My Five Favorite Pieces of Jesuit Wisdom
1.) “Allow yourself to be human.”
~ Making mistakes isn’t the end of the world. In fact, it is human. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Pick yourself up and learn.
2.) “You don’t have to be someone else to be holy.”
~We are most holy when living out of our true and authentic self. There is nothing holy about denying who we are and trying to be something we aren’t.
3.) “You’re not married to everyone.”
~There’s no need to please everyone, and you couldn’t if you tried. Just be kind and generous, and the rest will take care of itself.
4.) “Don’t let anyone prevent you from becoming the person you want to be.”
~We need to be less reactive and more actively ourselves. Rather than let someone else mold who you, become the person you ought to become.
5.) “You’re not Jesus.”
~No one person can do everything. We need to accept our own limitations, rid ourselves of this societal “Messiah Complex,” do what we can, and do it well.
