“If we expect to identify ourselves in a second other but don’t recognize ourselves in our choice, living can turn into bitterness because the wheel of time has set another compass. When we understand that the chosen one is merely a fabrication of our imagination, the ivory tower of our expectations patently crumbles down. Only by revisiting and resetting our emotional construction do we ingrain its substance and viability. ( "Alpha and Omega")” ImaginationExpectationsChoiceCompassWheel Of TimeAlpha And OmegaIvory TowerIdentifying OneselfSecond OtherEmotional Construction Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Dogs can enhance the importance of a "Second Other" in shaping our self-identity, creating a nonverbal, unconditional bond that contrasts with the intricacies and conflicts inherent in human relationships. ("I am young and have no dog")” Unconditional LoveDogsHuman RelationshipsSelf IdentityIntricacyNonverbal CommunicationI Am Young And Have No DogSecond Other Author:Erik Pevernagie