Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

Week 5: "Hide and Seek" — On Being Found

Read the chapter "Hide and Seek" in Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist.

Niequist explores what it means to have been hiding — from herself, from God, from the people she loves — and what it costs to finally be found.

Discussion Questions

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1.Niequist uses the language of hiding — concealing the real self behind a curated, productive version of herself. In what areas of your life do you hide? What are you most afraid people would find if they looked more closely?

2.She describes the exhaustion of maintaining a public self that doesn't match the private one. Have you experienced that kind of double life, even in small ways? What does it cost you?

3.To be found, you have to stop running. What in your life — a relationship, a habit, a fear — do you keep running from rather than turning to face?

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