ringfencing my self
I remember reading somewhere that just few decades ago we lived in small communities, unconnected by the internet. We would only need to cope with the happenings of this small community, and…
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A person cannot direct his emotional life
A person cannot direct his emotional life in the way he bids his motor system to reach for a cup. He cannot will himself to want the right thing, or to love the right person, or to be happy after a disappointment, or even to be happy in happy times. People lack this capacity not through a deficiency of discipline but because the jurisdiction of will is limited to the latest brain and to those functions within its purview. Emotional life can be influenced, but it cannot be commanded.
What I learned from cultivating self-compassion
on the relationship between self-compassion and compassion for other people
When kids end their own lives
why we are killing them with a flawed narrative
How to leave a safe existence
on learning to look at my life as a piece of fabric
Experimenting with my life
a living experiment to see what is the outcome of living a life that is as closely aligned to my philosophy, beliefs and values as possible
I am leaving, because I can
on agency and self-love
The courage to be ourselves
why it is important to the world to be who you are