Some teachers think they are preparing their students for life by teaching them that the choices they have are limited. Thus the real lesson they tea… - Robert Fritz

It is natural for us to avoid pain and conflict. So, seeking the truth is not something we do by nature. It is a discipline, and like every discipline, is not natural. As we build our life as art, one discipline we will need to master is fluency in reality. We need to know exactly how it is. We will need to raise our level of objectivity, discernment, and awareness.

In the creative process you do not make choices about what you do not want. You make choices about what you do want.

If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.