“One cannot really know an other without intimacy. Detached, objective observations alone leave a surface upon which it is too easy to project one's own image or fantasies. In intimacy, one respectfully interacts with the other, invites the penetration of the other, enters into a common effort, and then the strange and distinct contours of self and other become more apparent.” KnowsSelfEasyCommonEffortFantasyStrangeProjectsSurfaceObjectivesObservationIntimacyInvitesDetachedPenetration Author:Deena Metzger
“To be willing to live within the imagination is to commit oneself to the gathering together of the pieces that might begin to form a self. To avoid this territory is to avoid the encounters that might validate, inform, or enhance one's experience.” SelfMightTogetherFormImaginationPiecesWillingOneselfCommitEncountersTerritoryGatheringGathering Together Book:Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Jou Source: Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Jou
