"My life belongs to others just as much as it belongs to myself." -- Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out
After working three Saturdays straight, I had the pleasure of sleeping in, relaxing, watching football, and reading yesterday. Callie Redfield blessed me with some of Henri Nouwen's work and I'm eating it up. Being on the go so much makes me relish the still moments and realize that I desperately need more stillness and solitude in my life to be effective. Writing on this blog has forced me to think and process and I'm grateful for the chance to do so! I want to learn and grow as much as possible this year and I know that reflection is a key factor in that.
But the real question is, how can I effectively balance inward reflection with outward relationships?
"In the midst of a turbulent, often chaotic, life we are called to reach out, with courageous honesty to our innermost self, with relentless care to our fellow human beings, and with increasing prayer to our God. To do that, however, we have to face and explore directly our inner restlessness, our mixed feelings toward others, and our deep-seated suspicions about the absence of God." -- Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out
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People should read this.
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