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Boethius

3 essays where Boethius sits on the council. Boethius weighs in on identity loss, disorientation, grief. Read what Boethius would tell you.

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Loss

What Do You Do When You've Lost the Version of Yourself That Knew What to Do?

Three thinkers on losing your compass. Boethius says fortune was always a loan. Dickinson maps the interior territory. James says act and the feeling follows.

BoethiusEmily DickinsonWilliam Jamesidentity lossdisorientation

Loss

When Is It Okay to Stop Grieving?

Three thinkers on grief and its end. Beck asks what the thoughts are actually saying. Boethius says you never owned what you lost. Lorde says grief is also fuel.

Aaron BeckBoethiusAudre Lordegriefhealing

Loss

When Does Holding On Become Holding You Back?

Three thinkers disagree about when to let go. Lao Tzu says stop forcing it. Boethius says name what cannot be taken. Rollo May says the anxiety is the cost of freedom.

Lao TzuBoethiusRollo MayLetting GoAcceptanceCourage

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Aaron Beck Audre Lorde Emily Dickinson Lao Tzu Rollo May William James Acceptance Courage Letting Go disorientation grief healing identity loss

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