Do it!
But once we leave the world of institutions, permissioning shifts dramatically. Our life becomes a series of checkpoints demanding self-permission-ing—that is: allowing yourself to do the thing. Or: telling yourself that you are ready. If you keep waiting for permission from some external source long after anyone is responsible for giving it to... See more
Isabel • on being ready
The courage you don’t manifest is the anxiety you accumulate. Taking bolder risks is actually therapy.
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Sadly, some people never get beyond the box stage in their creative life. We all know people who have announced that they’ve started work on a project-say, a book—but some time passes, and when you politely ask how it’s going, they tell you that they’re still researching. Weeks, months, years pass and they
Imagine the advantage you’ll have over all the people who let shame slow them down.
Cate Hall • Learn to Love the Moat of Low Status
The gap between knowing what you want and going after it is where fear thrives. You don't need enough courage for the entire journey. You only need courage for the next step.
God speaks to each of us as he makes us,
then walks with us silently out of the night.
These are the words we dimly hear:
You, sent out beyond your recall,
go to the limits of your longing.
Embody me.
Flare up like a flame
and make big shadows I can move in.
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
Don’t let... See more
then walks with us silently out of the night.
These are the words we dimly hear:
You, sent out beyond your recall,
go to the limits of your longing.
Embody me.
Flare up like a flame
and make big shadows I can move in.
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
Don’t let... See more
Joanna Macy • Go to the Limits of Your Longing | The On Being Project
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated and read by Joanna Macy
I love that loop. Write, revise, write, revise. It’s like doing reps in a gym. You can’t expect that 10 pull-ups will add any discernible new muscle. But 30 pull-ups, across three sets, done thrice a week, for a year? Yeah, you’re going to notice the cumulative results of that.
Commit to competence in this coming year
Walking the path reveals more of the map