Aliveness
musings on the feeling of aliveness + what makes people feel alive and in touch with their humanity
by sari and · updated 2mo ago
Aliveness
“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot Seesari added 1y ago
What I really think good writing does: It enlivens that part of us that actually believes we are in this world, right now, and that being here somehow matters.
-George Saunders
sari added 9mo ago
- a common misconception about going deep in a subject and researching it day in and day out is that its novelty will wear off. it doesn't wear off, but your perspective on novelty changes. for a novice, novelty is newness. for an expert, novelty is nuance.
Stuart Evans added 7mo ago
“No, we don’t need more sleep. It’s our souls that are tired, not our bodies. We need nature. We need magic. We need adventure. We need freedom. We need truth. We need stillness. We don’t need more sleep, we need to wake up and live.”
– Brooke Hampton
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sari added 2y ago
- As my work-driven identity dissolved, I felt a burning ambition across all facets of life. Instead of a desire to achieve goals that society told me were valuable, I felt a hunger to discover what makes me feel fully alive. Instead of a commitment to “winning” other people’s games, I felt a commitment to design a life that I deeply enjoy inhabiting... See more
from Work, Ambition, and Identity by Sam Sager
Stuart Evans added 1y ago
- Get Unrealistic There is a process that I have used, and still use, to reignite life...👇 Create two timelines—6 months and 12 months—and list up to five things you dream of having (including, but not limited to, material wants: house, car, clothing, etc.), being (be a great… Show more
Stuart Evans added 7mo ago
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sari added 2y ago
- 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."
from NITCH by Sophia Loren
sari added 1y ago