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The message we’re often given is that comfort
is indulgence, gluttony, or laziness.
When we think of comfort, we picture someone in a recliner,
eating a mass of junk food.
But comfort comes from the Latin word Fortis -
meaning to strengthen greatly.
To comfort is to fortify,
to steady one’s own building process.
Because what is the purpose of building,
without strengthening the foundations?
About the Creator
Tanja Vasev
New poet finding freedom through expression. Sensitivity + pattern recognition. Once a shy-emo-adhd gal with nowhere to put her ideas and feelings, now channelling them into art. Embracing it all, even when it hurts like heck sometimes.
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Comments (1)
This is so wise, I love it!