Summer Waters

“Think, but don’t fret.
Ponder, but don’t worry.
Contemplate, but don’t fuss.
Decide, but don’t agonize.
Speak, but don’t babble.
Emphasize, but don’t exaggerate.
Debate, but don’t argue.
Confront, but don’t offend.
Challenge, but don’t provoke.
Praise, but don’t flatter.
Respect, but don’t cower.
Defy, but don’t threaten.
Oppose, but don’t antagonize.
Contradict, but don’t alienate.
Bow, but don’t yield.
Humor, but don’t insult.
Honor, but don’t idolize.
Revere, but don’t worship.
Pamper, but don’t spoil.
Assist, but don’t indulge.
Discipline, but don’t harm.
Chastise, but don’t bruise.
Adapt, but don’t settle.
Nurture, but don’t coddle.
Cherish, but don’t pander.
Admire, but don’t fawn.
Love, but don’t deify.
Extol, but don’t adore.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are all worthy of one another.”
― Edward P. Jones, The Known World

“What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.”
― Nora Ephron

“.“We need to listen to each other deeply and patiently so that we can hear the silence behind our words.”
― Dheeraj Sharma, 15 STRANGERS : CONVERSATIONS THAT MEAN ‘A LIFETIME’