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“Africans are notoriously religious” - John Mbiti (1969) African Religions and Philosophy. To contextualize this more: when Mbiti says African peoples had ‘no concept of the future’ he doesn’t mean they couldn’t plan, prepare, or think ahead, rather what he’s saying is the future does not exist as an abstract, infinite horizon. Time is tied to even... See more

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The concept of time according to African culture

One of the most valuable mental heuristics i’ve adopted for my life is: “what you have is what you deserve” This doesn’t mean you don’t have the potential to become the type of person who “deserves better”. You do. Probably 10X or even 100x so. But you, as you ... See more

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The particularity of our problems can be made bearable only through the recognition of our universal humanity. We suffer uniquely, but we survive the same way.

cheryl strayed • Brave Enough

We are uncomfortable because everything in our life keeps changing -- our inner moods, our bodies, our work, the people we love, the world we live in. We can't hold on to anything -- a beautiful sunset, a sweet taste, an intimate moment with a lover, our very existence as the body/mind we call self -- because all things come and go. Lacking any per... See more

Tara Brach • Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of R.A.I.N.

Things that are most fulfilling are hard to start, easy to quit. Things that are least fulfilling are easy to start, hard to quit.

Every. Single. Time.

We don’t give other people credit for the same interior complexity we take for granted in ourselves, the same capacity for holding contradictory feelings in balance, for complexly alloyed affections, for bottomless generosity of heart and petty, capricious malice. We can’t believe that anyone could be unkind to us and still be genuinely fond of us,... See more

This is all to say: it’s worth listening when a place calls to you. It’s worth thinking about whether the place you live enables your goals or stands in their way. And it’s worth noticing what surroundings speak of enchantment, cultivate the conditions you feel at home in, and aim toward them. Life is more malleable than we think. It’s a surprise t... See more

Tommy Dixon • surroundings that speak of enchantment

“Because it’s cool” is an underrated way to make decisions

-via Jason Yuan