The most trustworthy people in the world are those who have been to the underworld. Those who’ve been torn open, rearranged, and made new by suffering.
Beautifully written; thank you for this! Do you follow Susan Cain's excellent work, including The Quiet Life? Her latest post seems to compliment your journey and this writing: Are You a "Transcender"?
The constant stream of advertisements about how to achieve 'happiness' is truly like a drug. The craving might abate for a short time but it creeps back into your life evens stronger.
Just what I needed this morning.
Thank you. This was a good reminder that nothing is permanent, including sadness.
Beautifully written; thank you for this! Do you follow Susan Cain's excellent work, including The Quiet Life? Her latest post seems to compliment your journey and this writing: Are You a "Transcender"?
The place where happiness and "cosmic sadness." https://thequietlife.net/p/are-you-a-transcender?publication_id=2050901&post_id=147244029&isFreemail=true&r=1q9i0&triedRedirect=true
A thousand times better contentment than happiness
The constant stream of advertisements about how to achieve 'happiness' is truly like a drug. The craving might abate for a short time but it creeps back into your life evens stronger.
Capitalism feeds on us.