If you bring out what is inside of you, what is inside you will save you. If you fail to bring out what is inside you, what is inside you will destroy you.
The Gnostic Gospels
“This quote touches me because it’s at the center of the work of self-awareness and friendship. We are all on this journey of [discovering] what it is that we truly value and expressing it but not as a product of art. Expressing what’s of value inside us can save us. By hiding it, it will destroy us; it will come out sideways and fester. Friendship brings us to a place of high safety and encourages us to express what we value [into the world] and not hide it.”
Mark Nepo, spiritual teacher and author of
You Don’t Have To Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship
