Things

Things

Things are about power.

Things are about belonging.

Things are about identity

Things are about perfection.

(Extracted from 

Making Peace with the Things in Your Life, 

by 

Cindy Glovinsky, p. 37)

19 November 2014

Narcissism

Narcissism is one of the most common [emotional preoccupations]; to be so worried about image or identity that we can't entertain fresh ideas, or to be so insecure that we stick close to our tightly held opinions and biases. (Thomas Moore, Dark Nights Of The Soul, p. 51) 28 March 2013

Your Sense Of Identity

The Bridge of No Return - Panmunjom, Korea

To confine the entire sum of your personality and gifts within the boundaries of your current job is to put yourself in the precarious position of losing your sense of identity when your job changes. (Laurie Beth Jones, The Path, p. 9) 8 January 2013

The Girl Who Conned The Ivy League

The Girl Who Conned The Ivy League : Rolling Stone:

"Brooke Henson knew she was in trouble when she logged in to her e-mail account at Columbia University and found a message from the campus-security office. She stared at the computer screen, feeling that familiar anxiety rising. You'll be fine, she reassured herself. Think positive thoughts, just like her therapist had taught her. Surely she would get out of this scrape the same way she'd gotten out of all the other ones: with smooth talk and little lies. OK, big lies."

Very interesting six-page Rolling Stone article about identity theft.

Mr. Dickie