"But no matter the medicinal virtues of being a true friend or sustaining a long close relationship with another, the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the ( Read more... )

Is this relationship expanding you or shrinking you?

Brene Brown: Lean into some discomfort because I think these seemingly impossible problems that we have...just the lack of love sometimes are not going to be solved in a comfortable way. You have to choose comfort or courage. You just can’t have both. So I guess my ask would be more of a big metaphysical ask that you give vulnerability a shot and ( Read more... )

Tim Ferriss and Brené Brown in February 2020:

Tim Ferriss: My question related to armor is-I’ll get there through a segue, which is a quote that I want to say Tara Brach, the well-known meditation teacher, also writer-Radical Acceptance is a fantastic book-shared with me, which I’m going to paraphrase and it’s along the lines of, “A great sage once ( Read more... )

Mel Robbins on Making Decisions:
Do you make decisions with your heart or do you make decisions with your head and how the hell do you know?Knowing if you're making the right decision often comes from listening to your intuition and trusting your heart ( Read more... )

"invest energy only in people who make you feel alive"

I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else ( Read more... )

And I wonder if I ever cross your mind?

for me it happens all the time

Also, falling in love looks like: insomnia, anxiety, diarrhea, lack of appetite, and repetitive thought patterns

dim lights
incense
sitar

Ugh, this feels like a progressive illness.

I wanna go to you
Funny how I'm nervous still