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From teacher to solitary painter

TVMNews (Malta) article and short video on a young Malta teacher who quit her work and moved to a Greek mountain to pursue solitude and painting.

Nathalie Micallef reflects: “We only have one life. Life is short. I used to be a teacher but I left everything behind. I had a home in Malta but left everything and went there without any job.” The article notes that “She loves nature, solitude and painting. Ten years ago Nathalie Micallef decided to pack up and go live in the mountains where there are hardly any residents.”

URL: https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/watch-woman-quits-her-job-and-goes-to-live-in-greek-mountains/

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Nietzsche on becoming who you are

Psyche presents a reflection on Nietzsche and the shaping of the self in an essay titled “When Nietzsche said ‘become who you are’, this is what he meant.” As the author of the piece notes: “Contrary to popular belief, Nietzsche was not a nihilist set on destroying human values. In fact, the unifying purpose behind his work was to fill the moral vacuum left by the decline of religion. His aversion to the legalistic and guilt-inducing ethical systems of his time stemmed from his fundamental goal of guiding individuals toward psychological health, personal excellence and virtue.”

URL: https://psyche.co/ideas/when-nietzsche-said-become-who-you-are-this-is-what-he-meant