earning self-respect
- There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
-H Thurmanfrom Latest Tweets / Twitter
rob hardy added 6mo ago
Paradoxically, the people who trust themselves the most are usually the people who have betrayed themselves the most profoundly, but then made the decision to walk themselves home—inch by inch—to their authentic selves.
from The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
rob hardy added 3mo ago
- "There is a point beyond which we cannot return. That is the point that must be reached." —Franz Kafka
from Tweet by Henrik Karlsson
rob hardy added 7mo ago
- A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazovfrom Tweet by Dylano | Essayful
rob hardy added 8mo ago
People who trust themselves trust themselves because they’re honest with themselves. More specifically, they’re honest about what they need to restrict themselves from or altogether avoid. We think that the more we trust ourselves, the fewer boundaries we’ll need; the opposite is true. The people who trust themselves the most are the ones who honor
... See morefrom The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
rob hardy added 3mo ago
No matter how great the list of product recommendations in your favorite nootropics or skincare subreddit, the practices and the moral premises of a subculture always are deferred when put in company hands. Deferred in the way that buying the hottest running shoes don’t mean you’re fit. Deferred in the way that buying books from Verso isn’t an adeq
... See morefrom Life After Lifestyle by Toby
rob hardy added 3mo ago
- It's strange how much humility it takes to stop hating yourself. 'I am the cause of every problem in my life' is a grandiose belief just like any other. The fall from (dis)grace hits every bit as hard.
from Tweet by Heidi Priebe
rob hardy added 4mo ago
- Your dream projects might be dreams because they’re not formed in dialog with the world, not because they’re good ideas
from Tweet by Sasha Chapin
rob hardy added 6mo ago