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From The Chest: The key is to keep company only with those who...
The second part of this quote is the key- "whose presence brings forth your best". Sometimes, being honest and critical towards those you care about can be misconstrued and lead to resentment aka "the worst". That's why it's important to be cautious about who you label a "friend". True friends bring out the best in you, and similarly, to be a good friend means that you always show up in a way that allows them to grow, knowing your support won't waver thru those growing pains. As a famous Kindergarten Cop once said, "Hey, don't bullshit me!" Real friends are...
From The Chest: I'd Rather be myself...
Seeing this quote made me feel kinda like a "poser". While I am certainly familiar with the towering intellectual and philosophical legacy Mr. Huxley left behind, I've yet to fully digest the majority of his life's written work. I've come to know him mainly through a series of "social media ready" quotes, but trust, there is much more to the mind of the man behind those omnipresent succinct quips. One particular description of a young Aldous felt as though it could have been just as easily ascribed to me: he is someone who "frequently contemplated the strangeness of things." I...
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