relationship with self
how we relate with and feel about ourselves
Supritha S and
relationship with self
"We forget most of our past but embody all of it." — John Updike
We all have very good reasons not to trust ourselves. We’ve all betrayed ourselves badly, repeatedly, shamefully, and knowingly. Show me someone who hasn’t abandoned themselves, and I will show you a child. As we grow into adults, our world opens and we make mistakes. Ignoring your own needs and deserting yourself is a universal mistake.
Katherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
Widespread resistance
seths.blog
Once people do not trust themselves, they are subject to easy manipulation.
Joel Kramer • The Guru Papers
John Gardner via John Maeda who shares this article every new year's day, and I always re-read it.
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
-H Thurman
-H Thurman
