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one of the greatest tricks the devil ever played on humanity is convincing us that there is any such thing as absolute certainty. the only time things are 100% clear are carefully constructed fictions.
anything true, beautiful, eternal requires a leap of faith and pure belief
anything true, beautiful, eternal requires a leap of faith and pure belief
Will Manidis • Tweet
Humans aren’t meant to excavate their inner feelings until they find their “true self.” We become ourselves in relation, not through introspection.
Laura London on Substack
PAUSE: Postpone Action Until Serenity Enters.
It’s common for addicts to realize that it’s addiction all the way down. While some of us have had more “extreme” addictions, all of us have been captured by a recurring false possibility that a certain solution will ease our pain, only to make our problems and pain worse.
It’s baffling how susceptible we are to this progressive,... See more
It’s baffling how susceptible we are to this progressive,... See more
Dan Hunt on Substack
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.”
Nikos Kazantzakis
"For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn't understand growth, it would look like complete destruction."
—Cynthia Occelli
Addiction is a progressive narrowing
of the things that bring you pleasure.
Happiness is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure. The former emerges passively.
The latter takes work.
of the things that bring you pleasure.
Happiness is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure. The former emerges passively.
The latter takes work.
Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. • Tweet
Healing is not becoming the best version of ourselves. Healing is letting the worst version of ourselves be loved.