The Unbecoming

Stumbled on to this blog post and thought it had really nice imagery in how it addressed constructive and destructive thought processes - Bear vs. Butterfly. Also dovetails nicely into Fixed vs. Growth mindset.

How To Recover From Betrayal (Not just love betrayal, but betrayal of all kinds.) - Karen Salmonsohn

“Butterfly Math”: 1 untrustworthy person = 1 untrustworthy person

“Bear Math”: 1 untrustworthy person = infinite untrustworthy people

A COCOON is a quiet, comfortable place you go to evolve into a more beautiful you. It’s a safe haven to experiment with new, uplifting thought patterns. When you emerge, you feel in your full, majestic power – flying higher and further than before.

A CAVE is a quiet, uncomfortable place you go to think and brood – to hibernate. Instead of spending time thinking grand thoughts, you growl. You view the world as cold and unsafe.
Positive Psychologists have a term for this “Bear Lens On The World.” They call it “Permanent and Pervasive Thinking.”