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2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail
Ben Crawford
Top 10 Best Quotes
“There are only three options for black sheep: live authentically and get kicked out of the community, have the courage to move out on your own and rebuild from scratch, or hide your true self and desperately try to fit in (which you never will).”
“Ignore the outside voices telling you you're doing it wrong; there is no "wrong." But also watch out for wanting to fit in so badly that you start hiking someone else's hike”
“The trail will only provide if you accept its offer. All of it. You must leave home. You must be broken. It will cost you your entire life as you know it. And then, and only then, can you receive”
“The trail will only provide if you accept its offer. All of it. You must leave home. You must be broken. It will cost you your entire life as you know it. And then, and only then, can you receive. What you receive will be far greater than anything you had or anything you lost. It will change you. It might even heal you.”
“you don’t need to be rich to care for people. You only need to be creative and willing to meet them where they’re at.”
“when someone doesn’t feel valued or heard, their desire to participate in a job or relationship disappears.”
“The problem isn’t that safety is bad—the problem is that we prioritize it in a way that the fear monopolizes our minds and keeps us from considering other values and goals.”
“Occasionally, it was hard to watch them not measure up to our adult standards, but that discomfort was our problem, not theirs.”
“when someone doesn't feel valued or heard, their desire to participate in a job or relationship disappears.”
“When you think of yourself as an employee, a boss, or a student, you prioritise elements that prop up those identities and push aside the things you really need in life, like relationships”
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