It's Not Impressive If Your Success Is Easy. True Success Is Hard Bought, With Blood, Sweat And Tears.

"It's Not Impressive If Your Success Is Easy.
True Success Is Hard Bought, With Blood, Sweat And Tears."

Such thinking forces people into patterns of believing that only through a great deal of suffering will they will be worthy of success.

I can speak from my own experience in saying,
such thinking is exceptionally damaging.

Be A Man Of Your Word. If You Say You're Going To Do Something, Do It.

"Be A Man Of Your Word. If You Say You're Going To Do Something, Do It.
So, Be Careful What You Say You're Going To Do.
Because If You Say It, A Real Man, Does It."

So if I say I want to kill myself, I have to do it to be a real man?
a worthwhile man?
a good man?

What if I'm just trying to express all the pain I have inside?
What if I just need someone to help me and I could be free of the pain?
Do I still need to die?

Inflexible.
So many of our beliefs are so...inflexible.
It makes for very Brittle People.
I can feel this dryness,
this crustiness,
inside myself.

Don't Be Too Obvious

"Don't Be Too Obvious."

"Otherwise People Will Think You Are Simple And Unworthy Of Their Attention.
Just A Common, Everyday, Simpleton Who Says The First Thing That Comes To Their Mind Because They Lack The Sophistication To Filter Their Thoughts."

"Naturally You Can't Let Your Emotions Get The Better Of You.
Keep A Tight Rein On Your Feelings, Or Else You Will Be No Better Than An Animal.
A Cultivated Person, Doesn't Express Their Feelings Openly.
That Is Vulgar And Common."

"Keep Your Feelings Inside And Polish And Burnish Them Until You Have Made Them Attractive And Presentable."
"Presenting Your Feelings In A Raw, Unrefined Form Shows A Simple, Undeveloped Mind."

...my god...
...we place so many horrible restrictions on ourselves...
...is it any wonder we are all so emotionally constipated...