Justin Suer

“One of the great surprises is that humans come to full consciousness precisely by shadowboxing, facing their own contradictions, and making friends with their own mistakes and failings. People who have had no inner struggles are invariably both superficial and uninteresting. We tend to endure them more than communicate with them, because they have little to communicate.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Failure and suffering are the great equalizers and levelers among humans. Success is just the opposite. Communities and commitment can form around suffering much more than around how wonderful or superior we are.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life