A woman knows, down in her soul, that she longs to bring beauty to the world. She might be mistaken on how (something every woman struggles with), but she longs for a beauty to unveil. This is not just culture, or the need to “get a man.”
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“The tears . . . streamed down, and I let them flow as freely as they would, making of them a pillow for my heart. On them it rested.”
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
“All will be well, as Julian of Norwich concluded. “And all manner of things will be well.”8”
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
“Not merely in the words you say, Not only in your deeds confessed, But in the most unconscious way Is Christ expressed. Is it a beatific smile? A holy light upon your brow? Oh no! I felt his presence”
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
“Numerous studies have shown that women who report a close and caring relationship with their fathers, who received assurance, enjoyment, and approval from them during childhood, suffer less from eating disorders or depression and “developed a strong sense of personal identity and positive self-esteem.”
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
“When you laughed just now. To me, ’twas not the truth you taught, To you so clear, to me still dim, But when you came you brought A sense of him. And from your eyes he beckons me And from your heart his love is shed, Till I lose sight of you And see The Christ instead. —Anonymous”
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
― Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
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