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Old Feb 20, 2013, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by skysblue View Post
So, one's true self is based on what 'feels gooder'? Decisions should be made from that aspect of life? Not what's right? Or who chooses what's right? Are there certain unassailable standards by how to live life besides the guidance offered by this so-called 'authentic' self?
The kind of good I feel that feels better than the others seems of a different kind. Deeper, more as though it resonates on a deeper level than simply liking something. Gives a sense of inner joy, really. Maybe this sense is something that is built in; you sense when your internal state is least incongruent, least conflicted.

I don't hold much for perfect "unassailability". I suppose nothing we feel or know is totally unassailable. Uncertainty is part of our existence; I find it quite tolerable to not be "certain". We do the best we can.
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