It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found. - Donald Winnicott
Imagine a game of hide and seek, and how quickly the delight and joy of hiding will disappear if you realize that no one is coming to find you.
This is true of our emotional lives as well.
We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. - Anaïs Nin
There is no one universal truth or reality in this world. We each see things through the lens of our own experience, and bring our slightly distorted view to everything we do.
The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. - African Proverb
We do not exist in isolation; we exist in relation to others. There are very few things as painful and destructive to our psyche as being rejected from a community we depend on.
Not all pain comes to harm you. - Italian Proverb
We go to extraordinary lengths to avoid discomfort and pain. But these feelings serve deeply important purposes in our lives, and it's important to get comfortable sitting with and listening to them.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it fate. - Carl Jung
The things you don't know about yourself are deciding a lot about your life. Invest in self-awareness to gain agency and satisfaction.
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