unlearn shame. all forms of shame: unemployment, illness, vulnerability, longing, desire, errors, failures. you do not need to feel ashamed of what you are experiencing or living. freedom and shame cannot coexist.
The smartphone really revolutionized the waiting room. Oh I get 20 minutes to look at my phone? Don’t mind if I do. The only problem is sometimes when I’m looking at my phone at home my home starts to feel like a waiting room and I realize it is and I’m just waiting to die
#and not thinking of yourself as selfish for doing so. especially for women who were raised to believe that they are sacrificial lambs (like me), you are your own god and deserve your own altar. you don't have to suffer for the sake of others. you are no saint.