“Perhaps one would be wise when young even to avoid thinking of oneself as a writer - for there's something a little stopped and satisfied, too healthy, in that. Better to think of writing, of what one does as an activity, rather than an identity - to write, I write; we write; to keep the calling a verb rather than a noun; to keep working at the thing, at all hours, in all places, so that your life does not become a pose, a pornography of wishing.” ThinkingWritingLittlesDoeWould BeYoungWishHoursWiseIdentityCallingHealthyActivityOneselfSatisfiedPornographyBeing WiseVerbsNouns Author:Lorrie Moore
“Maturity involves being honest and true to oneself, making decisions based on a conscious internal process, assuming responsibility for one's decisions, having healthy relationships with others and developing one's own true gifts. It involves thinking about one's environment and deciding what one will and won't accept.” ThinkingProcessDecisionResponsibilityAcceptingEnvironmentHonestHealthyConsciousAssumingOneselfDevelopingBeing HonestMaturityInternalsMaking DecisionsRelationships With OthersHealthy RelationshipTrue To OneselfTrue GiftsAssuming Responsibility Author:Mary Pipher
“I think the healthy way to live is to make friends with the beast inside oneself, and that means not the beast but the shadow. The dark side of one's nature. Have fun with it and you know, is to accept everything about ourselves.” ThinkingKnowsWayMeanFunSidesDarkAcceptingHealthyShadowOneselfHaving FunBeastDark SideWay To LiveHopkinsShadow Side Author:Anthony Hopkins
“Psychologically speaking, the rational, healthy response to climate change is to say to oneself, "What can I do about this?" But that question is often answered through individual action.” ActionIndividualHealthyClimateResponseClimate ChangeOneselfRational Author:Margaret D. Klein