everything is a conversation
notes on being in constructive dialogue with reality, instead of staying mired in delusional rigidity
everything is a conversation
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
Here are 13 things that every skilled chaos-surfer understands:
- How something appears to you may not be how it is.
- What is said or shown may not be all there is.
- What is true for me may not be true for you.
- The same words may mean different things to different people.
- What people say may not be what they mean. Because comms is lossy and language is
Packy McCormick • visakan veerasamy on Substack
Never trust an influencer without a decent reply game
Tyler Alterman • Tweet
Tired: Rushing to quick answers or public declarations
Wired: Sitting with questions, refining them in trusted company, and waiting until the shape of truth emerges
Yancey Stricklerx.comas far as I can tell, everyone is given different values to live by. Different questions to live into. Different gods who live in their chest. Different combinations of natural concerns that balance out very differently.
River Kenna • Destabilization & the Frequency of Values
Whenever there is an argument between two ideas, find the third idea.
I have seen the fate of those who have not lived their own lives, and it is simply horrible. People who live out their destiny and fulfill it to the best of their knowledge and abilities have no reason for regret.
— Carl Jung,
October 20, 1959
Dylan O'Sullivanx.com