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"Reject elitist markers of success & rejoice in your inherent value as a person."
When we talk about power, we are talking about your level of protection. When preventing and reducing harm, we need to use our power to protect the most vulnerable communities. How are you currently using your power?
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"The truth is not nearly as frightening if you don't have to worry about condemning yourself for it."
Discovering who we are, instead of fixing who we are
Trusting our intuition instead of outsourcing our improvements
Feeling and doing good, instead of trying to BE good
Being kind to ourselves instead of striving to prove ourselves to others
Understanding our authentic individual values instead of trying to live by some monolithic approach of what's right for everybody
Going after goals that inspire us, instead of goals that somebody else told us we should aim for
Having our own backs and developing self-trust instead of living by somebody else's needs or expectations
Listening to our hearts instead of trying to be "logical"
"And then there is the kindness of dignity. Of giving someone the benefit of the doubt. The kindness of seeing someone for the person that they are and can become, and the realization that everyone, including me and you, has a noise in our heads, a story to be told, fear to be danced with and dreams to be realized."
I really enjoyed reading Matt Haig's Notes on a Nervous Planet... up until a point. This happens to me a lot when reading a collection of short stories or, in this case, a set of essays all riffing on the same theme. At some point, my brain just kind of goes, "yeah, I got it," because it's not necessarily making any new points.
HOWEVER! It's still really great and worth reading because there are a host--A HOST!--of wonderful little insights and ideas floating around in there.
Here are a few of the bits I highlighted while reading:
"If the modern world is making us feel bad, then it doesn't matter what else it has going for it because feeling bad sucks."
(This is something I have felt for a long time! What's the use of all these great advancements if people are miserable?)
"Having access to information gives you one kind of freedom at the expense of another."
(I think we saw a perfect example of THAT over the past year.)
"We would do well to remember that the feeling we have these days--that each year is worse than the one previously--is partly just that: a feeling. We are increasingly plugged in to the ongoing travesties and horrors of world news and so the effect is depressing. It's a global sinking feeling."
(Seriously though, is the world getting worse or do we just know all the terrible things now?)
"One thing mental illness has taught me is that progress is a matter of acceptance. Only by accepting a situation can you change it."
"Illness has a lot to teach wellness. But when I am well I forget these things. The trick is to keep hold of these things. To turn recovery into prevention. To live how I live when I am ill, without being ill."
(Both of these last two quotes can be held together, I think. They also have something to tell us about what we can do as we emerge from the pandemic. Remember at the beginning when we were all taking our mental health really seriously, going for walks, stretching, and finding other little ways to make sure we didn't lose our entire sense of humanity? Those things will still be good for us later, when we have everything that used to distract us from the emptiness in our hearts.)
"Enjoy the internet. Don't use it when you aren't enjoying it."
(And yet.)
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