“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed…

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” ― Jim Elliot   “Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” ― Jim Elliot   “When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!” ― Jim Elliot   “Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.” ― Jim Elliot   “God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him” ― Jim Elliot   “Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living.”…

“Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.”― Henry Rollins   “I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”― Henry Rollins   “I beg young people to travel. If you don’t have a passport, get one. Take a summer, get a backpack and go to Delhi, go to Saigon, go to Bangkok, go to Kenya. Have your mind blown. Eat interesting food. Dig some interesting people. Have an adventure. Be careful. Come back and you’re going to see your country differently, you’re going to see…