Relationship with self

I started to talk about my fears and my hurt. I started questioning what was important to me and why

Brené Brown • Braving the Wilderness

“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

@neuranne 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... See more

Vito | Act or Regret twitter.com

As I said, to put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. WE STRIVE TO BE OURSELVES.

But don’t misunderstand me. I don’t mean that we can’t BE firemen, bankers, or doctors— but that we must make the goal conform to the individual,

Farnam Street • Hunter S. Thompson’s Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life

The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play

Alec Stubbs psyche.co

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

“Rebecca Solnit put it much the same way…: ‘I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought.’ In other words, thoughts – or souls – can get left behind if their hosts move too quickly

The Antidote to Imposter Syndrome | The Curiosity Chronicle

“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”