Identity
Stories are a calm anchor amid the storm of uncertainty. And in uncertain in-between times, the stories we tell ourselves are powerful frameworks that help us work out who we are in the present moment and what we value. They lure us into becoming our aspirational selves.
Seth Goldenberg • Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Quotes on Identity & Sexuality:
“It must suck to be the sun, though. Cause you never see yourself if you're the sun. You don't even know where you are in the sky. Like you don't even know if you're round or square or even if you're ugly or not. Like you can only see what you do to earth, the colors and
Viewing identity as a narrative marks its dynamic nature. It is a process, not an entity. Identity, as an ongoing story, evolves to encompass what comes into a life and omits what no longer seems at play in that life. The changes we undergo are metabolized
Ruthellen Josselson • Paths to Fulfillment: Women's Search for Meaning and Identity
McAdams proposes that a person’s identity is formed by integrating life experiences into an internalised, evolving story that provides him or her with a sense of purpose.
Bernadette Jiwa • Story Driven: You don't need to compete when you know who you are
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