Amalia
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Amalia
A lesson on facing fear from this fearless TheaterMaker.
instagram.comWhenever I get stuck on something, I’m like, “What would I do if I wasn’t afraid? What would I write if I wasn’t afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn’t afraid?” - Phoebe Waller-Bridge
"But maybe you don’t need to be explainable. Maybe the most interesting perspectives come from being willing to occupy a difficult-to-define place, even if it means sacrificing others' understanding of you. The challenge then becomes committing to occupy that place far longer than most feel comfortable — long enough to cultivate a voice out of your... See more
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Good, Fine, and Okay Are Not Feelings
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The most authentic, fleshed out, truly female-centered narratives (e.g. Little Women and My Brilliant Friend) all include Time as a main character.
Women exist in cycles, phases, periods, seasons. A snapshot in time of a woman is not what she once was or what she will be. We are maidens, mothers, and matriarchs. We cont... See more
Kyrasubstack.comwhat if what was stolen from Africa wasn’t just artifacts, but time itself? What if ‘African time’ was never the problem, just the perspective? Tafakari hayo 🌍🫶🏿
instagram.comAfrican concept of time
Rituals are symbolic acts. They represent, and pass on, the values and orders on which a community is based. They bring forth a community without communication; today, however, communication without community prevails.
Byung-Chul Han • The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present
Today communication without community prevails
The principles we will explore in detail are: 1. Boundary: The line between members and outsiders. 2. Initiation: The activities that mark a new member. 3. Rituals: The things we do that have meaning. 4. Temple: A place set aside to find our community. 5. Stories: What we share that allows others and ourselves to know our values. 6. Symbols: The th
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