Relationship with self
“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
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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What made the hours pass like minutes when you were a child? Herein lies the key to your earthly pursuits.” — Carl Jung
“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”
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16
“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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If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. —Meditations 12.17
A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
