how to change your life, part 2: agnes callard's aspiration
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how to change your life, part 2: agnes callard's aspiration
THE LAW OF PERFECTION: High ideals can inspire us, but excellence is the most realistic goal. • THE LAW OF FLEXIBILITY: Staying flexible, we make the best use of changing circumstances. • THE LAW OF HONESTY: Honesty is founded on self-awareness of our emotional reality.
Dan Millman • THE LIFE YOU WERE BORN TO LIVE:: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose
Doing something badly, she insists, isn’t a sign of unworthiness. Nor is the fear that you are doing it in a way that seems fake, insincere. If you can’t apprehend the value of a writing practice yet, it’s enough to apprehend that there is something there, something desirable and important to you. That’s more than enough to begin. Aspirants, Callar... See more
how to change your life, part 2: agnes callard's aspiration
Finding this magic isn’t straightforward. It’s a process of trial and error. It involves tinkering with your thoughts, challenging your beliefs, and stepping out of your comfort zones. And just as in scientific experiments, where a different input or environment can affect the outcome, the formula you once discovered may change as your circumstance
... See moreAnne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
It’s so embarrassing to try and be someone you’re not. It makes you a tryhard, a poseur, a pseud. The problem, of course, is that when you aspire to be better than you are, there’s no other way to do it except by starting. You’re always faking it at the start, always doing things badly. You’re pretending to appreciate things that you can only dimly... See more