Akedia Quotes

#1. The ascetic remembrance of death is opposed to akedia, to anxiety, to depression, and becomes a powerful reminder of eternity, its joyful nostalgia.

Paul Evdokimov

#2. The best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed.

Jodi Picoult

#3. I bet the worst part about dying is the part where your whole life passes before you.

Jane Wagner

#4. It was nice to feel something other than anxiety, or mute fury, the twin emotions that seemed to make up so much of my daily life.

Jojo Moyes

#5. The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.

Pope Francis

#6. The grace of existence is the power of giving.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#7. Freedom and relationship are polar opposites - they both exist on the same continuum. You DO want a relationship - and you DO want freedom - what you really want is BALANCE, you want wholeness.

Shakti Gawain

#8. The alcohol was awful. I was a terrible alcoholic. I mean, people used to ask how much drugs I did. I said, 'I only do drugs so I can drink more'. I was doing the coke so I could drink more. I mean, I don't know any other reason. I'd start drinking in the morning. I'd drink all day long.

Dennis Hopper

#9. We need to send a message to Congress and the president that we want them to take the actions that are needed to preserve climate for young people and future generations and all life on the planet.

James Hansen

#10. The possibilities for mobilizing the experience, imaginations, and intelligence of workers, both employed and unemployed, are limitless.

Dominique Bouhours

#11. Just because one pedophile is a football coach, please don't turn against all pedophiles.

Dana Gould

#12. So she began her death vigil.

Sarah J. Maas