What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that one can recover from hardships and transform themselves positively.
In this quote, Ursula Hegi uses the metaphor of a river to illustrate the journey of personal healing and transformation. It emphasizes that despite experiencing brokenness or difficulties, individuals have the power to adapt and evolve, finding strength and coherence within themselves once again. The river represents the continuous flow of life, highlighting that resilience and redemption are possible even after challenging times.
In practice
In a speech about resilience after challenges, one might say, 'As Ursula Hegi reminds us, the river shows that we can flow beyond our brokenness.'
That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.
We shall strike. We shall organize boycotts. We shall demonstrate and have political campaigns. We shall pursue the revolution we have proposed. We are sons and daughters of the farm workers' revolution, a revolution of the poor seeking bread and justice.
The most critical variable [to becoming a change-maker] is one's willingness to give oneself permission. To break the mental chains that make us small because everyone tells us we cannot.
Nobody looks like they did when they were 20, so why not take advantage of the fact that you're changing, emotionally as well as physically?
Who you think you are will always be frightened of change. But it doesn't make any difference to who you truly are.
the object of a new year is not that we should have a new year, but rather that we should have a new soul.
I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be the best of all.
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