<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Giving can help restore the giver because service... > Giving can help restore the giver because service converts suffering into usable knowledge. The deepest repair occurs when what once isolated us becomes a capacity to recognize, steady, or teach another person without making their dependence the source of our identity. **Source:** [[livestreams/Self-Reliance Without Losing Compassion - Workbook|Self-Reliance Without Losing Compassion]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Giving can help restore the giver because service converts suffering into usable knowledge. The deepest repair occurs when what once isolated us becomes a capacity to recognize, steady, or teach another person without making their dependence the source of our identity.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-giving-help-restore-dependence-source-identity ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->