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Iâve noticed that my most age-fluid ( and joyful! ) friends truly understand human frailty.
And when we consistently recognize our frailty, we donât expect a linear path, nor do we put too much of our value into something that can disappear.
And when we consistently recognize our frailty, we donât expect a linear path, nor do we put too much of our value into something that can disappear.
Substack ⢠Age-Fluidity
But thatâs the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing.â
Ray Bradbury ⢠Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
âThe child says: âWhen I am a big boy.â But what is that? The big boy says, âWhen I grow up.â And then, grown up, he says: âWhen I get married.â But to be married, what is that after all? The thought changes to âWhen Iâm able to retire.â And then, when retirement comes, he looks back over the landscape traversed; a cold wind seems to sweep over it;
... See moreDale Carnegie ⢠How to stop worrying & start living
At first, these adaptations make it possible to survive. But eventually, the methods you used to feel comfortable and safe rendered you increasingly defended, shut down, prone to escapism, resistant to reality, anxious, avoidant, neurotic, narcissistic, depressed, hopeless. This is true because when you function through a series of defenses,
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Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, youâre there. It doesnât matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something thatâs like you after you take your hands away. The
... See moreRay Bradbury ⢠Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
âDesire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.â
Haley Nahman ⢠#197: What is "personal style"?
âI donât think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but donât yet know how, donât yet feel strong enough, donât yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, donât be disheartened, donât give up. Youâve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
â allyi