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There is so much inside that we can never show another. Because we know this, because we know what people see is never us, but only a part, a tiny and inadequate part, we expend so much energy trying to manage the part that they do see.
The mark of an unhealthy relationship is two people who try to solve each other’s problems in order to feel good about themselves.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.
O'Reilly Media • Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (1990) Paperback
This resonates with me so much
> The classic philosophical thought experiment, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” could be re-written today as, “If no one but me witnesses my life and experiences, does my life even matter?” In our modern age, if things don’t happen... See more
Rihannasubstack.com“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees.
And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever.
And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so
... See moreWhen you’re practicing Illuminationism, you’re offering a gaze that says, “I want to get to know you and be known by you.” It’s a gaze that positively answers the question everybody is unconsciously asking themselves when they meet you: “Am I a person to you? Do you care about me? Am I a priority for you?” The answers to those questions are
... See moreDavid Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
underrated love language: curiosity