I like the idea that the retelling of our experiences builds a thought-home around ourselves. As with the phrase, "Journalism is the first rough draft of history" our thoughts, or the story we tell ourselves, even the very words we select to do it, is the first rough draft of our story. When we're attached to the experiences we live, I think it would be very hard to gain any meaningful agency over the words we select and the story we tell. The "coming to terms" process seems so important. I agree that being "home" and retreating is important to setting the conditions for this to occur and I wonder what else is? What lingers on my mind this week is the importance to speak kindly to ourselves, to make space for retreat, and to get a wider perspective on our lives. I think for me these things make me feel like I have a fighting chance and telling a good first draft of my own story through my thoughts.
I like the idea that the retelling of our experiences builds a thought-home around ourselves. As with the phrase, "Journalism is the first rough draft of history" our thoughts, or the story we tell ourselves, even the very words we select to do it, is the first rough draft of our story. When we're attached to the experiences we live, I think it would be very hard to gain any meaningful agency over the words we select and the story we tell. The "coming to terms" process seems so important. I agree that being "home" and retreating is important to setting the conditions for this to occur and I wonder what else is? What lingers on my mind this week is the importance to speak kindly to ourselves, to make space for retreat, and to get a wider perspective on our lives. I think for me these things make me feel like I have a fighting chance and telling a good first draft of my own story through my thoughts.