Embracing complexity from "summary" of Heavy by Kiese Laymon
In my life, I've come to understand that things are rarely simple. They're messy, tangled up, and full of contradictions. And that's okay. It's more than okay, actually - it's necessary. We have to embrace the complexity of our lives, our histories, and ourselves if we're ever going to truly understand who we are and where we come from. When we try to simplify things, we're really just avoiding the truth. We're ignoring the messy, uncomfortable parts of ourselves because it's easier to pretend they don't exist. But that's a dangerous game to play. It only leads to more confusion, more pain, more distance from our true selves. Embracing complexity means being willing to sit with the contradictions, the messiness, the discomfort. It means being honest with ourselves ...
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