If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.
Anne Morrow LindberghRead
Only when one is connected to one's own core is one connected to others, I am beginning to discover. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be refound through solitude.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True connections with others stem from understanding and connecting with oneself, often found through moments of solitude.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh emphasizes that establishing genuine relationships with others requires a deep understanding of oneself. She suggests that solitude provides the necessary space to reconnect with one's core essence, leading to more meaningful connections with the people around us.
Themes
SolitudeSelf-DiscoveryConnectionRelationshipsInner Peace
In practice
Example use cases
During a workshop on self-awareness, this quote can inspire participants to explore their inner selves.
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Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.
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I am most anxious to give my own children enough love and understanding so that they won't grow up with an aching void in them--like you and I and Harold and Martha. That can never be filled, and one goes around all one's life trying, trying to make up for what one didn't get that was one's birthright, asking the wrong people for it.
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