rob hardy

my impression of the individuation process is that we all know, at some level, what we need to do... we sense the truths we need to face & the actions we need to take

but it’s a lot of work & suffering and so we spend years trying to negotiate our way out of it. “must I really do this? must I?”

“surely there’s a hack and a shortcut... surely there’s... See more

communication is conversion

one of the most exhausting habits, maybe even addictions, is the desire to want to be seen accurately, judged correctly, understood perfectly

there is power in letting distortion exist

when the need to be understood loosens, the energy returns to what actually wants to be made

i have a theory about God i talk about all the time

He knows He can’t reach everyone through the same methods, so He meets you in a way you can understand

if you’re naturally funny, He puts you in situations that, in hindsight, are so absurd you can’t help but laugh

if you’re analytical, He shows up as patterns. coincidences that line up too cleanly... See more

your worst sin is that you’ve formed opinions not from careful reflection on lived experience, but from the assertions of others

It's all well and good to open yourself to the world, to make yourself soft and receptive and vulnerable. But if you don't also stand up for yourself in the face of injustice, the parts of you that you exposed and left undefended will become corrupt, cowardly and full of hate.