Defensive much?
Why would you ever defend yourself? To explain enriches a narrative, both revealing and contextualizing, but when justifying one assumes there is a "self" (ego/identity) …
ego
The punch drunk ego
You have to let go. When we make a mistake or are insulted, we hang onto it, impairing our behavior. Our pride (which can appear …
The Man You Are vs. The Man You Want To Be
How do you balance strength and confidence with kindness and empathy? To be sensitive and rational tends towards acquiescent compliance: a non-heroic trait. To give …
A better revolution
The problem: Revolutions use the voice of the people to replace one tyranny with another. Rosa Luxembourg says the revolution is shaped by listening, not …
Coming to your senses
Coming to your senses is literally waking up from thought. To come back into your physicality is to escape your mind’s incessant ramblings
Don’t-ignore-me Tantrum
Sometimes we push back against things simply to push, to flex and feel real. Our internal wiring (ego) acts out, asserting itself in the world: …
No Virtue in Consistency
Self Creation: the path of fixation leads to death, the path of fluidity leads to life. There is no virtue in consistency if it prevents …