my arc rn: letting go of the idea I need fixing, but also learning to recognize that sometimes under the voice that says "I need fixing" is a voice saying "I'm in pain and alone, come find me & love me". and responding to that voice feels so different than trying to fix myself
Malcolm Ocean wants to help your courtshipx.commy arc rn: letting go of the idea I need fixing, but also learning to recognize that sometimes under the voice that says "I need fixing" is a voice saying "I'm in pain and alone, come find me & love me". and responding to that voice feels so different than trying to fix myself
Instead of identifying with my unpleasant thoughts/feelings (this is me and I hate it, I suck) or fighting them (this isn’t me and I reject it), I now try to understand them as emanations of parts of me, which I then engage with in a spirit of open-hearted curiosity.
Sasha Chapin • How I Attained Persistent Self-Love, or, I Demand Deep Okayness For Everyone
“Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.” by Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg