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Diana Jan 2021
a being that is easy to anger
is easily controlled
i do not remember who the author of this idea is.
Diana Jan 2021
our minds are an object of great power
so much so
that those whose veins run with greed
seek to manipulate that power into theirs
by stealing the currency of others
which is attention
this is then used to create neural pathways that flow with
self hatred
jealousy
envy
insecurity
unattainable beauty
great sadness
and the more these messages are seen
the more the subconscious becomes defiled
the mind is then rendered weak
until it becomes aware of its power
and desires to transform itself
neuroplasticity
it gives hope to those who believed
that there was none left for them
Diana Jan 2021
there are people less qualified than you
doing the things you wish to do
the only difference
they believed in themselves
you did not
this is an idea that spoke to me in volumes
when i first heard it
my wish for you
dear reader
is that you find the courage
to believe in yourself
Diana Dec 2020
I firmly believe that
we express to the extent of our understanding
you express forgiveness
to the extent that you understand forgiveness
you express love
to the extent that you understand love
you express humility
to the extent that you understand humility
if your understanding is distorted
your expression is an extent of that
however
it is important to note
that we express what has been shown
to others
and to ourselves
when we were young
we gained these relational templates
through our youth
your ability to forgive
love
is heavily influenced by the way
it was demonstrated to you
and to those around you
Diana Dec 2020
first is admiration of the body
of the seen
you find beauty in an individual's physical looks
but then
you realizes that those physical looks alone
are not specific to only that particular person
this then expands to finding beauty in many people
with those physical looks
commonly known as having a type regarding looks

second is admiration of the personality
of the unseen
you find beauty in the thoughts
beliefs
or opinions
of an individual
but then
you realizes that those thoughts
beliefs
or opinions alone
are not specific to only that particular person
this then expands to finding beauty in many people
that hold those similar thoughts
beliefs
or opinions
commonly known as having a type regarding personality

third is admiration for the institutions of thought
the structures that are the origins for the thoughts
beliefs
and opinions
this is the transitional stage
where one finds beauty beyond the human
and in the customs
in the institutions
philosophies
theories
or religions
that hold the previous thoughts
beliefs
and opinions

and lastly is the admiration of God
who is the source of all creation
from beautiful things
to beautiful bodies
to beautiful thoughts
beliefs
and opinions
and lastly
the beauty of learning
This is my take on the ladder of love which Socrates recounted according to Diotima; I really enjoyed learning about this in college of my winter quarter of my sophomore year.
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