
Everything you want is on the other side of “should.”


Many of us spend our lives pursuing private acceptance through external success. But no matter the award or honor, our inner doubts will remain. True acceptance comes from inside us. It takes asking ourselves challenging questions like: What do I want from my work? What’s most important about it to me ? How would I create my work differently if I p... See more
Yancey Strickler • What if You Gave Yourself the Gift of Inner Acceptance?

We try to eliminate “shoulds” from our decisions and learn to trust ourselves.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
An essay in which my friend feels stuck and I suggest relaxing some constraints
Henrik Karlssonhenrikkarlsson.xyz