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“The Middle Ages hangs over history's belt like a beer belly. It is too late now for aerobic dancing or cottage cheese lunches to reduce the Middle Ages. History will have to wear size 48 shorts forever.”
― Tom Robbins

“In fact, I would say that the demand for the perfect is the greatest enemy of the good.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Much of the work of midlife is to tell the difference between those who are dealing with their issues through you and those who are really dealing with you.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“I do not think you should get rid of your sin until you have learned what it has to teach you.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status quo – even when it's not working. It attaches to past and present and fears the future.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“You ironically have to have a very strong ego structure to let go of your ego. You need to struggle with the rules more than a bit before you throw them out. You only internalize values by butting up against external values for a while.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“It has been acceptable for some time in America to remain "wound identified" (that is, using one's victimhood as one's identity, one's ticket to sympathy, and one's excuse for not serving), instead of using the wound to "redeem the world," as we see in Jesus and many people who turn their wounds into sacred wounds that liberate both themselves and others.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Invariably when something upsets you, and you have a strong emotional reaction out of proportion to the moment, your shadow self has just been exposed. So watch for any overreactions or overdenials.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life