rob hardy

writing is how you clarify your beliefs in order to make them useful to others

which in turn prompts conversations which help further clarity your thoughts and lets you be of greater & greater service

my spiritual practice? oh you mean having hard conversations, stumbling & repairing, getting 1% better daily, accepting responsibility

Jung understood that the psyche isn't a mechanism that can be dismantled and studied piece by piece. It's a living reality that responds to being observed, that shifts and transforms under examination, that contains paradoxes and contradictions that defy statistical capture.

That moment when you realize your perfectionism isn't really about excellence - it's about control.

If I can just make this thing perfect enough, I can control how people respond to it, how I feel about myself, what happens next.

But perfectionism actually prevents the very thing it promises: the satisfaction of creating something real and letting... See more

You can’t try to resonate. Ultimately, resonance is beyond us. Like happiness, it can’t be a goal.

“My words will either attract a strong mind or offend a weak one.”

- Anne Sexton

Unreasonably effective writing advice:

"What are you trying to say here?

Okay, just write that."