something about a fig tree
being haunted by a choice, by so many choices. the weight of choice, the fear of regret, the fear of starting. the way the path life unfolding
something about a fig tree
When people reflect later in life, it is the things they did not do that generate the greatest despair.
99U • Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career (99U Book 2)
We never feel grief when we lose something that we have allowed to be free, that we have never attempted to possess. Grief is a sign that I made my happiness depend on this thing or person, at least to some extent. We’re so accustomed to hear the opposite of this that what I say sounds inhuman, doesn’t it?
J. Francis Stroud • Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
Flow like water around obstacles.
When you encounter resistance or difficulty, remember that water doesn't fight the rock - it finds a way around, over, or through. Instead of forcing solutions or pushing harder when things feel stuck, pause and ask yourself: "What's the softer path here?" Sometimes the most effective action is the one that re
“Regret is an interesting concept. Often, it involves retroactively considering a decision we made under one set of circumstances and judging it unfairly by our current ones.”
Regret, in the words of Kathryn Schulz in her wonderful 2011 TED talk on the subject, is “the emotion we experience when we think that our present situation could be better or happier if we had done something different in the past.”
Mark Reiter • The Earned Life: Lose Regret, Choose Fulfillment
