#welcoming

Hope drowned in shadows emerges fiercely splendid–– boldly angelic. ↗

— Aberjhani

#angels #courage #faith #haiku #haikus

To be grounded in an attitude of compassion is to be capable of receiving and welcoming the suffering, which the other is giving us. This does not mean that we suffer for them, but that we offer them possibility of going beyond the separate self in which suffering is harbored. (59) ↗

— Jean-Yves Leloup

#compassion #grounded #oneness #receiving #separation

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#history #part #place #special #such

I was obliged to stand there, holding the leash of this creature for their welcoming publicity shots, implying that this was some kind of image the decided to have of me. ↗

— Barbara Steele

#decided #holding #i #image #implying

I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms. ↗

— Cheryl Ladd

#arms #brave #god #her #i

We're just welcoming people to our city. ↗

— Jermaine Dupri

#just #our #people #welcoming

I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#any #appear #compromise #hang #i

I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me. ↗

— Kate Middleton

#easier #father #friendly #gone #i

I grew up in a military family. I was moved around from school to school, so people aren't always the most welcoming to new girls in school. ↗

— Olivia Munn

#around #family #grew #i #military

The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming. ↗

— George Murray

#community #extraordinarily #here #poetry #welcoming