August 2009
15 posts
Diminishing the Ego
Oftentimes our ego — our own hangups, prides, and insecurities — is what keeps us from happiness. Some activities are ego-building, others are ego-diminishing.
Just about any accomplishment, the ego takes credit for, building the ego.
I’ve found that the only way to continually diminish my ego and grow is by pursuing what I love. It doesn’t matter what that is, as...
The Formula
The formula for romanticism doesn’t tell you what to do. It tells you how to hold your head. It isn’t a map showing you how to get from point A to point B, but more how to create a map, given that you are hopelessly lost at sea, from wherever you are to wherever you need to be.
“All things are ready when our minds be so.”
– William Shakespeare, Henry V
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Sometimes I think I’m the only one in the world who gets it, romanticism. I feel the pain of that thought deep in my chest. …But then once in a while, I run into something like this, and I wonder, why don’t I know more people like this?
“Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.”
– Father Flynn, from the movie Doubt
Being romantic is being idealistic and not only hoping, but planning for things that have a 1% chance of actually happening. Because if you think about it, out of all the sperms and eggs that never make it, the fact that you and I exist make us products of romance.
“We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our...”
– Jack Kornfield (via The Wisdom of the Enneagram)
I tried to do handstands for you I tried to do...
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood,...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“You have to give your heart to the Goddess of Wisdom, give her all your love and...”
– World-Class Performers Don’t Work - They Enjoy High Performance (via kyle-burton)
“You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another...”
– Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (via amplequotes) (via douglangille)