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We think
we get addicted
to drugs,
alcohol,
work,
etc

When what we really get addicted to
is the emotions we feel
when we do
drugs
alcohol
etc

Suspending disbelief
open us up
to imagine
without believing.

And if we have trouble imagining
we can seek support
just as artists do
from the very material with which
we’re trying to imagine
by asking them questions
and working with them
to see what we can learn from them.

Sometimes
all it takes
is to admit
I need you
Help me
I cannot do this
alone.

When others resist
or reject our actions
inspired by our compassion,
we may judge them
for being insecure,
blinded by our own good intentions
without seeing how we contribute
to fueling their insecurity

When we realize
that our pain
matters
to other people
not in the sense
that they care about us
or they have compassion for us
but in the sense
that we’re not the only one
whose experiencing this pain
and by me experiencing pain
others’ pain can be alleviated
we start to rise from the pain
with a sense of purpose.

We feel connection
not merely
to other people,
but also to
animals,
to nature,
and even objects.

If we’re nice
we’ll get burned one day.

Then we may decide
no longer
to be nice

Then we’ll get burned one day
for not being nice

May we not let our hurt
dictate our destiny

May we learn to choose
by being present
in the moment

Why do we play?
Is it really because it’s fun?

We play
just because

There’s no reason

It’s unconditional.

But that doesn’t mean
we may not feel resentment
when someone doesn’t recirprocate

unconditional is not a moral good
or some self-sacrifice

Unconditional
is simply natural
and enjoyable
in the moment

“How do I retain
my best employees?”
asked the founder.

Equally important is to choose to take responsibility in seeing that your employees are not for us to “retain.” They have a life journey they’re on and it is not up to us to “retain” them. No matter how much progress, meaning, and choice they feel there will come a time when your employee will want to leave. It’s worth reflecting on the deeper fear that is giving rise to the question of and address that more fundamentally.

When we push someone
against the direction of their weight
we feel
resistance.

When we support someone
we push them
against the direction of their weight
and we feel
resistance

There lies
a delicate balance
betweeen
pushing someone
and supporting someone.