Truth

“It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Give yourself permission to be a beginner.”​ — Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way​

I still have thoughts i can’t share

Some of these poisons are embedded in the shared ideals of our culture, with its focus on constant improvement and perpetual forward motion. The rise of digital culture has exacerbated this problem dramatically. We’re now, more than ever before, bombarded by hidden and overt messages about our personal worth. In spite of the growing uncertainty and

"We need regular rituals that compel us to turn & face the difficulties, the failures, the woe, the underside of things; spaces where we're obliged to confront & work through what we might otherwise avoid. Our lives and health would improve vastly if we did such things." — James Davies

“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.”

–Robert M. Pirsig

In order to learn you also need to forget, to make room, to stop seeing something one way so you can start seeing it another way - Mark Lewis

It is safe to see

Do my expectations match my level of effort? Make sure that they do, and if they don’t, adjust one to match the other