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I cannot express how deeply this hit me. Sheesh.
[by Francesca Tighinean]
Rivki Rabinowitzsubstack.comTo be capable of a care-cure relationship, with all its requisite predictability, one must therefore be free of mental confusion and balanced enough to show up in a reliable way.
Maria Popova • Winnicott on the Qualities of a Healthy Mind and a Healthy Relationship
“I don’t think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but don’t yet know how, don’t yet feel strong enough, don’t yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, don’t be disheartened, don’t give up. You’ve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
– allyi
The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a
... See moreRainer Maria Rilke • Letters to a Young Poet
Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there. It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away. The
... See moreRay Bradbury • Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Each morning, instead of becoming frazzled and confused in the face of bad news and disappointments, remember to treat your body like a vast universe of cells seeking new ways to feel electric and alive, new ways to celebrate beauty and courage, new ways to help the vulnerable, new ways to embrace the sublime.
Trust The Joy Inside You
It may be that we are only here to learn how to love.