It seems to me that I have greater peace… when I am not 'trying to be contemplative,' or trying to be anything special, but simply orienting my life fully and completely towards what seems to be required of a man like me at a time like this.
-- Thomas Merton
This week I have felt the encroachment of perfectionism and self-consciousness. I need this reminder to be willing to be who I am, not someone I am not.
