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The path forward from here isn’t that complicated. You explore your defenses and your shame with a spirit of curiosity, and you give yourself more permission to be your soft, effusive self out in the open. If that feels like a lot, remember that merely grounding yourself in the moment is a start. You stop and breathe and forgive yourself for who yo
... See morefrom Are You a Settler? by Ask Polly
One sentence puzzles me: The world was constantly speaking to Ancient Man. I do not understand why this sentence is in the past tense. The World still speaks to me every day.
from Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I understand now that no one else in the world knows what I should do. The experts don’t know, the ministers, the therapists, the magazines, the authors, my parents, my friends, they don’t know. Not even the folks who love me the most. Because no one has ever lived or will ever live this life I am attempting to live, with my gifts and challenges an
... See morefrom Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The opposite of sensitive is not brave. It’s not brave to refuse to pay attention, to refuse to notice, to refuse to feel and know and imagine. The opposite of sensitive is insensitive, and that’s no badge of honor.
from Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- So how do you feel your way towards a deeper, more secure connection with yourself and the world? You occupy the present moment and allow yourself to be who you are. You walk outside and let the air, the birds, the trees show you how to be a simple animal in the world. You walk down a city block and practice compassion for the people around you. Yo... See more
Laurence Arne-Sayles began with the idea that the Ancients had a different way of relating to the world, that they experienced it as something that interacted with them. When they observed the world, the world observed them back.
from Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light.
from Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
- There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
-H Thurmanfrom (1) Home / Twitter
Perhaps the best career advice I’ve heard is to lower the stakes. When we loosen our grip on the “right” path to pursue, we open ourselves to what the universe has to offer.
from How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads by Every