For example, if a novice fears working with homeless men and women, he may be asked to do just that, so as to invite him into the experience of finding God in that unexpected place and move past his fear. All of this is a way to grow in freedom and love. So when the novice director heard that I instinctively hated hospitals, he asked if my fear and revulsion might be something that I needed to be free of.
The reason why I chose to go to Chicago instead of New York or San Francisco. I never liked Chicago.
Also about self-care. It is never meant to get away from the life you have; rather, it is to build your life so that you won’t have to get away.
