Posted inEmotion

What Verified means

I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion, and adventure; the other wants to be calm, in peace, and at home - Paulo Coelho
At its core, this is about the fundamental human conflict between our yearning for ecstatic, passionate experiences and our equally powerful craving for serene, grounded tranquility. It's the self divided.
Posted inCommunity

What Verified means

The beauty of communal life is that it allows the individual to be both strong and vulnerable, seen and supported - Sebastian Junger
At its core, this quote means that true community doesn't force you to choose between being independent and being interdependent. It's the one space where those two things aren't opposites; they actually fuel each other.