^{The best lies about me
are the ones I told.
~ Patrick Rothfuss}

Reflect, Resonate, Reevaluate, Respond

^{Which ‘R’ is most important and why?}

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
~ Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, author of Dune

Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a profound tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there.
~ M. Scott Peck, 1936-2005, psychologist and author of The Road Less Traveled

~~~~~~~~ Matthew 21:28-39 ~~~~~~~~

When I say that evil has to do with killing, I do not mean to restrict myself to corporeal murder. Evil is that which kills spirit. There are various essential attributes of life – particularly human life — such as sentience … awareness, growth … will. It is possible to kill or attempt to kill one of these attributes without actually destroying the body. Thus we may “break” a horse or even a child without harming a hair on its head.
Evil then, for the moment, is the force, residing either inside or outside of human beings, that seeks to kill life or liveliness. And goodness is its opposite. Goodness is that which promotes life and liveliness.
~ M. Scott Peck, from People of the Lie

There is a big difference between the toxic individual and an unhealthy one. The bottom line is this: Unhealthy people want to get better, toxic people don’t.
~ Cary Nieuhof, author, speaker, podcaster

Something deep within us is unsettled, and we want to appear to the world as better, more dignified, or more desirable—someone more beautiful or clever than the mope we see in the mirror.
~ Mike Cosper, 1980- , author, podcaster

In the end, the hope of transformation is anchored in the presence of a God who is utterly familiar with all the dark and light within us—and is not afraid of it.
~ Chuck DeGroat, professor of pastoral care @ Western Theological Seminary

You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
~ James Clear, 1986- , American writer, from the book Atomic Habits