Peach 362
Peach 362. Always place your becoming above your current being that means it is necessary to
— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
In the book
Practice self-acceptance, not self-flagellation, and feed the right voice. Own your failures without condemning your self; speak to yourself in the voice that recalls what you have overcome, not the one that only prosecutes. And place your becoming always above your current being — measure yourself by where you are heading, not only by where you stand. To my children, and to theirs: — Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
And notice the real reason any of this works: a goal's deepest value is never just in reaching it, but in how striving for it forces you to form new habits and reshapes your daily life along the way. Nietzsche said it most fiercely: always place your becoming above your current being. The promise of this chapter, then, is the three engines that expand your range for as long as you live: a growth mindset that believes change is possible, lifelong learning that feeds the mind new fuel, and the quiet machinery of habit that flies the plane on the days your willpower runs dry. — Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)