This struck at something that feels deep and resonant to me. Thank you for putting it into words. In my experience I have feared sincerity almost always, because I have been afraid that my goals aren't really my goals, or at least that I am being somehow dishonest with myself in a way that will... I don't know, destroy me if allowed relax into sincerity?
It all comes back to some deeply bodily felt-sense I think. The key skill seems to be something like Noticing. Noticing how it feels to be sincere/ insincere with yourself, and when you're doing it.
(This comment was written in a very status-seeky way but I am completely aware that I'm going to post it anyway).
On sincerity
This struck at something that feels deep and resonant to me. Thank you for putting it into words. In my experience I have feared sincerity almost always, because I have been afraid that my goals aren't really my goals, or at least that I am being somehow dishonest with myself in a way that will... I don't know, destroy me if allowed relax into sincerity?
It all comes back to some deeply bodily felt-sense I think. The key skill seems to be something like Noticing. Noticing how it feels to be sincere/ insincere with yourself, and when you're doing it.
(This comment was written in a very status-seeky way but I am completely aware that I'm going to post it anyway).