Quotes about Discomfort

I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.

The idea that spiritual growth begins with discomfort is a fact many church members and church leaders have been unwilling or unable to embrace.

They shall be as thorns in your sides.

My nights are flatulent and unquiet.

Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant.

What we think of man and God, of sin and salvation, is partly prompted by the comparative comforts or discomforts in which we live. It is a very sobering reflection on the lack of transcendence of the human spirit over the flux of historical change.

It's not easy having a good time! Even smiling makes my face ache!

Before the truth 'sets you free', it tends to make you miserable.

Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.

The first step in change is usually discomfort!

When you commit to transforming your life, you commit to getting very uncomfortable over and over and over again.

To many, Heathrow in August is a paradigm of Hell.