Repressed psyche = repressed creativity Psychological repression is creative repression. Art is liberating in the same way personal inhibitions stifle creativity. For creativity to blossom there must be freedom. Conversly: The very power of art is that it can destroy those impediments – bringing about the liberation necessary for it to …
Tag: Psychology
The Wrongs Are Wrongs
The wrongs are wrongs. It won’t cease being wrong just because you ignore it. It will anger you for as long as you not solve it. Your wrongs you correct with action and/or understanding. Wrongs of others you correct by: 1) Correcting them 2) Getting rid of them 3) Making the …
Blame Is Only Ignorance
You can’t really blame the other person. The other person is precisely what it is. You can only ever blame your judgement. Or your management of the situation. Blame is really just a word used for a particular set of thoughts and feelings (thought-feelings). I can use the word “blame” to …
Not Having Time
“Not having time” can only happen when you have time. Especially too much time. You have time and then allocate it to some purpose. Your lack of time comes only from your desperate avoidance of the burden of choice. Choosing what to do is far too great of a weight. We have too …
Making Days Longer
The days are only long when you don’t have to do anything. One can only appreciate the infinite space of time when the mind is not tethered to the relentless wheel of obligations, ambitions, goals, commitments, plans… To appreciate the abundance of time — do nothing the whole day. See how long it …
How Does One Not Do Something?
How does one NOT do something? By not doing it. Life is really simple. You either do something — or you don’t. If you can investigate your life with scrutiny – you will see that 90% of things you didn’t do – you never even attempted. The narrative is futile. The excuses are …
Own Choices
Few men make their own choices. Usually we only choose from a few alternatives. Often less then that. Often we relinquish all the control, all the responsibility. We are desperately dependent on our environment. Since our choices are not ours – they belong to our environment. Positive influence – positive outcome. Negative influence …
One Can Transcend Limiting Beliefs With Affirmations
One can transcend limiting beliefs with affirmations. If you can’t liberate yourself from the past – perhaps you can override it by instilling new convictions. Positive thinking, affirmations, gratitude, confidence, visualisations – all these fancy tools put you in a more likely place to do yourself good. The precise explanation of their workings …
Growth is Inextricably Linked With Insecurity
So called “growth” is inextricably linked with insecurity. Any conception of a “better” version of you invariably creates a worse version of you. Version which you are insecure about. Growth is, in fact, identical with insecurity. Only pure, unprompted change is free of insecurity.
Reactions as Your Guide to Subconscious
Your subconscious runs you. It’s a fact. You think you know what you’re doing but you’re only scratching the surface. The program is in the subconscious and unless you become aware of it – you’re NOT in control. How does one become aware of one’s subconscious? SELF-INQUIRY. What’s one simple way? Study your reactions. …