Shea Schrepf

“But when we choose to be a servant, we give up the right to be in charge. There is great freedom in this. If we voluntarily choose to be taken advantage of, then we cannot be manipulated. When we choose to be a servant, we surrender the right to decide who and when we will serve. We become available and vulnerable.”
― Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline

“This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

“Watch, for example, how much of our speech is aimed at justifying our actions. We find it almost impossible to act and allow the act to speak for itself.”
― Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline

“Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.”6 Let us be among those who believe that the inner transformation of our lives is a goal worthy of our best effort. I: The Inward Disciplines”
― Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline