fuck this hits so hard. "The process of becoming yourself is not a corporate desk job, and it is not homework. You do not have to treat your flaws like action items that must be systematically targeted in order to receive a return on investment."
In life, there’s you — the omnipresent Protagonist — and then countless Other People. Most of them are bit players, but some of these Other People are major characters in your story. They might spend quite a lot of time onscreen, but they always remain Other People. You never get to see inside their heads, you don’t get to choose their behavior,... See more
When it's worry time in our house we have a script. I say, I'm going to share a worry with you. And then CW listens and says, I acknowledge your worry and understand how it is making you feel. And then we go to sleep and wake up and get back to work.