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1 " Conflict forces us to be fully present because it shatters our ego – stripping away all hope of escape or sugar coating. It removes everything that is nonessential to our authentic being; it removes all superficial layers. Conflict is painful because it wakes us up out of our created illusions. And if we lean into it, conflict can be the catalyst to our enlightenment. "
― Alaric Hutchinson
2 " The nonessential employees, the type of workers whom remain at home when it snows, are the quickest to complain about how the talented persons of an organization behave. "
― , Dead Toad Scrolls
3 " Most of life is a matter of nonessential differences. "
― Duane Elmer , Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
4 " A ship's captain was her master and the right hand of God in Heaven Himself, and concerned with matters of such grave importance that minor issues like food for the mortals in his command were entirely beneath him." I'll get someone else to take this duty, sir," Creedy said stoutly." The nonessential personnel are already on leave, XO," Grimm replied. " All the remaining hands are fully engaged in installing the new systems and making repairs. You know that." " But, sir," Creedy said. " What will the crew "
5 " And so I urge you to still every motion that is not rooted in the Kingdom. Become quiet, hushed, motionless until you are finally centered. Strip away all excess baggage and nonessential trappings until you have come into the stark reality of the Kingdom of God. Let go of all distractions until you are driven into the Core. Allow God to reshuffle your priorities and eliminate unnecessary froth. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, 'Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor.' That is our first task: to grip the hands of Jesus with such tenacity that we are obliged to follow his lead, to seek first his Kingdom. "
― Richard J. Foster , Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World
