self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
self renewal
“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
Healing as the process of slowly becoming a normie from first principles.
Heidi Priebe • 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
yesterday a friend said: “doesn’t freelancing make you feel simultaneously self-actualized and completely behind in life?”
and yeah. that’s exactly it.
freelancing makes me feel free, and terrified, and proud, and like a failure.
all at once. every day.
and yeah. that’s exactly it.
freelancing makes me feel free, and terrified, and proud, and like a failure.
all at once. every day.
Peter Yang • Rose McMackin on Substack
kind of shocked at how much mental energy is freed up if we stop trying to be special and important
nihilism disrespecter • Tweet
Hardship. Hard-'ship,' from the Old English word 'sciappan,' which means 'to shape' or 'to make.' Hard things shape us. Hard things make us
There’s even wisdom in the words themselves
Dylan O'Sullivanx.comSome people find themselves by already knowing who they are, then moving towards that. Other people find themselves by knowing who they’re not, then moving away from that. Many of us work our whole lives at a combination of the two.