personal growth
“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect your own time. If you want to live... See more
“Because it’s cool” is an underrated way to make decisions
-via Jason Yuan
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
"There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordinary experience “ordinary”. You can go skydiving, or you can meditate for long enough that walking feels like skydiving. Either way, I think what we’re seeking is an escape back into what we used to... See more
“Google is the wonder killer.” What would happen if we started to bring wonder back into our lives?
kencolemaninstagram.comRetiring at 48, Following Laughter, and Finding Purpose | Mark Vessey
podcasts.apple.comThe 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.