"As a divergent-brained human who has found (and still finds) the social, professional, relational, sensory, cultural, and political ‘way of things’ challenging, the inner push of “if only I try harder it will all become clearer, more known, easier, solid” is a persistent belief that is hard to shake.(2)"
= try harder, do better, be more... that STRIVING impulse is something I totally resonate with. Go faster - THROW yourself at it.
But... Rest. Create space. Think clearly... this is the counter move, the non-default move.
So much richness here, opening into the unknown with rage and grace. Good reading / research pile too
Isn’t it just. Words and work that feeds. “Opening into the unknown with rage and grace” - mmm. Yes. Thank you.
"As a divergent-brained human who has found (and still finds) the social, professional, relational, sensory, cultural, and political ‘way of things’ challenging, the inner push of “if only I try harder it will all become clearer, more known, easier, solid” is a persistent belief that is hard to shake.(2)"
= try harder, do better, be more... that STRIVING impulse is something I totally resonate with. Go faster - THROW yourself at it.
But... Rest. Create space. Think clearly... this is the counter move, the non-default move.