conversational creativity

creativity is but an unfolding conversation

the hero's journey sometimes gets formulated as "you must go into the unknown, & bring something back"

I think there's a second, overlooked way: "you must go into the unknown - & bring others with you."

some people never 'come back' - they discover somewhere new & stay there

Rudra Dakini • Tweet

Humans aren’t meant to excavate their inner feelings until they find their “true self.” We become ourselves in relation, not through introspection.

Laura London on Substack

Intelligence is a form of friendship with the world. It can’t be cultivated out of fear of it.

~ Cordelia • Tweet

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the last line in many respects is the essence of the poet’s work, to work with the questions ‘that have no right to go away’ in the life of an individual, in the life of a relationship or marriage, and in our collective conversations in an increasingly fraught, worldwide society.

David Whyte • David Whyte

When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.

— Martin Buber

Sherry Ning • Don't look too closely, love

When drawing, the trick is to spend more time looking at the thing you are trying to draw than at your picture. This is true for writing, too.

Bruce Kasanoff • Henrik Karlsson on Substack

One thing I know about writing is that you do not have to be in the mood to do it. Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn’t necessary in a long-term relationship. Just as the first caress can lead to a change of heart, the first sentence, however tentative and awkward, can lead to a desire to go just a