This is why self-understanding is a communal affair. If reflection is the principle that reveals why you think the way you do, then relationship is the principle that helps you put those

Knowing this, the objective of writing here is to learn about who you are and how you operate. That’s it. It’s not to express yourself or to share your ideas with others (this is a topic for another principle). You are writing purely for yourself, so what matters isn’t whether the writing is any good, but that you showed up to write in the first

CREATE: THE EXPRESSION OF AGENCY

Society is a giant game that’s governed by competition and envy. The reason you initially strayed from your conviction is because you adopted the rules of this game, all of which were crafted by other hands. These rules encourage you to rank people by their status, to view people by what they can offer, and to introduce conditions into your

The inner critic is a reflection of the lens you use to view others. So if you want to change the way you treat yourself, it starts with a conscious shift in the way you treat the other.

There is no force greater than the confirmation you give yourself, as it’s the only lasting avenue to contentment. All

Let’s start by defining what intuition is. Some say that it’s a gut feeling that validates a decision. Others think of it as an alarm that alerts you of potential mishaps. And in some circles, it might be described as a divine force that guides you toward truth.

The more fitting lesson for us is that suffering is a mental interpretation of our physical reality. The reason why chronic conditions cause great suffering is because the desire for its elimination is equally great. All you want is to be restored to a prior version of yourself, who was healthier and happier than the person you are now.

This is precisely what reflection helps you correct. It helps you realize that you have the agency to contextualize what you’ve heard, and that you can shift it a few degrees closer to the truth.