Truly a word. Have been reflecting on this the past couple of days thanks to @stevie_elem #drmayaangelou
instagram.comTruly a word. Have been reflecting on this the past couple of days thanks to @stevie_elem #drmayaangelou
one that has very little to do with age and very much to do with taking responsibility for one’s own life and choices. That’s something that can happen at any age.
Dara Horn • In the Image: A Novel
Self-acceptance, was that what I was struggling with, was that what I was longing for? To accept myself as I truly was, my childhood, my story, my mum, my sister, my job history, my shortcomings and my apathy, the whole package. And that was just for starters. And then take responsibility for myself and my actions and my growth. Not blame them on e... See more
how to change your life, part 2: agnes callard's aspiration
Writer Alice Walker on the discomfort of growth:
“Some periods of our growth are so confusing that we don’t even recognize that growth is happening. We may feel hostile or angry or weepy and hysterical, or we may feel depressed. It would never occur to us, unless we stumbled on a book or a person who explained to us, that we were in fact in the proc... See more
“Some periods of our growth are so confusing that we don’t even recognize that growth is happening. We may feel hostile or angry or weepy and hysterical, or we may feel depressed. It would never occur to us, unless we stumbled on a book or a person who explained to us, that we were in fact in the proc... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the bottleneck to achieving results, the discomfort of growth, and friendship
Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. That’s the truth of it. They honor their credit cards, they find parking spaces, they marry, they have the nerve to have children, but they don’t grow up. Not really. They get older. But to grow up costs the earth, the earth. It means you take responsibility... See more