I go fishing in my mind. I put out bait, the bait of my own longing, my desire, and my hunger for connection, for a tug of something alive at the end of a line. Something that I may have to struggle with to pull in, but that will be wild and important to me, whether I keep it or let it go. Pat Schneider
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This quote captures the essence of what life is really like. Life is full of ups and downs, sometimes it feels like you are stuck in one place and nothing works. It also feels like it is all up to you to make the best out of your life; if you didn’t want to do something, you would not do it. When this happens, however, it does not mean that you are awful or that your life is not worth living. You need to be persistent in what you want in life, because if you want something badly enough, there is no way that it will not come to you.

Source: How The Light Gets In: Writing As A Spiritual Practice

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