“You are always so desperate to find yourself AND ready to abandon yourself. You so badly want to be seen AND to disappear. You have forever been desperate to yell “Here I am!” AND to fade away at the very same time.” ~ Glennon Doyle
The paradox of this quote really resonated with me today as I was listening to Glennon’s newest book Untamed. I think this quote unveils the dark madness that haunts our inner selves. We long to be seen and loved for who we are, yet we’re afraid to be vulnerable, so what do we do? Hide behind all kinds of masks, going to painstaking lengths to suppress the insecurities that torment us. Expensive clothes, fancy cars, posh job titles, makeup, lavish vacations, and a wide variety of filters on Instagram. Of course these things aren’t evil in and of themselves. But are we just hiding? Are we trying to quench our thirst for something deeper and more meaningful? Who are we really when all of that is stripped away? Will we disappoint others with who we really are without those things…and more importantly…will we disappoint ourselves when we take a deeper look into those eyes staring back at us in the mirror?
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