self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
self renewal
This is one of my favorite poems, from Kahlil Gibran
We read it at the beginning of our week-long intensives. https://t.co/KnKqSGF9DG
Forgiveness performed from obligation does two things: it excuses the behavior of others, and it reduces our ability to be conscious and present with the pain we truly feel.
When we rush to forgiveness, we lose our connection to our original wounds.
When we rush to forgiveness, we lose our connection to our original wounds.
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Growth mindset is just replying to yourself with “skill issue” every time something goes wrong
Emmett Shear • Tweet
A single, truly empowered individual can counterbalance the inertia of thousands who remain stuck in fear, anger, or shame.
That individual is Danny DeVito.
That individual is Danny DeVito.
Paul Staples on Substack
Cut a chrysalis open and you will find a rotting caterpillar. What you will never find is that mythical creature, half caterpillar, half butterfly... No, the process of transformation consists almost entirely of decay.
— Pat Barker
— Pat Barker
The Only Thing to Do
most of the demons worth slaying, they're the children of Certainty and Convenience
River Kenna • Tweet
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
-Anne Lamott