“Intimacy is not a happy medium. It is a way of being in which
the tension between distance and closeness is dissolved
and a new horizon appears. Intimacy is beyond fear.”
- Henri Nouwen

And then the day came, when the risk
to remain tight in a bud was more painful
than the risk it took to bloom.”
- Anais Nin

“When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely,
the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course,
the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.”
- Fred Rogers

“Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really, vulnerability is courage.
We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be seen?”
- Brene Brown

“The world is blowing up.
The world is caving in.
The world has lost her way again.
But you are here with me.
But you are here with me.
Makes it okay.”
- Dave Matthews