Relationship with self
You may leave this life at any moment: have this possibility in your mind in all that you do or say or think. —Meditations 2.11
Sowohl Rituale als auch Herzensdinge sind Ruhepole des Lebens, die dieses stabilisieren. Wiederholungen zeichnen sie aus. Der Zwang der Produktion und des Konsums schafft Wiederholungen ab. Er entwickelt den Zwang zum Neuen. Auch Informationen sind nicht wiederholbar. Schon wegen ihrer schmalen Aktualitätsspanne bauen sie die Dauer ab. Sie entwicke
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“That was all a man needed: hope. It was a lack of hope that discouraged a man.” — Charles Bukowski, “Factotum”
In French, “cultiver son jardin intérieur” means to tend to your internal garden—to take care of your mind.
nesslabs.com • You and Your Mind Garden
I struggled with understanding this whole "enjoy the journey" idea.
This was because my life had no purpose.
When I found my "why", the intrinsic motivation came naturally and I no longer had to force myself to do what I should.
That's when happiness came.
Ask good questions.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Fail like a scientist
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16
Schmerz ist Bindung. Wer jeden schmerzhaften Zustand ablehnt, ist bindungsunfähig. Intensive Bindungen, die schmerzen könnten, werden heute gemieden. Alles spielt sich ab in einer palliativen Komfortzone. In seinem Buch »Lob der Liebe« weist Alain Badiou auf den Werbespruch eines Dating-Portals hin: »Es ist ganz leicht, verliebt zu sein, ohne zu le
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“"Anxiety about what one feels might also be seen as the spread, and the vulgarization, of the Romantic “quest for personality.” Such a quest has not been conducted in a social vacuum; it is the conditions of ordinary life which have propelled people into this Romantic search for self-realization. Further, it has been beyond the scope of literary s
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