Macie sent me an article from one of those "thought for the day" things you can sign up for. This one has a spiritual/self-help bent. There are a lot of good bits in the article, even for Juliane, a serial zoner-out while reading spiritual writing. A Bartlett's-worthy John Milton quote ("The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven.") and a call to Be The Change (yes, Juliane, you can control your destiny): "Experiment with a circumstance that you might normally interpret to be distinctly unpleasant and see how your state of mind influences that experience." She sent it as a unexpected bandaid for a spiritual paper cut I was dealing with. All good.

But one thing here was new to me--or at least said in a new way I don't want to forget.

The article describes two men who were kidnapped and held--together--by terrorists in Beirut in the 80s. “We both instinctively knew never to share weakness until you understood it,” writes Brian Keenan. “'Share only strength' was an unspoken motto between us.”

Good point.