[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fl5kI9d6TbgrIH2HH-Aew3yrokqq93R2FxozOonBezEk":3,"$fqFj01Lm2xPNUSn1Bmg_QR8CcpIjdIW6z3PtjXMNF_uE":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},109841,"Gerald May","G",13,null,"gerald-may",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3049656,"In every feeling, look deeply. Explore without ceasing. At bottom, love is.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3049649,"Mysterious as it may be, there is something wonderful at the heart of our existence, and it is about nothing other than love; love for God, love for one another, love for creation, love for life itself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3049644,"To experience a little hunger now and then can be a beautiful reminder of the deeper hunger of our souls.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3049639,"Addiction is not something we can simply take care of by applying the proper remedy. For it is in the very nature of addiction to feed on our attempts to master it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3049633,"Zen is not about eliminating thoughts but illuminating them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3049628,"I would prefer a thousand mistakes in extravagance of love to any paralysis in wariness of fear.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3049616,"True growth is a process which one allows to happen rather than causes to happen.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":64},3049606,"To be alive is to be addicted, and to be alive and addicted is to stand in need of grace.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nGerald May, a physician and theologian, wrote these words in his book \"Addiction & Grace: How and Why God Restores Us to Himself\" (1988). At the time, he was reflecting on the universal human experience of struggle with addiction and the inherent need for spiritual redemption. May's perspective was influenced by his Christian faith and his work as a physician, where he witnessed firsthand the destructive power of addiction.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nMay's quote reveals a profound paradox: that to be fully alive is to acknowledge our deep-seated vulnerabilities and dependencies, rather than pretending to be self-sufficient or autonomous. This understanding upends the common notion that being \"addicted\" implies weakness or moral failure, instead suggesting that it is an inherent aspect of the human condition.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can acknowledge their own dependencies and vulnerabilities as a necessary step towards humility and growth. By recognizing our need for grace, we open ourselves up to collaboration, mentorship, and support from others, ultimately leading to greater resilience and success in our endeavors.",{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3049595,"Willfulness must give way to willingness and surrender. Mastery must yield to mystery.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3049586,"The difference between work and play is only a matter of attitude. Work, fully done, is play.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]