agency
“The process of making art is the process of becoming a person with agency, with independent thought, a producer of meaning rather than a consumer of meanings that may be at odds with your soul, your destiny, your humanity, so there’s another kind of success in becoming conscious that matters and that is up to you and nobody else and within your
... See moreThis is what I infer when I see someone who is comfortable in their unique strangeness, too. There probably exists someone who enabled that evolution of personality. A parent, a friend group, a spouse. It is rare for people to come into themselves if no one is excited and curious about their core, their potential. We need someone who gives us space... See more
Relationships are coevolutionary loops
not to be super intense but life takes very active maintenance and disciple. it takes discipline, it takes waking up early, fitting your friends AND your work, it takes going on that walk instead of doom scrolling, it takes researching the best coffees and getting them, it takes so much work, otherwise before you know it youre older than you... See more
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What would you be like if there was no one else in the world? Who would you be if the only opinion that mattered was yours? Because if you want to be truly happy, you must be that person.
You must search inside yourself for what is uniquely you. When you find it, polish it until it becomes your style.
Do what you can't
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“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt Vonnegut
I am writing my story and I alone have the responsibility to shape it into something meaningful.