Is vulnerability weakness or is it strength, actually? Vulnerability exposes your weaknesses. Therefore it exposes you. The real you, complete you: which is not just a fragmented, “perfect” you — but one which is complete: including your weaknesses. Therefore vulnerability exposes you to criticism. Therefore it exposes you to the (UN)TRUTH. It exposes you …
Tag: Change
To Judge or Not To Judge
Update 2024.05.26: I have since written a more pragmatic take on the subject: To Judge or Not To Judge (#2) There’s observing And then there’s judging and comparing and labelling Indeed you must judge. Judge those you work with. Judge who to trust. Judge the potential dangers. Indeed you must compare. This is …
You Mismanage You
Your hopes about you cause you to misperceive, misjudge yourself When you don’t understand you — you don’t know how to deal with you; You don’t know how to manage you; Therefore you mismanage you; You don’t capitalise on your strengths — because you’re too busy making up for your weaknesses …
If Life Doesn’t Humble You…
If life doesn’t humble you then you’re not challenging yourself How does one grow prideful, arrogant? By thinking he’s doing (so) well When does one think he’s doing well? Usually one thinks he’s doing well AFTER he DID DO WELL, with something And this sense of “doing well”, sense of contentment about oneself, it …
The NORMAL and ABNORMAL
-There’s normal and abnormal -Then there’s a spectrum from bad to good, low to high -Then there’s “good abnormal” and “bad abnormal” -In any matter: the “normal” lies somewhere on the bad-good spectrum (low-high spectrum): and the “good abnormal” is above the normal, and the “bad abnormal” is below the normal In any matter …
To Not Be a Hater Is Already To Be Ahead
To not be a hater is already to get ahead. To not be a critic is already to get ahead. To not be a sceptic is already to get ahead. Sceptics, at best, see flaws but don’t see solutions. They may be right about the visible flaws but they have no clue about the …
What To Do Before You Die
When you: -do your best -ALWAYS seek to still do better, never satisfied -stay utterly humble: perfectly separated from your work, verily just an instrument of god (or world, or devil, or money, or muse, or destiny, you name it) -ITERATE LIKE FUCKING CRAZY -and get lucky +aren’t crazy (we all are a little) then …
Complaining vs Changing vs Accepting
There’s complaining There’s making changes There’s accepting There’s complaining = merely expressing dissatisfaction There’s making changes = taking responsibility and changing the dissatisfying There’s accepting = accepting the situation, whether changed or not changed Of course complaining is not accepting And of course complaining is not making changes But it can be confused …
You Can’t Change Because You Can’t Own It Publicly
To change is to make changes You don’t make changes in a vacuum. The changes you make, the actions you take — are NOTICEABLE not invisible, not in a vacuum, not “secret” (your business-changes are visible in the business world, your social changes are visible in your social life, social circle, your community, …
Happy For Others, Envious Of Others
You’re envious of others if you believe they gain and possess at the expense of you gaining and possessing You’re happy for others if you believe you gain when they gain Material resources Social Status, recognition Power Pleasure Happiness Life Health Self-acceptance Self-respect Love anything At any one of those matters you may …