I suppose the beauty of brainwashing/rationalizing is that the element of spontaneity doesn’t come into play much. That seems to be the hard part about true, sincere life. You never know when it will pop out of the woodwork or when it might disappear.

I have heard, “Act as if.” That may not seem sincere or organic, but at least it’s up to you.

originally published on 1/6/09