Aliveness
musings on the feeling of aliveness + what makes people feel alive and in touch with their humanity
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Aliveness
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Pretty much everything in life is like this: there are some ways you can show up that just feel better. And when you show up for the truest and most beautiful version of your life that you can imagine, you feel excited and alive.
Ava • Not Disappointing Myself
For me, harmonizing with the trouble is not to find perfect synchronicity or balance, but to move and be moved into a trans-contextual dance of aliveness . It is to become sensually intimate with the push and pull, the tension and release, the agony of death and the joy of living that exists in each moment – with each in-breath and out-breath. As... See more
Cheryl Hsu • Harmonizing the Body Electric
I can't control life. I can only do my best at each step, and to honor the life flowing through me. I would rather live my full truth than box myself into what might look like success to others.
The path of aliveness has often been tumultuous for me, but it’s not always so dramatic. Sometimes it's not the path to break up, to move, to
... See moreLike the tiger, we dream of the savannah, the rainforest and the mangrove swamp. We want to hunt and fuck and bask in the sun. We want to climb trees and drink from freshwater streams. We want to pursue our true calling and live to our full potential. I believe this desire is in every one of us. And when it’s suppressed long enough, we rebel.
... See moreJonathan Carson • A Call to Rebellion: A New Story About Depression
Sophia Loren // "Isn't it wonderful to be alive? You know, you can forget all about it. Then suddenly you remember, and think of all the things you can do. Here I am. I can walk around. I can talk. I can see things and remember things. I am alive. How wonderful."
Sophia Loren • NITCH
“To make living itself an art, that is the goal.”
– Henry Miller
– Henry Miller