the enemy within
We often compete with and demonize our colleagues or family members. However, proximity and familiarity are tragic standards upon which …
retail therapy
When looking for productive boringness, shopping nicely fills the time. When disgruntled or overwhelmed, consumerism offers an escapist world of …
the price of love
The price of "love" is to have your dysfunction soothed, which is temporary at best. The delusion is to think …
true kindness
The unpleasant thing is to be honestly precise rather than passively ambiguous. Contrary to the stereotype of kindness, politeness can …
Negative effort
Choosing the passive role, remaining open to life’s flows, or the active position, imprinting your will upon situations, are not …
Purpose vs. vitality
Having a purpose in your life provides an orientation point, but people fundamentally want to feel alive. (That is to …
Seeds of transformation
Establishing a goal and aiming for it is admirable, but the Kantian/Euclidean path ignores the embodied process of change that …