Actualization via Iteration
Notes on personal growth, self actualization, and the cyclical iterations I go through to get there.
Actualization via Iteration
"Don't ignore the problem, but keep it light. Take action with a smile. Adding tension won't solve your troubles faster.
Even when the problem is hard, it doesn't need to harden you. Unknot yourself. Body loose, head clear, and then take the first step.
Be happy in the doing."
Even when the problem is hard, it doesn't need to harden you. Unknot yourself. Body loose, head clear, and then take the first step.
Be happy in the doing."
I need to create crisis in my life because I am actually afraid of living it.
The pattern of unnecessarily creating crises in my life is an avoidance technique. It distracts me from actually having to be vulnerable, or accountable for all the things I am afraid of.
I am never upset for the reason I think I am. At the core of my desire to create... See more
The pattern of unnecessarily creating crises in my life is an avoidance technique. It distracts me from actually having to be vulnerable, or accountable for all the things I am afraid of.
I am never upset for the reason I think I am. At the core of my desire to create... See more
“Every problem, every dilemma, every dead end we find ourselves facing in life, only appears unsolvable inside a particular frame or point of view. Enlarge the box, or create another frame around the data, and problems vanish, while new opportunities appear. ”*
Brain Food: Different Resolutions
Rosamund and Benjamin Zander, on finding the right frame.
UNFINISHED
Closure may be a luxury.
Real life does not always wrap things up with a bow.
Some people disappear mid-conversation. Some love ends with a shrug. Some friends drift away, get outgrown, leave without a word.
From a young age, we are groomed with the narrative that says when there is a beginning, there should be an ending.
Beginning, middle,... See more
Closure may be a luxury.
Real life does not always wrap things up with a bow.
Some people disappear mid-conversation. Some love ends with a shrug. Some friends drift away, get outgrown, leave without a word.
From a young age, we are groomed with the narrative that says when there is a beginning, there should be an ending.
Beginning, middle,... See more
Unfinished by Imi Lo
One of the most underrated skills you can learn is the ability to ignore your mood and stick with the plan.
Gracie Vansubstack.comSolid gold
Hermeneutical Injustice and Invisible Childhood Trauma
The Buried Voice- Hermeneutical Injustice and Invisible Childhood Trauma — Pecan Philosophy
Imi for the win.
Take Risks
The final line of defense I can come up with is to take big bold risks. Either stand up for what you believe in or gamble to advance your own situation. Sometimes this will work, your situation will improve and you’ll learn your situation was better than you thought. Other times they’ll backfire, and you’ll learn your situation was worse... See more
The final line of defense I can come up with is to take big bold risks. Either stand up for what you believe in or gamble to advance your own situation. Sometimes this will work, your situation will improve and you’ll learn your situation was better than you thought. Other times they’ll backfire, and you’ll learn your situation was worse... See more
On escaping moral mazes….and great advice in general.