Date: 2021-05-18 02:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tunesmyth
It's always a pleasure to read you, Steve. I truly hope that, whether in the form of inspiration from or reaction against, that digesting The Art of War makes a meaningful difference in your own life. I know that I've gotten a lot out of your wrestling with it, and I'm thankful that you have been.

As you've been (probably wisely) vague about the details of your personal situation, I don't have anything based on logic to offer on what you've said, but I will say that a post of Violet's came into my mind. Her output has become so ridiculously prolific lately that it's hard to keep up with her, and so it may be that you missed it. It's this one: https://violetcabra.dreamwidth.org/115665.html

Now, I think it's absolutely right for you to take Sun Tzu's words and attempt to find ways to apply them, with wisdom, to your own life-- especially as it appears you have particular need for new strategies with your problems. On the flip side, now that your journey with this work are drawing to a close (at least this time through it), it may also be worth taking a step back to consider whether and in which ways trying to apply these tools to the fix it job of one's own spirit are the proper tools for the job.

Gotta go myself, my daughter is calling me right now. I feel you on the family life! I hope I made sense, I'll read this tomorrow and see if I did I guess :-)

All the best, looking forward to the next installment.
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