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“If life beats us up, while we have our back to the wall, there is no other way than exorcising fear and using the seeds of resilience stored in the attic of our imagination. ("Transcendental meditation")”
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“Reading Campbell, I saw that heroes, like shapers, come in varying sizes鈥攖here are big ones and small ones鈥攖hat they are real people, and that we all know some. I also saw that being a hero is typically not all it鈥檚 cracked up to be鈥攖hey get beat up a lot, and many are attacked, humiliated, or killed even after they triumph. In fact, it鈥檚 hard to see the logic for choosing this hero role, if one were to choose. But I could see and relate to how a certain type of person would start and stay on that path.”
― Principles: Life and Work
― Principles: Life and Work

“In the silence, Hallelujah realizes that Jonah hasn鈥檛 said a word since confirming that Luke kicked him and Brad out of their hotel room. He has his eyes closed, but he鈥檚 definitely not sleeping. His mouth is tight. He鈥檚 breathing deeply too, but it鈥檚 on purpose. And when he opens his eyes to see Hallelujah looking at him, he gets up abruptly. He adds more wood to their fire. He paces a circle around their camp.
Then he says, in that low, dangerous voice Hallelujah heard for the first time at the party three nights ago, 鈥淚鈥檓 gonna kill him.鈥� He circles the campfire again.
A part of Hallelujah feels a little thrill at Jonah鈥檚 anger. That he鈥檚 this worked up on her behalf. The other part of her鈥攁 bigger part鈥攄oesn鈥檛 like seeing him like this. She says, not because she believes it but because she wants to calm him down, 鈥淚t鈥檚 okay.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 not okay,鈥� Jonah says, but he stops pacing. He looks at her, and then at his fists. 鈥淩ight. I won鈥檛 kill him. But it would feel really good to punch him in the face.鈥� And then it鈥檚 like the anger drains out of him. He shakes his head. He pops his knuckles, slowly, one by one.”
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Then he says, in that low, dangerous voice Hallelujah heard for the first time at the party three nights ago, 鈥淚鈥檓 gonna kill him.鈥� He circles the campfire again.
A part of Hallelujah feels a little thrill at Jonah鈥檚 anger. That he鈥檚 this worked up on her behalf. The other part of her鈥攁 bigger part鈥攄oesn鈥檛 like seeing him like this. She says, not because she believes it but because she wants to calm him down, 鈥淚t鈥檚 okay.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 not okay,鈥� Jonah says, but he stops pacing. He looks at her, and then at his fists. 鈥淩ight. I won鈥檛 kill him. But it would feel really good to punch him in the face.鈥� And then it鈥檚 like the anger drains out of him. He shakes his head. He pops his knuckles, slowly, one by one.”
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“When you're wrestling with life and/or yourself and getting the beat down, don't forget to tag God in!”
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