Self-development is often portrayed as a rosy, flowery progression from dumbass to enlightenment that involves a lot of joy, prancing in fields of daisies, and high-fiving two thousand people at a seminar you paid way too much to be at.
But the truth is that transitions between the life stages are usually triggered by trauma or an extreme negative event in one’s life. A near-death experience. A divorce. A failed friendship or a death of a loved one.
Trauma causes us to step back and re-evaluate our deepest motivations and decisions. It allows us to reflect on whether our strategies to pursue happiness are actually working well or not.
How to move through the four stages of life, by Mark Manson.
(via Jocelyn)
This was great to read. I followed the link, and think I’m between Stage Two and Stage Three. What that means, I’m not entirely sure – but I can definitely relate to this.
Feb 11th, 2016 / 9:42 am