relationship with self
how we relate with and feel about ourselves
Supritha S and
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
One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.
Alan Watts • Tweet
TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM
John Gardner via John Maeda who shares this article every new year's day, and I always re-read it.
“Sorrow eats time. Be patient. Time eats sorrow.”
― Louise Erdrich
― Louise Erdrich
If you want to pull out the full richness of your being, the place to go is where it’s exciting but hard.
Henrik Karlssonx.comWanting to be enough for someone else is self-abandonment.
Joe Hudson • Tweet
An interesting observation in Maslow's work on self-actualized people is that they tend to be less "introspective" than others. Meaning they spend less time thinking about themselves and their feelings. But they are more attuned to their inner compass when *acting on the world*.
Henrik Karlsson • Tweet
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