Amanda on Nostr: I used to think helping others was helpful. Now I believe helping prolongs the ...
I used to think helping others was helpful.
Now I believe helping prolongs the suffering and dependency of the ‘recipient’ + and inflates the ego — consciously or subconsciously — of the ‘helper’.
No one can clean, grow, or heal for us and we can do none of these things for others. All we can do is our own work.
Maybe that’s what tough love is… walking alongside > enabling.
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2025-04-27 00:00:15 UTCEvent JSON
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