relationship with self

“Sorrow eats time. Be patient. Time eats sorrow.”

― Louise Erdrich

Judging people for conformity shows your lack of compassion and gives it away that you were just like them not too long ago.

We're only really bothered by people who remind us of our recent selves. Just like teenagers can't stand kids and teenagers appear cringe to adults.

letting go of the idea I need fixing, but also learning to recognize that sometimes under the voice that says "I need fixing" is a voice saying "I'm in pain and alone, come find me & love me" . and responding to that voice feels so different than trying to fix myself

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived

We are all Frankenstein monsters—patchwork quilts of past experiences—trying to pass ourselves off as whole and cohesive things.

writing is how you clarify your beliefs in order to make them useful to others

which in turn prompts conversations which help further clarity your thoughts and lets you be of greater & greater service

One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.