Staring into the Abyss

Looking inwards, looking outwards - I shan't bury my head in the sand

Staring into the abyss means thinking reasonably about things that are uncomfortable to contemplate, like arguments against your religious beliefs, or in favor of breaking up with your partner. It’s common to procrastinate on thinking hard about these things because it might require you to acknowledge that you were very wrong about something in the... See more

benkuhn.net • Staring Into the Abyss as a Core Life Skill

I realise how much of my life has been centred around burying my head in the sand, for safety, acceptance, survival; a way of coping with the enormity of discomfort from being wrong, not being right, or being ostracised/criticised for recognising this in others. Ignorance is bliss, but I cannot achieve the growth I yearn for without staring into the Abyss.