Chubmeister 5000

The poet David Whyte said that "the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self. The ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone, and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them, and to have believed in them, and... See more

When done well, both giving and taking create what psychologists call affordances: features of the environment that allow you to do something. Physical affordances are things like stairs and handles and benches. Conversational affordances are things like digressions and confessions and bold claims that beg for a rejoinder. Talking to another person... See more

There is no democracy in any love relation: only mercy.

You made it this far. Thank you kind stranger for believing in the power of artistry. I am not a fan of marketing, being on our phone, promoting brands of any kind. Please let us throw out phones into the ocean, and return to trusting strangers, and believing that nothing is out to get you.

We all deserve healing. Kindness. Silence. Reflection. And... See more

I died to the mineral state and became a plant; I died to the

vegetable state and reached animality;

I died to the animal state and became a man; then what should I

fear? -- I have never become less from dying.

At the next charge (forward) I will die to human nature, so that I

may lift up (my) head and wings (and soar) among the angels.

“Choose your art, practice your art, always, always choose your art over and above anything else. If you can’t do that, then you have—what, a few more years?”