“Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
“Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness” ― Epictetus
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.” – Charles Schaefer
M: On the Source of Anger
Anger is never the primary emotion: It is usually sourced from
- Shame
- Pain
- Sadness
- Fear
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
James Baldwin
“We understand victory as something that can be achieved only by one side, by an individual or a team or one competing party (tribe, nation, political body). The idea that victory can be shared, that we can all win, all succeed together remains revolutionary.” – Bernard DeKoven
2016.05.19 On Solitude and Love
“What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart that wants to come home. I want to be held. I don’t want you to come too close. I want you to scoop me up and bring me home at nights. I don’t want to tell you where I am. I want to keep a place among the rocks where no one can find me. I want to be with you.” – Jeanette Winterson
The learning of holding space between myself and you; to love your fire but to not stand too close because you do not care who you burn down. You will burn me down.
I long for love, belonging. To be seen, held. And I want it from you. But I fear your touch. I dread your look. I anticipate your words with unease.
Is this love?