15 Quotes by Heather King

The irony of instant gratification is that it leaves such lasting scars.

We can discover that of the rough material we’ve been given, every single thread of what we’ll eventually contribute back to the tapestry of all humanity is every bit as important, needed, wanted, and cherished as every and any other scrap and thread.

My heart was beating so hard that for a second I thought I might pass out. It was like revisiting the hole where you’d once been held in solitary confinement: a force field of muscle-memory-stored pain and toxic energy so palpable I was afraid that if I stayed any longer it might suck me back in.

If I’ve made any “progress” it’s that now I know I’ll be an alcoholic till the day I die, and that is both my biggest cross and my greatest blessing.

Like the rest of the world, they seemed to have figured out something I didn’t know – where they’d come from, where they were going – and moved on.

The Jesus Prayer Having had my fill of listening, without acquiring any understanding of how to pray unceasingly, I gave up on such sermons that were geared to the general public. I then resolved, with the help of God, to seek an experienced and knowledgeable guide who would explain unceasing prayer to me, for I now found myself so irresistibly drawn to learning about it.38 – Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim.