Rachel Remen
Rachel Remen
human imagined realized touched
He realized that he was the first human being she'd ever seen. He was touched in a way that he hadn't imagined he could be.
certainly fellow human trained
I was certainly not trained to be a fellow human being.
avoiding certain change cheat comfort compassion deny denying greatness hidden intimacy left ourselves pain people plain prefer reject rejecting risk seeking strength suffering ugly unaware value wrapped
Most people have come to prefer certain of lifes experiences and deny and reject others, unaware of the value of the hidden things that may come wrapped in plain and even ugly paper. In avoiding all pain and seeking comfort at all costs, we may be left without intimacy or compassion; in rejecting change and risk we often cheat ourselves of the quest; in denying our suffering we may never know our strength or our greatness.
approval cannot constant cotton encourages growth lives matter nourishing pursuing record resting seek spend time track true uncertain withdrawn
To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgment, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us uncertain of who we are and of our true value. Approval cannot be trusted. It can be withdrawn at any time no matter what our track record has been. It is as nourishing of real growth as cotton candy. Yet many of us spend our lives pursuing it.
life love rarely themselves
Those who dont love themselves as they are rarely love life either.