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Fortunate Falls
Becoming more of who I am often seems to start with some kind of growing down, a fortunate fall (that didn’t seem that fortunate at the time). It can feel more like a descent, and being stripped away of more of my false wrappings(which I wouldn’t have minded keeping). It ls like becoming naked (and even more transparent to myself), which is sometimes frightening. But entering into a ‘deepening’ like that can take us down into something more true about ourselves and what really calls us (and our common human and spiritual struggle), which somehow makes me feel more connected to humanity. — Jon Wilson
To Maslow, “transcenders” are regularly motivated by values and experiences that go beyond the satisfaction of basic needs and the fulfillment of one’s unique potential. These “metamotivations” include a devotion to a calling outside oneself, a seeking of “peak experiences”, and a commitment to the values of Being, or the “B-values”, including truth, goodness, beauty, justice, meaningfulness, playfulness, aliveness, excellence, simplicity, elegance, and wholeness — as ultimate goals in themselves. — Scott Barry Kaufman
There really are mistakes in life. Some people say, “There are no mistakes,” and I get it — you don’t want to lose yourself in regret. But you’ll never get back to your heart if you think all paths lead to the same goal. (If you’ve ever been hiking, you know that isn’t true.)…
