do it on purpose and find out who you are

Compulsion. I think about that word a lot. I believe that all of us, carelessly walking about planet earth, are intrinsically compelled to do something . It’s in our nature, in the shape of our soul. To excel, to truly be the best, I think it’s crucial to spend time thinking about what that is. Because if you do something other than that, you’re... See more

In times like these, we are all in the process of transformation, and so is the world around us. The Great Work, the magnum opus, is the work we are all engaged in, whether we know it or not. The Great Work is the reassembling of the tiny shards of light into which the universe was shattered at the Creation. Every story we tell, every poem we... See more

Everyone is an artist. Everyone is involved, whether they like it or not, in the construction of their world. Consciousness is always consciousness of something. There is no fixed world out there, the world is coming toward you and you are coming toward it. And between the two of you, you actually construct the world. It’s never as given as it

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There is always two things.

1. The work you are trying to make


2. The work that you are actually making

Number two doesn’t reveal itself until you’ve forgotten about number one.

Rebecca Solnit - “underneath the task of writing a particular piece is the general one of making a self who can make the work you are meant to make.” https://t.co/hfVXl0yIp2

Be micro-ambitious. Put your head down and work with pride on whatever is in front of you. You never know where you might end up. Just be aware that the next worthy pursuit will probably appear in your periphery which is why you should be careful of long-term dreams. If you focus too far in front of you, you won’t see the shiny thing out of the... See more