Ask Me

Posted on August 28, 2021 by msw blog

The hardest part, she says, isn’t even the superficial circumstances of a character. It’s discovering what they strive for and what holds them back. She quotes a famous passage from Merton’s novel My Argument With the Gestapo: “If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for.”- Viola Davis

Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…

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4 Responses to Ask Me

  1. jeffw5382 says:
    August 28, 2021 at 7:00 am

    “What’s holding me back”? Inevitably it’s within and, in my experience, can only be overcome with God’s help.

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  2. wynneleon says:
    August 28, 2021 at 11:00 am

    Wow – that’s beautiful and inspiring!

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