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i wrote abt this in my master’s dissertation!! this concept of being financially successful as a signifier for being “blessed,” one of the “elect,” implies that financial success and material gain are also signifiers that you’re a good and moral person. this same logic necessarily means that, on the opposite side, poverty is seen as a moral failing... See more

Frozen in shame, despair constricts and expands with you as you go; an abrasive, hollow state that doesn’t let pure and honest connection form.

When we say to ourselves, “This feels bad. I need a way to fix this!” that’s the very moment when the most growth and promise lies at our fingertips. But in order to access it, we have to do the opposite of what we want to do. We have to resist the urge to analyze or find a solution or protect ourselves from our emotions.

We have to stop and feel... See more

It’s okay to be in debt and worried. It’s okay to feel lonely and lost. It’s okay to feel tired of trying. It’s okay to want more and wonder how to get it. You’re just a human, this is how we feel a lot. It’s not irregular or aberrant to feel despair. This is part of survival. Your shame is forming your despair into a merciless story about your... See more

Speaking about your work and writing about it in clear language helps clarify your intentions and communicate them to others.

An artist must be two people inhabiting one body—a maker and a talker. Make something and tell the whole world about it. It’s hip to claim that your work “speaks for itself,” but it doesn’t. You have to help it. Write about... See more