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missing the mid-1950s window to invest in motels was the greatest financial mistake of my life

of course this will not also make me sad !!

"It is a chemical reaction- it is magic, I have always thought- that moment of reception between reader and book. The time must be right. You can't plan it, that vulnerability, that blur between self and text. It is that powerful, it will make and unmake you if you let it."

classic beach read

"As we make our way towards emotional wellness, we have increased capacity to serve. As we make our way towards emotional wellness, we have increased capacity to give. As we make our way towards emotional wellness, we have increased capacity to care."

"To get deep, we have to make an offering of our vulnerability."

"We don't see people as they are. We see people as we are." -Anaïs Nin

So far- I love this. As a person who spends a lot of time around 14 year old boys, I sometimes feel that empathy is dead. It's good to know this question- how do we see and care for others more fully? How can we be more fully known?- is a pressing one. I like Brooks' idea that asking good questions is an act of humility. Still thinking.

"When we unmask the human facade of self-delusion, we realize just how utterly unlike Christ we are in the deepest recesses of our hearts. We are forced to confront our true natures-- how warped and wounded we really are. In that tender place, we all realize, I can't self-save. 'Physician, heal thyself' is a strategy doomed to fail. We need help, power, from beyond us. We need grace."

The audacity to fully rely on His grace! And yet- His power is made perfect in our weakness.

"It is easy to find a logical and virtuous reason for not doing what you don't want to do."