The Red Hand Files Issue #311

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TWENTY WAYS TO MATTER

Excavate the truth beneath the truth beneath the truth —
the deeper you go, the simpler it gets:
the longing, love, insecurity, rage, loss —
all of it part of the same fabric,
all just a story
emerging from the quantum foam.

Move through the world
knowing that everyone around you
is doing the best they can,
that humanity is capable
of th

A life in which we make mistakes and take full responsibility for those mistakes, without recourse to blame, is in some ways even more admirable than a life of impeccable morality. Our very human nature is to grow. So the purpose of your life is not a fixed mark. It is an ever-changing alignment to the core of your humanity, to your ability to forg... See more

From Nick Cave's Issue #190: Following the last few years I’m feeling empty and more cynical than ever. I’m losing faith in other people, and I’m scared to pass these feelings to my little son. Do you still believe in Us (human beings)?

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Perhaps you are pulled down by the spirit of perfectionism

or by the spirit of addiction

or by the spirit of comparison

or by the spirit of unmet expectations

or by the spirit of arrogance

or by the spirit of self-pity or self-loathing

or pulled down by the spirit of a world that will break your heart and tell you it doesn’t matter (I myself have f... See more

Our humanness is not given to us. Instead, it requires our participation in its construction and realisation, which often comes about through collapse or calamity. We rummage through the chaos of our inner worlds, through our multitude of selves, to discover what we are, what we wish to be, and our authentic relationship with the world. This proces