Thank you for this thoughtful piece. Most people seem to believe self-improvement is a process of taking an empty vessel and adding to it until one feels whole, completed and satisfied. But I've yet to meet anyone who was satisfied. My view is that we already are a whole and complete vessel and that self-improvement is a process of removing familial and societal conditioning to reveal our original wholeness. The former is like using perfume to mask body odor; the latter is like taking a shower.
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Thank you for this thoughtful piece. Most people seem to believe self-improvement is a process of taking an empty vessel and adding to it until one feels whole, completed and satisfied. But I've yet to meet anyone who was satisfied. My view is that we already are a whole and complete vessel and that self-improvement is a process of removing familial and societal conditioning to reveal our original wholeness. The former is like using perfume to mask body odor; the latter is like taking a shower.