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" Yet another form of rest, perhaps the most essential, is “transcendence” – rising above it all, usually in the form of meditation, contemplation, or prayer. At least some of your transcendent time should be aimed at taking you out of all ordinary thinking, into pure consciousness, pure being, pure unity, or oneness with God. "
― Elaine N. Aron , The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
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" The ideal personality is embodied, in Mead's words, in "every thread of the social fabric–in the care of the young child, the games the children play, the songs the people sing, the political organization, the religious observance, the art and the philosophy." Other traits are ignored, discouraged, or if all else fails, ridiculed.
What is the ideal in our culture? "
― Elaine N. Aron , The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You