“There is no right food and no wrong food; the food must only meet the appetite, the appetite find its kind of food.”
– James Hillman, The Soul’s Code
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“Knowing how one is wired is a necessary first step on any life journey. It doesn’t matter what you do with your life, as long as you are doing what is consistent with your nature and your aspirations.”
– Ray Dalio, Priciples
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How changeable are my moods?
Do I allow my sense of self to be swayed by others?
Do I feed myself with junk food information?
The path of least resistance?
Or do I forage for my own sustenance?
Pick out what has nutrition
Chew over the ideas.
Allow myself proper digestion?
Or do I rush from here to there consuming quickly heated morsels?
Do I grow fat around the middle of my mind?
Or do I maintain my fighting weight?
Books vs social media and everything else that is reactive.
A good idea lasts. It can be read today, tomorrow or next century it will endure.
What’s the rush to find the latest thing?
Surely what has been nutritious in the mind in the past will endure?
And I get to choose what is right for me.
It’s important to avoid the trap of demanding conformity from others.
We are all individuals.
I struggle to give advice.
Perhaps the most important is to figure out what works for you. A lifetime’s task for certain.
I know what I will be ordering. The same as ever. A book, with a generous side of writing.
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