self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
by rob hardy · updated 2d ago
self renewal
- 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 Thurmanfrom Latest Tweets / Twitter
rob hardy added 5mo ago
- "There is a point beyond which we cannot return. That is the point that must be reached." —Franz Kafka
from Tweet by Henrik Karlsson
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- “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
— André Gide, 1925from Tweet by Dylano | Essayful
rob hardy added 10mo ago
We put such pressure on ourselves to know exactly who we are and what we want in every moment; it’s okay for some things to be fuzzy. People who identify with having “so many issues” are often just people who don’t have immediate or perfect closure on the ever-evolving experience of being human.
from The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
rob hardy added 2mo ago
- A leading indicator of personal growth is how curious you are able to be with all your emotions - especially the ones you weren't allowed to feel as a kid.
from Tweet by Joe Hudson
rob hardy added 1mo ago
- “I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting sick of their own bullshit” – Elizabeth Gilbert
from Tweet by Oliver Burkeman
rob hardy added 1mo ago
Life is fierce and difficult. There is no life we can live without being subject to grief, loss and heartbreak. Half of every conversation is mediated through disappearance. Thus, there is every reason to want to retreat from life, to carry torches that illuminate only our own view, to make enemies of life and of others, to hate what we cannot unde
... See morefrom David Whyte by David Whyte
rob hardy added 3mo ago
People who trust themselves trust themselves because they’re honest with themselves. More specifically, they’re honest about what they need to restrict themselves from or altogether avoid. We think that the more we trust ourselves, the fewer boundaries we’ll need; the opposite is true. The people who trust themselves the most are the ones who honor
... See morefrom The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
rob hardy added 2mo ago