Marty Bell
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Marty Bell
The way to greater confidence is not to reassure ourselves of our own dignity; it’s to come to peace with our inevitable ridiculousness
— Alain de Botton in ‘On Confidence’
Without spaces that cultivate belonging and a shared sense of purpose, why do we expect anything other than high rates of loneliness, polarization, and attacks on our Capital building?
New_ Public • Celebrating the labor that holds up our democracy: the community entrepreneur
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of b
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- I know that freedom is earned by confronting things that embarrass and trigger you, over and over again, until you are cringe-proof in your desired environment.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
A man’s wealth is a measure, not of his worth, but of his generosity.
Think of life as an opportunity to create and give.
“whether to float with the tide, or to swim for a goal”
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.