my new working theory on the loneliness crisis is to stop aiming to find friends. to make friends assumes an end goal.
rather, aim to achieve the feeling of connectedness.
a life filled with connectedness is someone who looks up when they walk around. they smile at the people
The first act of divine revelation is creation itself. The first Bible is the Bible of nature. It was written at least 13.8 billion years ago, at the moment that we call the Big Bang, long before the Bible of words.
Will we run away from God’s vision or follow God’s call to embrace otherness, with all our ambivalence and anxiety, or will we baptize our prejudice and hatred in the waters of religious faith?
Jaeggi analyzes the forces at play when it comes to alienation and our inability to meaningfully ask how we want to live. She identifies "conformism" and "instrumentalization" as two fundamental forces separating us from ourselves, from others, and from the world.
Conformism is the force that translates our own desires through others' desires. We... See more
I’ve never “felt ready” for the things that scared me—things that pushed me to grow in a direction that was true, meaningful, and worthwhile. Every time I’ve done something that came from a deep place within, something that felt out of reach, intimidating or risky, I always felt rather un-ready for it. But what I’ve leapt at before I felt ready has... See more
3. Look for someone who demonstrates:
-Willingness/capacity to have difficult conversations
-Curiosity about their own growth edges
-Commitment to solving problems as a team rather than keeping score