Briefly, on the Tao
A quote in my morning coffee books told me that the further I search the less I know, so I went and checked the Chinese, found it was not quite Lao Tzu, and spent the rest of the day proving its point.
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On Testing Relationships (Not Ok!!!)
Years of testing people without calling it that—playing dumb, going distant, poking, provoking. Making connection into a test is not ok.
On Clear Signals
Explores the energy cost of ambiguity and the body's response to mixed messages.
Intelligence Burns
On intelligence as heat: power without empathy burns. Choosing aim, restraint, and environments built for your temperature—responsibility over being right.
On the application of empathy and compassion
How learning empathy and compassion—first for myself, then for others—changed how I handle conflict and stop people-pleasing.
Briefly on Empathy as a Double-Edged Sword
Discussion of empathy's challenges, including how sensitivity to suffering can lead to overwhelm. Explores the tension between compassion and self-preservation.
Notes on Respect
How getting healthy changed the way people treat me, and what I've learned about respect, self-worth, and boundaries along the way.