Each of us is a work in progress, coming more fully into ourselves over time, much like a portrait that emerges through the work of the artist. We are never completed works of art, but some times, places and people are central to helping our outlines emerge.
Who or what has been transformative in helping the picture of your true self emerge?
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.”
—Anais Nin
What piece of knowledge inspires a sense of wonder and mystery in you?
“Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.”
― Hayao Miyazaki
What is the most dreadful circumstance in which you have encountered wonderful things?
We judge books by their covers all the time. We also judge people based on a variety of factors like size, age and color that tell us remarkably little about the person inside.
What helps you to look beyond the surface of the people you meet?
Imagine what a shock it must be for a newly hatched chick to break free of its shell. There’s no way the chick could conceive, as it pecks its way free, what it might be headed for. It must be terrifically uncomfortable to be squashed inside a too-small shell, or no chick would struggle so hard to enter the unknown.
What has motivated you to break out into an unforeseeable new life?
