Being determined

“I’m proof against that word failure. I’ve seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.” – George Eliot
Sticking with it!
Trust in God!

“There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how love is made, by putting lover and loved one on the same level. . .” St. Alphonsus Ligouri
Trust in God!
Culture

“I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to values that have no concern for the soul.” Thomas Merton
A Christian mind set
Sibling love
Sibling service

“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” – George Eliot
Dying to self

“As Christ said, the seed in the ground must die. To be a seed in the ground of one’s very life is to dissolve in that ground in order to become fruitful. One disappears into Love, in order to ‘be Love.’” Thomas Merton