self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
self renewal
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
— André Gide, 1925
— André Gide, 1925
Dylan O'Sullivan • Tweet
Often when people are stuck in life it’s because they’re holding out for the delusional possibility of a costless way of getting what they want, instead of just paying the cost
Sasha Chapinx.comThe first step to a transformed world (or a transformed life) is a tough one: we have to give up our ideas of what the transformation looks like. To surrender our visions of preferred outcomes. Trust me, whatever actual transformation comes out of living with Reality day by day, it’s going to be much better than whatever plans your current ego has ... See more
River Kenna • Destabilization & the Frequency of Values
“Things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. When you understand that, you abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.” - Leonard Cohen
Henrik Karlsson • Sara Campbell on Substack
I am not sure that I exist, actually.
I am the writers that I have read; the people that I have I have met; the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.
— Jorge Luis Borges, 1981
I am the writers that I have read; the people that I have I have met; the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.
— Jorge Luis Borges, 1981
twitter.com • Geneia@home @home
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
— Søren Kierkegaard
— Søren Kierkegaard
Istra of Glome • Tweet
Demons must be named to be defeated, just as our deepest and most vile urges or emotions must be acknowledged to be integrated