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Maggie Rogers Thinks Joy Can Be a Form of Rebellion
- She’s modeling radical self-acceptance on the world’s largest stage, giving the audience a space to revisit their own joy or pain, once dismissed or forgotten.
from TIME's Person of the Year 2023
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- I’m an atheist , but I believe in religion. I’ve always been aware of the downsides, but when I got interested in gospel music I started to see what it could do for people, that it could create a place where you could surrender and become part of something bigger. I think we all want to achieve that, and we all do it in different ways. Sex, drugs, ... See more
from Brian Eno: ‘Sex, drugs, art… they’re all ways of surrendering’ by James McMahon
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In contrast, the improvisational spirit lives inside that gap, and it can be surprisingly full of ingenuity and joy even when the situation is dire. As something we share with our nonhuman brethren, the capacity to form new responses is how you know you’re alive, today, here. So when my mum says, “whatever happens, happens,” what I hear is not resi
... See morefrom Dear Future, Here’s the One Lesson I Want to Pass on to You by Jenny Odell
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The joy and the delight of this is to step forward a bit, to be a little bit daring and a little bit courageous, saying, “Well, what if? What if we did that?” We have just played with that idea of what could be possible.
from From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want by Rob Hopkins
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Joyful Persistence: My Talk for the UBC School of Creative Writing Graduation
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- I write about hope, but a lot of my songs start with some sort of conflict, and then in the middle of the track, you transform and figure out a way to deal with that issue. It’s not escapist; it’s trying to deal with real issues.
from Atopos (song)
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- For those growing into adulthood during most of the twentieth century, therefore, the backdrop to life was the loss of faith in coherent systems of thought and morality. Sophisticated people knew they were supposed to rebel against authority, reject old certainties, and liberate themselves from hidebound customs and prejudices. Artists rebelled aga... See more
from The Organization Kid by David Brooks
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