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it feels like this was written just for me, presently shaky-handed small "me," slowly, ostensibly unfolding into Self, yearning earnestly to relinquish every single thread, and yet simultaneously desperately declaring himself to be known via icky gushing adverb-laden digital comment

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Love the metaphor with the backpack contents spilling out.

I am exploring that tension of caring about something (work-related) and the competition and attachment that comes with it. It has been years since I let go completely after a period of burnout. Slowing all the way down is better than my previous ways of going about it.

High arousal combined with high valence is a rare state very few people are privileged to experience in my opinion. If this is your default tendency, then it seems like a quantum leap to have gotten to a point where you can let go even slightly.

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Any particular reason for choosing 'non-attachment" over "detachment"?

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