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
My 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.com“"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
... See morethe self is no longer a subject but a project . The self is something to be optimised, to be maximised, to be made efficient, cultivated for its capacity for productive output. The worry is that all life activities become viewed as lines on a résumé. Knowingly or otherwise, we risk being constantly governed by the question How is what I’m doing
... See moreAlec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
I aspire to Isak Dinesen’s way: work a little every day, without hope and without despair. What a way to live! To make! To be!
sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.
Dr. Steven Brownlowtwitter.com