The goal of healthy solitude is love: love and acceptance of ourselves as we are and where we are, and love and compassion for others.
~ from SINGLENESS by Dorothy Payne
Abandonment to the will of God is a life-long discipline that is rooted and grows in humility, prayer, listening, and pondering, as well as an agreement to be close kin to the foolish, unseen, and disenfranchised... It provides life at a satisfying gallop, fast and fulfilling, characterized by contentment and high-spirited courage, and it is an unmistakable sign of great faith.