"The root of my problem remains fear of my own solitude - imagined solitude - the fear of rejection, as if that mattered! . . . Apparent wildness is the providential and divine criticism that is demanded of us, and I have not been nearly as wild as I need to be . . . How crazy it is to be 'yourself' by trying to live up to an image of yourself you have unconsciously created in the minds of others. Better to destroy the image if necessary. But even this is not serious, or to be taken seriously."
Thomas Merton
Photo: Fern Lake Burn, above Cub Lake; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; December 21, 2012
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