“We do not even have to ask if another will prove himself trustworthy. The question for each of us is “Am I trustworthy?” Is there within me a strength that lets me be unafraid? Can I allow myself to be present to another because I can trust my response and know that I am able for whatever comes? All of life puts the same question. Can I be present to it, or have I so little trust in my own inner resources that I am fearful of hurt, fearful of loss, guarding myself—not daring to lose my life, and therefore never finding it?”
–Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward, pg. 2-3