Relationship with self
In French, “cultiver son jardin intérieur” means to tend to your internal garden—to take care of your mind.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • You and Your Mind Garden
Poet Mary Oliver on allowing yourself to be happy and full: "If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. ...whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb."
“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.” – Kevin Kelly
Collaborative Fund • Smart Words From Smart People
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
... See moreByung-Chul Han • Palliativgesellschaft
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16
“Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.” — Rollo May, “Man’s Search for Himself”
“I believe pretty strongly that one’s overarching aim in life and work is to always be making one’s self obsolete.” – Tim Hanson
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