Leslie Liszak
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Leslie Liszak
When you reduce yourself to a product, you sacrifice the very essence of what makes you unique. Your quirks, your weirdness, your vulnerabilities, your authentic self-these are the things that resonate with others, not a polished, palatable persona. The impactful creators understand this.
You are not a commodity
Miles Davis // "Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself."
instagram.comMiyazaki: I’m fascinated by wars, and I read a lot about them. People therefore often ask me, “Miyazaki-san, do you like war?” and I respond by asking if they think AIDS researchers like AIDS.
Hayao Miyazaki • Starting Point: 1979-1996
Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art genre that includes woodblock prints and paintings that flourished from the 17th to 19th centuries. The term "ukiyo-e" translates to "pictures of the floating world," which refers to the transitory nature of life and the pleasure districts of cities during the Edo period (1615–1868). The prints depict scenes from everyday... See more
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The poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Oliver with some suggestions for your one precious life:
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On creating meaning, the remarkable odds of your existence, and life instructions
If you think Zen is something lofty and esoteric, the master will give you a shout or slap for an answer. If you think it is abstract, you’ll be told it’s three pounds of flax or the oak tree in the garden. If you think it is beyond words and abstractions, the master may quote the sutras or a poem by Han Shan. If you think Zen is nothing but our
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Sex is that paradoxical combination of vulnerability and assertion, giving ourselves up and wanting all the more.