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We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. (10)
We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds. (36)
When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go either way. We can shut down and feel resentful or we can touch in on that throbbing quality. (9)
We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.
To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.
Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear?
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