May 2013
27 posts
God never said the road would be easy, but He...
St. Josemaria’s 17 Signs of a Lack of Humility
1: Thinking that what you do or say is better than what others do or say
2: Always wanting to get your own way
3: Arguing when you are not right or — when you are — insisting stubbornly or with bad manners
4: Giving your opinion without being asked for it, when charity does not demand you to do so
5: Despising the point of view of others
6: Not being aware that all the gifts and qualities you have are on loan
7: Not acknowledging that you are unworthy of all honour or esteem, even the ground you are treading on or the things you own
8: Mentioning yourself as an example in conversation
9: Speaking badly about yourself, so that they may form a good opinion of you, or contradict you
10: Making excuses when rebuked
11: Hiding some humiliating faults from your director, so that he may not lose the good opinion he has of you
12: Hearing praise with satisfaction, or being glad that others have spoken well of you
13: Being hurt that others are held in greater esteem than you
14: Refusing to carry out menial tasks
15: Seeking or wanting to be singled out
16: Letting drop words of self-praise in conversation, or words that might show your honesty, your wit or skill, your professional prestige…
17: Being ashamed of not having certain possessions
striving for humility.
“Free verse is most compelling when most rhythmic: the poet must shape the...”
– Alice Fulton, “Of Formal, Free, and Fractal Verse” (via badwolfcomplex)
April 2013
35 posts
1 tag
“Those who isolate their conscience from the path of the people of God don’t know...”
– - Pope Francis
gotta keep reminding myself.
(via theoneswelove)
adorability:
I love when you become so close with someone that you can see parts of each other in one another and you begin to say the same things and steal lines from one another and have a similar sense of humor and can exchange an inside joke with just a glance you don’t even have to talk because you have such a strong connection with them and you can sit in comfortable silence but also talk...
