From Joseph Campbell: “Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?”
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Quote of the day 10/03/23
From Joseph Campbell: “The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.”
Quote of the day 10/02/23
From Joseph Campbell: “Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”
Quote of the day 09/28/23
From Joseph Campbell: “It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”
Quote of the day 09/26/23
From Joseph Campbell: “We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”
Quote of the day 09/10/23
From Epictetus: “Don’t put your purpose in one place and expect to see progress made somewhere else.”
Quote of the day 09/09/23
From Aristotle: “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”
Quote of the day 08/27/23
From Aristotle: “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”
Live like you are in a dream
I posted this quote from Marcus Aurelius a few days agao. ““Awaken; return to yourself. Now, no longer asleep, knowing they were only dreams, clear-headed again, treat everything around you as a dream.” It’s been echoing around in my mind since then. I’ve been trying to think of life in this way. I’ve found itContinue reading “Live like you are in a dream”
Writing
So you want to write? Write. You have a story to tell? Tell it. Don’t be concerned if you tell it the best way it can be told. Don’t be concerned about fame or success. Be concerned about telling your story. That’s all that matters. And you can always tell it better later.