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Understand Yourself in 15 Questions
Your answers won’t unlock everything, but it’s a start.
They lived in New Orleans for a stretch. She didn’t want her husband getting into trouble on Mardi Gras. So she drew a bubble bath, handed him a bottle of bourbon, and started season one of Star Trek: Next Gen. She also gave him a gorgeous hand job.
All of his favorite things.
And yet he still found his way onto the street, screwing around. She didn’t get upset. Instead, she just fetched him from trouble and put him to bed. This is a weird story, but it speaks to me. It’s the kind of tale you only hear when you’re drunk at a party.
Here’s a wife who not only understands herself, but because she understands herself, she understands her husband.
Maybe one day she’ll get tired of his emotional immaturity. But if that ever happens, she’ll be okay.
You’re the strangest person you’ll ever meet. Most of us will never understand ourselves completely, but we try.
Our identity comes down to concrete details. A portrait emerges from those. To see the portrait, you have to make the brush strokes. Figuring yourself out doesn’t always require backpacking trips or guided meditation. It can help, but it’s bonus material.
