The psychoanalytic theory of the good life in very simple terms:
The goal of growing up is to figure out what constitutes your authentic self and then live in a way that’s true to it. But if you aren’t loved enough, it won’t happen. You’ll hide who you really are in order to be accepted. Over time, this fakery will take a huge toll, and you’ll need to seek a specialist to redo the “loved enough” process retroactively.
Today is Rosh-Ha-Shana (Jewish New Year). A (very short) take on
Новый год vs Рош ѓа-шана
https://nomen-nescio.livejournal.com/2514895.html
Wish you and all readers to discover something good in this year, to experience a personal miracle, be it large or small.
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Second attempt at posting a picture:
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It’s really funny that Orthodox Christians just finished their religious ceremony of eating apples and honey. Does anybody know who gave it to whom? Ashkenazi Jews to Russians or vice versa?
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For religious reasons, I mean. Not as a culinary quirk.
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I took up psychoanalysis at your behest. 🙂 Let’s see how it goes. Not having to pretend sounds nice…
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I’m rooting for you!!!
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This book really stuck with me as a child. Glad to know it also may have been psychologically beneficial.
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The last paragraph of your post (below the screenshot) hit me right in the feelz. Very pithy and insightful.
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