perfection is a form of fear
“Tools of empowerment - heartset and mindset.”
“...wanting soul life without the dark, warming intelligence of personal doubt is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.”
“Because his art is sucha difficult one, the writer is not likely to advance in the worldas visibly as do his neighbors: while his best friends from highschool or college are becoming junior partner...”
“My soul.My spirit.My strength.”
“Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what youre wearing, who youre around, what youre doing. Recreate and repeat.”
“Since [narcissists] deep down, feel themselves to be faultless, it is inevitable that when they are in conflict with the world they will invariably perceive the conflict as the world's fault. Since...”