A Brain, a Heart, and Courage
This past week, I watched an online montage of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s work, which includes this quote from an NPR interview: “You can’t have relationships if you’re not willing to be disappointed and hurt by that person; it’s almost impossible. If you say ‘yes’ to someone, ‘I will,’ you are also saying ‘I will be hurt by you.’ The richness of life is all the good and joy and thrill of it, but also all the disappointment, hurt and heartache of it; and that all of that is what’s great. People need each other. That actual interaction or relationship or friendship o romantic love affair, all the different ways relationships take form, is one of the hardest things we do in our lives. It’s one of the biggest risks we’ll take in our lives. And let’s deal with it and see what happens.” This came at a good time for me. I’ve berated myself recently because I feel that I’ve been foolish and naïve when it comes to my feelings and expectations. Twice in the last 6 months