Relationship with self
A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Dylano | Essayful • Tweet
“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
Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.
Dr. Steven Brownlowtwitter.comMy therapist told me this, and it changed my life:
"You're not healing to be able to handle trauma, pain, anxiety, depression. You're used to those.
You're healing to be able to handle joy and to accept happiness back into your life."
Quiet Wisdomsubstack.comRituale lassen sich als symbolische Techniken der Einhausung definieren. Sie verwandeln das In-der-Welt-Sein in ein Zu-Hause-Sein. Sie machen aus der Welt einen verlässlichen Ort. Sie sind in der Zeit das, was im Raum eine Wohnung ist. Sie machen die Zeit bewohnbar. Ja, sie machen sie begehbar wie ein Haus. Sie ordnen die Zeit, richten sie ein. In
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@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 Regrettwitter.com“That was all a man needed: hope. It was a lack of hope that discouraged a man.” — Charles Bukowski, “Factotum”
Writer James Baldwin on hate as a defense mechanism: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."