Weekly Wisdom from Karen
ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR Edition #passion #money #paradox #wisdom #narcissism
Hello lovely readers, welcome to this week’s selection of stories.
This first piece made me laugh. Five figures a month is a laugh for most of us! We write for the joy of clearing our minds of information or emotion that won’t quieten down. It insists on being heard. Right? Maybe that’s just me.
Patricia Rosa drew me into her thoughts on what she went through, changing her approach to earning and spending money.
Do you read articles on how to make money, quit your job and make five figures a month writing? Why do you have to leave your job to make money writing? If multiple income streams are the path to your success, why can’t you do both?
Brava! Bahora Saitova puts into words much of the superficiality of this world. Maybe one day these ‘obsessed and narcissistic’ people will open their eyes and see what we do.
We glamorize the wealthy lifestyle where more is better, yet we praise minimalism. We engage in overconsumption, whether it’s for material things or food, yet we criticize corpulence and try to make everyone fit the ideal size zero, imposing on everyone the perfect parameters, forgetting that our bodies are as different and unique as each of us.
Excellent pearls of wisdom in your story, Max Jancar. He is spot on when he says:
The past is dead, and there’s no use in reviving it.
Years ago, when I was enduring my most spine-chilling, heart-aching breakup and trying to stay sane, I had a dream — a nightmare of a sort.
Ruby Lee left a comment on one of my stories, she’d seen the funny side of it and let me know. This meant a lot. Since then I’ve been looking out for her work and today, here’s one of her pieces. I’m with Ruby.
I hate cleaning with a passion.
I visited your house today, and I must say that it was beautiful. I couldn’t help but compare it to mine. There was nothing out of place anywhere in your home. Believe me, I noticed.
Having a passion project made me a writer. I knew what I wanted to achieve, and I started it ten years ago. Every major decision I made focused on getting me to the point of being a full-time writer. Guess what. I am.
Noah Nelson exudes excitement for his passion projects. You’ll want to find your own if you haven’t already got one.
But how many of us actually pursue that passion in life? Do you do everything you can to make your dreams come true? Or do you throw yourself a pity party watching everyone else enjoy life and you don’t?
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Before I started reading stories on Medium, I’d not really thought much about the meaning of narcissist — other than the chap who couldn’t bring himself to look away from his reflection.
In the last year, I’ve read plenty about narcissists and empaths. Heck, I’ve even written about the two myself.
Today I spotted Markus Scorelius’s headline and clicked on it. The best story about the subject I’ve read. The darkness, the association with demons and evil. So interesting a read.
The very term itself creates confusion, causing those whom narcissists victimize to question whether they really are going crazy or if they are being abused by a narcissist. Confusion is a tool of the narcissist. This confusion is why it is important to isolate one key trait that identifies these people so that we may protect ourselves from the danger of being in the orbit of a narcissist.
Thanks for reading.
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