Quotations
The idea of "soulmates" was very big in my early teens and twenties but honestly that is not how I would describe any of my relationships. All of them were important and they are still very alive to me, every single one, but this idea of soulmates caused all sorts of problems. Made me feel like one person had to be everything forever or it meant nothing. You Bust Loose From Heaven And Now Your Life Starts* Or: should you blow up your life? - Miranda July
Again, you're imagining yourself with nothing, no inner self at all. The most forlorn and bereft person to ever exist. This probably goes back to how you felt in childhood. But now you are a grown woman and you probably are good at taking care of a lot of other people in addition to yourself. It is possible that β out of fear of being bereft, suitcase in hand β you have too much stability in your life. A build up of stability and structure that is not actually supporting you. You as you are beginning to see you might be. You Bust Loose From Heaven And Now Your Life Starts* Or: should you blow up your life? - Miranda July
All we have is time Chantal Akerman
Avoid talking at length and repeatedly about your problems with a friend unless you are making some effort to challenge your thinking on the topic. We all need to vent occasionally, and this can be a healthy response at first. But venting in the same way over and over can often make you feel worse. My CBT modules
The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as an example. The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul, rendering it capable of turning to good. Andrei Tarkovsky
It goes without saying, I believe, that if we understood ourselves better, we would damage ourselves less. But the barrier between oneself and oneβs knowledge of oneself is high indeed. There are so many things one would rather not know! James Baldwin