This Week with Henri Nouwen – Be Yourself
Often we want to be somewhere other than where we are, or even to be someone other than who we are. We tend to compare ourselves constantly with others and wonder why we are not as rich, as intelligent, as simple, as generous, or as saintly as they are. Such comparisons make us feel guilty, ashamed, or jealous. It is very important to realize that our vocation is hidden in where we are and who we are. We are unique human beings, each with a call to realize in life what nobody else can, and to realize it in the concrete context of the here and now.
We will never find our vocations by trying to figure out whether we are better or worse than others. We are good enough to do what we are called to do. Be yourself! - Henri Nouwen
Hey JR,
How’s it going man? I hope you enjoyed your time back here on the east coast. I just wanted to say thanks for sharing this quote from Nouwen. It came at a good time. I’ll be coming to LA soon. DW and I are going to Wilderness LT and will be flying into LAX. It’ll be my first time further west than Colorado. We’ll only be in LA for less than a day, but it’ll be sweet to see it 1st hand. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
~Steve
Wow. That’s really encouraging.
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