For the last 6 months or so, my self mantra has been “I love myself”. I say it to me randomly, I say it to me when I realize it’s been a while since I said it, I say it to me when I’m sick or feeling badly, I say it out loud in the… Continue reading Milestone acheived: A new mantra
Tag: reality check
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A fight for ‘equality’ does not rely on disavowing systemic oppression to rationalize ones idea of justice. A fight for ‘vengeance’ does.
Enlightenment as rationalization for inaction is pacifism as pathology.
“Sometimes I find myself getting angry at the heads of corporations or at politicians who design and implement murderous policies. But then I always have to realize that I am part of the problem, because I, too, drive a car. I realize that most of all I need to have compassion for politicians. They must… Continue reading Enlightenment as rationalization for inaction is pacifism as pathology.
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“When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.” – Carl Jung
The path to Enwhitenment
This is one of the most brilliantly written, keenly observed social criticisms I’ve ever read.
It rings in part for just about every spiritual white person I’ve ever met, including myself; I both mirror my own misguided aspects of it, and fiercely recognize this as a set of core ideals in SO many people I’ve known in my life;
Known, and deeply, deeply disliked.
I wish I had had this to send them, to articulate my stance for me, back when I still put up with them, and people who choose to be like them.
Behold, the path of #Enwhitenment http://enwhitenment.wordpress.com/
Not all Men.
In the usual world, the occasional anomaly Elliot whatshisfucks not withstanding, it seems it’s always the ones who say “I’m not that guy” who fall the hardest when they behave like one; the ones who deny their darkness as from another breed are, of course, the least capable of fessing up and overcoming their embodiments… Continue reading Not all Men.
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“Imagine if your beliefs guarantee you can never get to where you want to go” – Tony Robbins
A word on friendship: Featuring Brenè Brown
There are moments in people’s lives, people who decide to move through the world ever growing and opening their hearts, where a pattern of truth can no longer be unseen. Here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t just call anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot of good friends, but… Continue reading A word on friendship: Featuring Brenè Brown
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“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis
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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle