“You can see desperation in people who are too eager to laugh because they're in such a hurry not to look at what's confronting them in their lives and that's kind of sad because there's a kind of pornographic aspect to it, of making some sort of pain go away, of hovering around a pain, making yourself numb, not feel anything.” PeopleFeelsLooksKindPainLaughingAspectGoing AwayDesperationNumbConfrontingHovering Author:Dylan Moran
“When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with us the sweetness of life and the exhilaration of inner growth. When there is nothing left to lose, we find the true self - the self that is whole, the self that is enough, the self that no longer looks to others for definition, or completion, or anything but companionship on the journey.” WayLooksHeartSelfEnoughWholePainLeftGrowthLosesLossDarknessJourneyBottomDefinitionsCompanionshipTrue SelfSweetnessCompletionOpen HeartExhilarationInner GrowthSweetness Of Life Book:Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow Source: Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow