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Sep. 10th, 2014 08:00 pmVia Anne Lamott.
"Of course, there will always be more you could do, but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor."
"There is an ecstasy in paying attention."
"So why, if someone says something (awful or aggressively unkind) like this to you, would you want anything further to do with him?"
"...how I automatically think that closing down is safe, but that really staying open and loving is safer, because then we're connected to all that life and love."
"Of course, there will always be more you could do, but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor."
"There is an ecstasy in paying attention."
"So why, if someone says something (awful or aggressively unkind) like this to you, would you want anything further to do with him?"
"...how I automatically think that closing down is safe, but that really staying open and loving is safer, because then we're connected to all that life and love."
