For a quick trip around the bases, it means you blame yourself for everything, you avoid reality, you can’t trust people, you’re hungry to please. Which isn’t all bad: perfectionism makes the straight-A student; lack of trust begets
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“in the event of an “authoritarian revolution,” authoritarians may seek massive social change in pursuit of greater oneness and sameness, willingly overturning established institutions and practices that their (psychologically) conservative peers would be drawn to defend and preserve.”
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
“I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I’m dead.”
― God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
― God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
“According to a 2010 report in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, even getting out into nature for five minutes at a stretch is enough to give your self-esteem a substantial upgrade. And know this: walking near water seemed to have the biggest effect.”
― First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety
― First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety
“It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life. —FRED ROGERS”
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“Don’t waste time trying to change your anger into something that makes you likable; you will only wind up disliking yourself. Write your rage, paint it, film it, dance it, lyricize it, poeticize it. You don’t have to be good, just honest.”
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
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