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David Nee's avatar

#2 man, #2.

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Paul-E D's avatar

Thank you! Enjoyed reading the quote and the background. Definitely gave me something to ponder 🙏🏻💚

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Dr. Bronce Rice's avatar

Singh - This reads like a Jungian starter pack for the emotionally disheveled and I mean that as a compliment! These are the kinds of truths that don’t really land until life’s handed you your existential lunch and asked you to tip.

As a psychoanalyst, I have to say: projection, repression and the tragic comedy of repeating unconscious patterns? Chef’s kiss. If Jung were alive today, he wouldn’t be tweeting, he’d be silently judging our spiritual bypassing from a cabin in Switzerland while watching us “optimize” our way around our inner wounds. Thank you for translating the deep end of the psyche into something bite-sized and bitingly true. Bonus points for the ghost under the bed as he and I go way back!

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Benthall Adventures's avatar

This is such a powerful piece and I couldn’t agree more.

I recently shared something that feels somehow adjacent - messy and human and surprising. First person to pay for my writing? The wife of a man I was unknowingly seeing.

I choose differently now - and so does she.

https://substack.com/@thebenthalls/note/c-129633304?r=5ci1ff&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Sabine Breit's avatar

Jung was way ahead of his time

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River's avatar

I’d heard #2 in a different way before, and I appreciate the alternate insight you presented. Instead of “what we dislike in others can be found in ourselves”, which can be the case, considering the opposite, as you presented, is worth examining as well. Thank you!

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Kyen Jimwan's avatar

I liked the one about outgrowing problems. They say life does not get easier you grow stronger. 💯

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AA's avatar

Wise words … it all makes perfect sense …but what if you already know you are f**** up and yet this understanding , this self awareness brings no peace or closure but rather, you step outside of yourself and watch the car crash anyway whilst sharing popcorn with the ghosts inside of you. Should you beat yourself up for not “trying” to be your best version or should you just make peace with the bad and the ugly too

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Josh's avatar

I would love a reference to Jung for these so I can go deeper. Any recs? Quotes/passages/etc…

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