“… in a culture that consistently mistakes perfection for wholeness, we are discouraged from dancing with the brokenness, messiness, and imperfection of our interior lives — and yet only when do so can we begin to feel whole and measure our lives in terms of deep meaning rather than superficial success.” – Maria Popova
This is from her writing of David Brooks’ The Road to Character in a post entitled “The Road to Character: David Brooks on the Art of Stumbling, “Résumé Virtues” vs. “Eulogy Virtues,” and the Humility Code of Living a Meaningful Life.“ I am overwhelmingly impressed and grateful for her brilliant weaving, writing and sharing on brainpickings.org.