At a certain point, instead of resisting self-criticism like they originally planned to, they start believing it. When you tell yourself, "You can't do this!" on a daily basis, then you are only destroying your self-esteem.
“Desafortunadamente padecía una triple exclusión común en Guatemala, incluso en la actualidad: ser indígena, ser pobre y ser mujer: situación compartida por cientos, miles de niñas mayas de Guatemala debido a factores estructurales y culturales.”
― Migrante
― Migrante
“Imagine living a life full of comforts and not being challenged with anything in life. That would only lead to a boring life, whereas challenges would provide you with an adventurous life.”
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
“More pragmatically, we have had long, intense intimate conversations that felt deeply sexual to us. And we have had intercourse that didn’t feel terribly sexual.”
― The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
― The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
“Mental growth takes place when you start accepting uncomfortable truths of your life and the people around you. Spiritual growth takes place when you venture out of your comfort zone and explore different sources of energy around you. Emotional growth takes place when you start recognizing your feelings instead of running away from them.”
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
“It’s always been my favorite holiday,” he tells me. “There’s a freedom to it—where everyone gets dressed up and pretends to be someone else and it’s not because you’re hiding or you’re deceiving, it’s because on that day we all seem to acknowledge that it’s good to put on a mask once in a while.”
― Funny You Should Ask
― Funny You Should Ask
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