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“1,000 mini-heartbreaks everyday for a month is better than one epic one that you don’t understand.”
a text I received from a friend going through a tough time
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If you are reporting on the party, then you are not really part of the party.
You are just an amateur journalist with a smartphone.
source: Douglas Rushkoff from The Knowledge Project
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It seems a constant erasure of our past is buried under new scribblings.
If we are driftingly content to dismiss our own lived experience (that is to change our memories to fit the new lines or repress the dissident noise) then we are not only shaped by history and culture, but we fortify the very shape that writes us out of existence.
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The little things you do to help yourself often trip you up.
So I won’t forget something, I put it in my pocket, but then it is “out of sight, out of mind” and I walk around looking for it.
It is only by internalizing our system, so that we no longer remember to remember, that we truly help ourselves.
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Today I envision myself being killed in a traffic accident during rush hour. My only concerns were that my wife knew that I loved her, and that I had not spent enough time enjoying the rich beauty in nature.
Literally two minutes later I found belly button lint in my actual belly button! It somehow seems profound in a lighthearted way. Is this the first time the navel gazing actually generated a result?
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While others engage with criticism and gossip, spend your time learning skills.
Take feedback, but don’t argue, don’t ruminate: just work on yourself.
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When learning something new, have patience with the teacher. And have patience with yourself. Just have patience.
Let it unfold over time, don’t judge prematurely. You don’t have to prove anything.
