Posts tagged "perseverance"
Tetelestai
The ancient Mesopotamian goddess Inanna was called “the Queen of Heaven.” Her domains were politics, divine law, love, and fertility. She was a powerhouse. One chapter of her mythic story tells of her descent into the underworld. She was stripped of everything—clothes, titles, weapons—before she could be reborn. Why did she do it? Scholars say she was on a quest for greater knowledge and an expansion of her authority. And she was successful! I propose we make her your guide and companion in the coming weeks, Libra. You are at the tail-end of your own descent. The stripping is almost complete. Soon you will feel the first tremors of return—not loud, not triumphant, but sure. I have faith that your adventures will make you stronger and wiser, as Inanna’s did for her. —Rob Brezsny
Determination III
Finally Pilate began to take offense. Although she was hampered by huge ignorances, but not in any way unintelligent, when she realized what her situation in the world was and would probably always be she threw away every assumption she had learned and began at zero. First off, she cut her hair. That was one thing she didn’t want to have to think about anymore. Then she tackled the problem of trying to decide how she wanted to live and what was valuable to her. When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?
―Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison
Reclamation
This means that we can relinquish our claims only to the extent to which we overcome the whole search for glory and all that it entails.
However, unlike a tapeworm cure, in the process of coming back to ourselves every step counts.
―Neurosis and Human Growth, Karen Horney
Prim Postulates, Living
1. See tech as a tool for work/tasks/accomodation.
2. Spend time outdoors daily, amongst green friends.
3. Move your body each day, dedication to your very own body.
4. Eat real food minimally, fruit for dessert, snackishness.
5. Choose a patron poet for daily reading.
6. Keep a notebook nearby, write stuff in it.
7. Tend to your teeth.
You do not need permission from anyone to take care of yourself.
No doom will befall you for acting on your own.