by The New Agora | Nov 28, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com How to Hold the Tension Between Opposites By Gary Z. McGee “Self-mastery, maturity, and wisdom, are defined by our ability to hold the tension between opposites.” ~Louis G. Herman What exactly is this...
by The New Agora | Nov 24, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com What Should We Do About the Wild and the Tame? By Gary Z McGee “What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart that wants to come home.” ~Jeanette Winterson...
by The New Agora | Nov 10, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Art of Rebirth By Gary Z McGee “As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way you didn’t go. Be like the fox...
by The New Agora | Nov 6, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Terrible Beauty of Becoming Whole By Gary Z McGee “I’d rather be whole than good.” ~Jung Becoming whole is not for the faint of heart. It’s the height of maturity. It takes courage. It takes...
by The New Agora | Nov 2, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Eightfold Path of Good Character By Gary Z McGee “Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become...
by The New Agora | Oct 29, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Life as a Quest—The Cure for a Wasted Life By Gary Z McGee “I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather my spark burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry rot. The proper function of...
by The New Agora | Oct 26, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com How to Live on Purpose with Purpose By Gary Z McGee “Always and everywhere, human beings have felt the radical inadequacy of their personal existence, the misery of being their insulated selves...
by The New Agora | Oct 21, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Good Joker By Gary Z McGee “Everything is a mask that is not death.” ~Emil Cioran The Good Joker might seem like a bit of a misnomer. There’s so much evil inherent in the fictional name...
by The New Agora | Oct 17, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com How to Handle God Without Turning to Religion By Gary Z McGee “When people can’t handle God anymore, they turn to religion.” ~Eric Fromm God is not an explanation point or a period but a...
