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Jarod K Anderson
Apr 7
Nurturing something is key to staying friends with life.
There are worthy things in this world that need your power and attention. You can't give it to all of them. But you can listen when something in you whispers, "this one."
Apr 7
Nurturing something is key to staying friends with life.
There are worthy things in this world that need your power and attention. You can't give it to all of them. But you can listen when something in you whispers, "this one."
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Jarod K Anderson
Jul 11
In your life, you are an explorer on the far edge of timespace operating a body that is an entirely unique configuration of some of our universe's wildest, rarest technology.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. It's just new data from an undiscovered bit of existence. Instead, try, "ah,... See more
Jul 11
In your life, you are an explorer on the far edge of timespace operating a body that is an entirely unique configuration of some of our universe's wildest, rarest technology.
So, when you make a mistake, leave aside the language of shame and failure. It's just new data from an undiscovered bit of existence. Instead, try, "ah,... See more
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Jarod K Anderson
Jul 1
Learning a handful of bird songs is a way to gift your future with countless familiar voices among the trees, a chance to feel the sudden warmth of recognition each time you walk beneath the sky.
Jul 1
Learning a handful of bird songs is a way to gift your future with countless familiar voices among the trees, a chance to feel the sudden warmth of recognition each time you walk beneath the sky.
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Jarod K Anderson
Feb 8
We are not our possessions,
but we are our gardens.
Within and without,
our story is told
through what we nurture.
Feb 8
We are not our possessions,
but we are our gardens.
Within and without,
our story is told
through what we nurture.
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Jarod K Anderson
2d
What if everyone got a month of paid leave each year to molt, to shed their rigid exoskeletons in order to grow?
Not vacation. Not sick leave. Just recognition of a natural necessity.
What if the exoskeleton wasn’t literal?
What if the growth wasn’t always visible or aimed at obvious profit?
What if nobody expected us to pretend... See more
2d
What if everyone got a month of paid leave each year to molt, to shed their rigid exoskeletons in order to grow?
Not vacation. Not sick leave. Just recognition of a natural necessity.
What if the exoskeleton wasn’t literal?
What if the growth wasn’t always visible or aimed at obvious profit?
What if nobody expected us to pretend... See more