Jrobin

“...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.”
― Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

“If it is true that we not only are the Beloved, but also have to become the Beloved; if it is true that we not only are children of God, but also have to become children of God; if it is true that we not only are brothers and sisters, but also have to become brothers and sisters . . . if all that is true, how then can we get a grip on this process of becoming? If the spiritual life is not simply a way of being, but also a way of becoming, what then is the nature of this becoming?”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World

“By loving all the parts of you that I dislike in myself, I am learning to love me too.”
― Kate McGahan

“For me, God is the one who calls me the Beloved, and I have a desire to express to others how I try to become more fully who I already am.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World