13 Quotes by Ben Crawford

We had created space for the trail providing. It wasn’t just that we were getting offers of help from strangers We were in a place where we were willing to accept them

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).

when someone doesn’t feel valued or heard, their desire to participate in a job or relationship disappears.

Pain is often feared; but we learned it was more the isolation around the pain that we feared. When shared, the pain felt almost funny.

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.

Occasionally, it was hard to watch them not measure up to our adult standards, but that discomfort was our problem, not theirs.

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

Never quit on a bad day.

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.