manifestory
on writing new stories of life into being
manifestory
Often when people are stuck in life it’s because they’re holding out for the delusional possibility of a costless way of getting what they want, instead of just paying the cost
Sasha Chapinx.comAll of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. Without them, our lives get made up for us by other people.
Ursula K. Le Guin • Words Are My Matter: Writings on Life and Books
A single, truly empowered individual can counterbalance the inertia of thousands who remain stuck in fear, anger, or shame.
That individual is Danny DeVito.
That individual is Danny DeVito.
Paul Staples on Substack
“But we cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever.”
-Haruki Murakami
-Haruki Murakami
Poetic Outlaws • Tweet
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
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
It’s common for addicts to realize that it’s addiction all the way down. While some of us have had more “extreme” addictions, all of us have been captured by a recurring false possibility that a certain solution will ease our pain, only to make our problems and pain worse.
It’s baffling how susceptible we are to this progressive,... See more
It’s baffling how susceptible we are to this progressive,... See more