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Self Containment Quotes

“You yearn to stay in this in-between place, where the beauty of the times you have freshly bade farewell to is still alive and vivid in your mind – almost real – and the reality of your new circumstances has yet to fully sink in. You listen to the familiar melodies that had accompanied you on your journey, and allow the music to evoke landscapes and scenes in your mind. The songs caress your sub-consciousness and fill your being with an airy joy. You are both here and elsewhere. Or perhaps you are everywhere and nowhere.”

Source: The Desire for Elsewhere

“Moments later, I was climbing nervously into the back of the car. The driver wore the archetypal expression of an antagonist. No words were exchanged beyond the brief lines uttered to this nameless stranger, whose inclinations remained unclear. The car sped along empty roads and traversed dingy alleyways. Music blared from its speakers. I did not remember exhaling throughout the entire journey.”

Source: The Desire for Elsewhere

“She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that could simply say I am without adding a this, or a that, without saying I am Indian, Guyanese, English, or anything else in the world.”

Source: Of Marriageable Age

“For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.”

Self Self Esteem Solitude Self Awareness Independence Individuality Self Respect Self Determination Self Reliance Self Sufficiency Self Trust Self Assurance Retire Ataraxy Self Containment

Book:Meditations

Source: Meditations

“It is important to know when to tune out of people, and when to tune into yourself.”

Important You Self Reflection Me Self Sufficiency Inside Outside Self Trust Ataraxy Self Containment

Book:Stamerenophobia

Source: Stamerenophobia