Here are some musings from Rob Brezsny this morning:
"I used to have superpowers," the bumper sticker says, "but my therapist took them away." Does that describe you? Have you been overly normalized by the bland conventions of what constitutes psychological health? Has your spunk been sapped by the pressure to behave yourself in a civilized manner?
If so, I'll offer you three pieces of advice. They may have a sickening effect if you apply them too liberally, but they'll be a tonic if you use them in small doses.
Here is the first, courtesy of Henry David Thoreau: "Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something."
Here's the second, from Isaac Asimov: "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right."
Here's another, formulated by William Irwin Thompson: "An overdose of an antidote becomes a poison in itself."
- Rob Brezsny, Pronoia, Frog Ltd., Berkeley, CA, p. 60
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