This is so good. It is so easy to fake progress by fixing surface level things and blaming external circumstances, while avoiding the harder look at our own habits and the standards we tolerate. It all starts with who you are when no one is watching. And if you do not like that, no Pinterest mood boards will fix it.
Choice is the part people skip past because it sounds too simple to be the answer. But it’s the only lever actually in your hands on an ordinary Tuesday. Which choice would you point to as the one that changed the most for you?
Brilliant! Being intentional and bold with our choices is powerful. We often gone into options to minimize risk, but it creates scattered energy and a lukewarm response to what we truly want.
Du triffst etwas, das ich als verdeckter Ermittler brutal lernen musste: Identität ist nicht etwas, das man hat. Sie ist etwas, das man tut. Ich habe [jahrelang unter falscher Legende gelebt] und die Frage war nie "wer bin ich wirklich", sondern "wer muss ich sein, damit das funktioniert". Jede Mikro-Entscheidung. Wie ich reagiere, was ich toleriere, worauf ich achte. Hat diese konstruierte Identität entweder gestützt oder verraten. Dein Satz "you are what you choose" ist keine Metapher, er ist operativ.
this is was a really great read. this is the second post today i’m commenting about the idea of subtracting vs adding and i think that’s testament to how powerful flipping the script can be.
interesting you mentioned “studying to character”. i call this awareness, like self awareness but not in a cynical way. at some point you find yourself falling out of wanting to study yourself and just be. that’s when real change happens. so curious about the journalling method.
the reason i bring this up is because studying self clinically can be really difficult and cause adverse effects. people start to lose patience and cling onto change = movement.
it’s fascinating, how real life people take these teachings and bring them into practice. more nuance than what the teachers made it seem as!
but loved it, restacked so many quotes for a reason
I joined substack to read this post. It’s come at such a pivotal time in my life. I’ve just turned 30 and I’m determined to not spend the next decade of my life wondering ‘what if’. I’m putting myself first. For future me’s physical and mental health. Thank you so much for your words.
This is so good. It is so easy to fake progress by fixing surface level things and blaming external circumstances, while avoiding the harder look at our own habits and the standards we tolerate. It all starts with who you are when no one is watching. And if you do not like that, no Pinterest mood boards will fix it.
Choice is the part people skip past because it sounds too simple to be the answer. But it’s the only lever actually in your hands on an ordinary Tuesday. Which choice would you point to as the one that changed the most for you?
Agree!! https://joepepemd.substack.com/p/the-gap-between-what-happens-and
You are what you choose. Half truth
Other half read my book
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Brilliant! Being intentional and bold with our choices is powerful. We often gone into options to minimize risk, but it creates scattered energy and a lukewarm response to what we truly want.
Du triffst etwas, das ich als verdeckter Ermittler brutal lernen musste: Identität ist nicht etwas, das man hat. Sie ist etwas, das man tut. Ich habe [jahrelang unter falscher Legende gelebt] und die Frage war nie "wer bin ich wirklich", sondern "wer muss ich sein, damit das funktioniert". Jede Mikro-Entscheidung. Wie ich reagiere, was ich toleriere, worauf ich achte. Hat diese konstruierte Identität entweder gestützt oder verraten. Dein Satz "you are what you choose" ist keine Metapher, er ist operativ.
It is quite powerful to realise that even during times when it feels like we have no control, there are choices we can make, however small.
this is was a really great read. this is the second post today i’m commenting about the idea of subtracting vs adding and i think that’s testament to how powerful flipping the script can be.
interesting you mentioned “studying to character”. i call this awareness, like self awareness but not in a cynical way. at some point you find yourself falling out of wanting to study yourself and just be. that’s when real change happens. so curious about the journalling method.
the reason i bring this up is because studying self clinically can be really difficult and cause adverse effects. people start to lose patience and cling onto change = movement.
it’s fascinating, how real life people take these teachings and bring them into practice. more nuance than what the teachers made it seem as!
but loved it, restacked so many quotes for a reason
this was brilliant and rich
I always blamed the abuse i went through growing up, but I'm improving and healing thank you for this ❤️
Choice is the death of possibility and the birth of reality. Refuse to choose, and you become imprisoned by the person you could have been.
I really needed to hear this, thank you! Love your words and style of writing <3
I joined substack to read this post. It’s come at such a pivotal time in my life. I’ve just turned 30 and I’m determined to not spend the next decade of my life wondering ‘what if’. I’m putting myself first. For future me’s physical and mental health. Thank you so much for your words.
so far so gud
Amazing
once Maharaj ji said - "jaisa Banna hai, waisa socho...jo sochoge, woh ban jaaoge" (Think what you want to become, and you will become that)