Mike "Bagel"
- Yet the fundamental loss remains—it doesn’t just dissipate—and, in a strange way, I think it can become a magnet for other losses. We come to see we are all simply creatures carrying around our ever-deepening loss. Small griefs seem to collect around the bigger primary grief. I think this realization allows us to become a true human being.
from Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life by Amanda Petrusich
- “No one can play a game alone. One cannot be human by oneself. There is no selfhood where there is no community. We do not relate to others as the persons we are; we are who we are in relating to others. Simultaneously the others with whom we are in relation are themselves in relation. We cannot relate to anyone who is not also relating to us. Our ... See more
from Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse by James Carse
I don't read Internet Newsuntil later in the day so I get up inthe morning don't get on my phone don'thave my phone in bed with me really atall and that I don't like sit down andum you know read the news like check theNew York Times or whatever on my phoneor my iPad instead I bring a book outand I have breakfast and I like read mybook with breakfas
... See morefrom Strong Songs Patreon Q&A! by Kirk Hamilton
The next time you encounter an obstacle in your path, immediately look for ways to maneuver around it, through it, under it, or over it. When the obstacle loses your focus, it loses its power.
from 🔥 Why We've Misunderstood What It Means to "Focus" by Ghost Resources
- In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.
from idle gaze 067: slowpunk by Alexi Gunner
I know that most people overrate the difficulty of hard conversations, and underrate how good it is to have them. Conflict avoidance slowly rots your whole life, and many people are about eight awkward discussions from a much-improved existence. In other words, go squash all of your beefs.
from 50 Things I Know by Sasha Chapin
- Embrace the fact that there is no one like you, no touch like yours. Embrace your own magic touch .
from 30 Lessons From Art / Business / Life — Kening Zhu
- But this strategy of defense brings to mind the slogan Keep Austin Weird , which has since been repurposed for Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and other formerly groovy towns. These calls are sad because they fail the second they are uttered. When you are forced to demand the preservation of the weird, the shark hath jumped.
from The Weird and the Banal by Erik Davis