Nadia Bolz-Weber Quote
My mother claims that the first time I said more than one word at a time, I skipped the two-word combinations altogether and went right to Do it self. Yes, thank you very much, I will do it myself. I do not want to need anyone else. After years of therapy and twelve-step work, I’ve finally realized that trying not to need others isn’t about strength and independence; it’s about fear. To allow myself to need someone else is to put myself in a position to be betrayed or made to look weak. Not that this realization ever really helps me in the moment. I want to do it self.
Nadia Bolz-Weber
My mother claims that the first time I said more than one word at a time, I skipped the two-word combinations altogether and went right to Do it self. Yes, thank you very much, I will do it myself. I do not want to need anyone else. After years of therapy and twelve-step work, I’ve finally realized that trying not to need others isn’t about strength and independence; it’s about fear. To allow myself to need someone else is to put myself in a position to be betrayed or made to look weak. Not that this realization ever really helps me in the moment. I want to do it self.
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About Nadia Bolz-Weber
Bolz-Weber is known for her unusual approach to reaching others through her church. She has produced work in the church that scholar and writer Diana Butler Bass considers part of "a new Reformation".