Process

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:

“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”

—Anaïs Nin, D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study

 

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Comments

[pjthompson]

Date: 2019-04-21 07:54 pm (UTC)
notasupervillain: Cat at computer (Default)
From: [personal profile] notasupervillain IP Address: (95.147.53.19)
I've never felt complete and wanted to stop becoming.

[pjthompson]

Date: 2019-04-21 09:15 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pjthompson IP Address: (2605:e000:5ac3:e900:55b:f69:cb61:3429)
I think of it as a series of plateaus. You become, then you rest for awhile, then you become some more, then you rest for awhile... :-) I've had to reinvent myself several times as the old plateau crumbles beneath me. Each time is painful and makes me feel unmoored until I reach the next safe plateau. Then I can settle in for a time and do the work I need to do.

[pjthompson]

Date: 2019-04-21 09:32 pm (UTC)
notasupervillain: Cat at computer (Default)
From: [personal profile] notasupervillain IP Address: (95.147.53.19)
That's a lovely way to put it.