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popular technique is to combine light analytical thinking with a focus on the senses—find 5 things that are black, what are 4 things that you can hear, where are 3 things you can touch, etc.
“We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.”
― Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
― Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
“(The fonder the memory, the deeper the ache.)”
― Spare
― Spare
“It occurred to me then that identity is a hierarchy. We are primarily one thing, and then we're primarily another, and then another, and so on, until death- in succession. Each new identity assumes the throne of Self, but takes us further from our original self, perhaps our core self- the child. Yes, evolution, maturation, the path towards wisdom, it's all natural and healthy, but there's a purity to childhood, which is diluted with each iteration.”
― Spare
― Spare
“However, unpopular opinion here. You’re not responsible for how you were brought up, but you are responsible for your actions and reactions once you’re an adult.”
― Things We Hide from the Light
― Things We Hide from the Light
“Anything unspeakable to you is affecting you.”
― Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
― Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
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