On Wanting to Change
there is a part of oneself that needs to know what it is doing, and a part of oneself that needs not to. And by the same token, as it were, there is a part of oneself that needs to know what one wants and a part of oneself that needs not to. There are freedoms attached to both, and both these aspects of oneself are interanimating – our wanting depe
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It’s simply that it’s scary to take even one step forward; also, that you don’t want to make realistic efforts. You don’t want to change so much that you’d be willing to sacrifice the pleasures you enjoy now—for instance, the time you spend playing and engaged in hobbies. In other words, you’re not equipped with the courage to change your lifestyle
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We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people say they want change but nonetheless stay exactly the same.
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