What I Have Learnt in 2020
My introspective mood today and my compulsion to write have given birth to this… 1) Growing up or older and growing? · In a beautiful essay the humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers wrote, he asked himself whether he was ‘growing old’ or ‘old and growing’. This rhetorical question for myself was inspired by that exploration as I would like to remind myself not to stop growing by refusing to ‘grow up, full stop’ but continue to grow. Accepting every evolving version of me is also paramount for growth (see no 10). 2) A (firm) note on multitasking: · Which states, ‘Multitasking, Ashley, applies to everything you do. Once more, everything, meaning, not just physical tasks but also mental and psychological ones such as prioritising and healing emotional wounds… One wound at a time.’ 3) Has the unconditional love I think I have experienced been real and do I still believe in unconditional love? · I have pondered on this long and hard and I