Finding my voice
gathering things that help me define a voice, honouring my soul, heart and mind.
Finding my voice
“I believe that I am loved beyond measure by a magnificent, complex, amused God who has given me power over practically nothing.”
“Writing gave me the thing that meditation promised, but I could never have it happen in meditation until very recently where time stops or changes, and I’m here but not here.”
“What if I’m not on duty all the time? What
... See more“I’m not a big believer in identity” ♥️
- Tilda Swinton
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instagram.comTS talking about the pressure of claiming ‘one’ identity, and the liberation that can come with riding all the different landscapes we get taken on
WePresent | Holley Murchison’s guide to talking about yourself
wepresent.wetransfer.com
So..’tell me about yourself’ is a question we’ve all gotten, and most of us dread answering.
Doesn’t have to be that way.
Holley Murchison a social entrepreneur, created this free online experience (among other material) to help people learn how to introduce themselves more effectively - and in my opinion more authentically and in a way that feels empowering vs people pleasingy.
Create a clearing
As I see it then, the formula runs something like this: a man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself identity by functioning in a set pattern toward a set goal), he avoids frustrating his potential (choosing a path... See more
Farnam Street • Hunter S. Thompson’s Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
I prefer floors from chairs, window sills from desks. It's all very symbolic.
we are morphing all the time
I used to be a parrot, echoing other people's ideas, opinions, and beliefs, because I wasn’t sure of my own. I thought that by ‘borrowing’ and mimicking, I’d be more likeable, it’d be easier to seem cool, clever, or to belong. Looking back now, it gives me the ick—the amount of shit I nodded along to, gross. I think I was scared of looking stupid,... See more
Zoe Scaman • Forty Years, Forty Lessons
’ve always been a tactile learner and lover of systems, and structures that help with application and retention