How to Human

“Don’t pack whatever is easiest or most available into the emptiness. Hold out for the right medicine. You will recognize it because it makes your life stronger rather than weaker.”

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves (p196)

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”

— Anne Lamott

"You can’t find peace by avoiding life."

— Virginia Woolf

“A courageous heart will go forth and engage with life despite confusion and fear.”

— John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

"The true self is not created, it is surrendered to.”

— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go

“Reality itself is the best ally of God. If you want to find God, if you want to go deep into the mystery of God, just accept reality in all of its truth and all of its depth. That will tell you all you need to know about the good, and the true, and the beautiful.”

— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go

"My being an artist is not a question of being able to make artwork. It is a question of my willingness to make something imperfect, or ugly, and how much resilience I have to face that reality repeatedly."

— Anna Fusco