We live our deepest soul’s desires not by intending to Change who we are …
but by intending to Be who we are.
And clearly our intention — to Change or to Be who we are — profoundly shapes how we live…
we believe we must do to ‘improve’…
whether we feel we must ceaselessly push ourselves
to reach higher…
or simply find the courage and confidence to allow who we are to unfold.
The latter view calls for choices that support and expand our essentially compassionate nature,
while the former aims to reshape our essentially flawed nature
with heroic efforts
of Endless Trying.
– Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Dance, p. 8
(thanks to Nancy Bennett)