wisdom

stress can also arise when you stop yourself from being who you are.

user experience researcher /openux || wisdom hunter /manansh || writing manansh.xyz

you can dissolve a “should” by showing it compassion.

and when the should becomes “okay” to you, when you stop fighting it, when it becomes not wrong, then you have space to be yourself.

we often think that, “oh, look at all this stuff that I should do/be. I am so stressed”

when actually, it’s the “should” that’s stressing you, not all the stuff.

absolutely banger cy — life need not be so complicated, in fact I think, the ego emerges out of perceived complications.

The highest state of consciousness is also the simplest state of being. To be small in character requires great complication. 108 $degen

Absolutely, suppressing our true selves can lead to stress. Embracing authenticity is key to finding peace and fulfillment.