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At this point the diary gradually shifts from being a place where I vent my feelings and make laconic jokes about my flaws to a place where I think about things that interest me or give me awe. To use [Visa’s phrase](https://substack.com/redirect/c0887e7e-4209-41bd-aad5-3cb5b136a96e?j=eyJ1IjoiNmdtcW1qIn0.fFUvpUEzpOrwdww3ElwErhsO964KhwdDmKUp013wugI), I began to focus on what I wanted to see more of. I moved toward the good, rather than away from the bad.
The Paradox Is That When I Accept Myself Just as I Am, I Change
Henrik Karlsson
The fact is, we don’t experience the mystery of life by ‘working through’ our perturbation. We just experience it. We simply decide to experience life, without judgment or expectation. A moment’s lapse is a moment’s lapse. The reason our occasional, alienating thoughts and feelings bother us is because we think we should be bothered by them.
Radically Condensed Instructions for Being Just as You Are
J Jennifer Matthews
The toxins you are ingesting are your own thoughts. The present moment is usually okay, but you are actively injecting it with discontent.
Can't Stop Thinking
Colier, Nancy
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