“I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.”
― Mother Teresa

St Catherine of Siena -Patron saint of carers and nurses

St. Catherine of Siena 

St. Catherine of Siena quotes.

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
― St. Catherine of Siena

 St. Catherine of Sienna is the Patron Saint of Carers and Nurses.Dominican Tertiary born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380.

From early in life she avowed herself to Christ and experienced a Mystical espousal. She became a Dominican Tertiary Nun and returned to her family to tend the sick and the ill, some with horrific diseases. She suffered herself with great pain but continued with her work.

 “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou

 “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

 “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn

  “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

Life Transitions~from Daily Om.

The Daily Om is in Links to Like and each day (obviously!) something very reflective comes through. I have included an excerpt for you but do please click on the link to follow.



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'.....we may go through one whole chapter of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves because we need it in order to heal from some early trauma. One day, though, we may find ourselves feeling confined and restless, wanting to move outside the shelter we needed for so long; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the confines of the shell our old self needed to survive.....'