irionic #life #love #beauty

Only God may be adored, because only God is unlimited goodness, truth, and beauty, and thus only God deserves unlimited love. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#beauty #catholicism #christianity #god #goodness

By the grace of the Lady, whose face mirrors my own, may I ever remember I am made in her image, blessed and beautiful. ↗

— Dianne Sylvan

#healing #spiritual #beauty

And there was a beautiful view, But nobody could see. 'Cause everyone in the Island was saiyng, Look at me! Look at me! ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#beauty

...I love this about Christian spirituality. It cannot be explained, and yet it is beautiful and true. It is something you feel, and it comes from the soul. ↗

— Donald Miller

#religion #soul #spirituality #beauty

Respect is that great spirit of good, which creates the beautiful space giving all souls the simple room to breathe. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#kindness #respect #beauty