đź’ Things to return to
“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”
Haley Nahman • #197: What is "personal style"?
"the creator is an artist above all." yes, that’s what I think may be the most poetic way of stating this conclusion that the world, in large part, does embody beautiful ideas; that if you regard the world as a work of art — first of all, it helps you understand things, and secondly, it’s a pretty good work of art. It has tremendous beauty. It has... See more
On Being • Beauty as a Compass for Truth

“I don’t think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but don’t yet know how, don’t yet feel strong enough, don’t yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, don’t be disheartened, don’t give up. You’ve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
– allyi
Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there. It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away. The
... See moreRay Bradbury • Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Develop a keen sense of what you love . Be devoted to the art of finding great and small loves, of nurturing old loves, and kindling new ones.
30 Lessons From Art / Business / Life — Kening Zhu
“If you want a new world, start making it right now, in whatever you are doing.” This is the best advice I ever had, it came from Brian Eno. If you imagine the world you would like to be in and start making objects, systems and collaborations that belong to that world, that world comes into being.
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I’ve noticed that my most age-fluid ( and joyful! ) friends truly understand human frailty.
And when we consistently recognize our frailty, we don’t expect a linear path, nor do we put too much of our value into something that can disappear.
And when we consistently recognize our frailty, we don’t expect a linear path, nor do we put too much of our value into something that can disappear.
Substack • Age-Fluidity
In unpredictable times, poetry leaves the safe, familiar ways of knowing and speaking and listens out into new forms of being and creating. It searches for new insights between the known, it fathoms the space between people, between us and the living world, between different ways of seeing and shaping the world. It listens for new ways of being... See more