Finding my voice

gathering things that help me define a voice, honouring my soul, heart and mind.

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

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“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 i

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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