rob hardy

kind of shocked at how much mental energy is freed up if we stop trying to be special and important

“Anarchists are simply people who believe human beings are capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion without having to be forced to.”

—David Graeber

Individuation refers to a process whereby the many different aspects of your life – your dreams, your relationships, your health, your finances, your spirituality – are brought together into an integrated harmony.

Cut a chrysalis open and you will find a rotting caterpillar. What you will never find is that mythical creature, half caterpillar, half butterfly... No, the process of transformation consists almost entirely of decay.

— Pat Barker

Almost no prerequisite to any major invention was invented with that invention in mind.

“If there is such a thing as human perfection, it seems to emerge precisely from how we handle the imperfection that is everywhere, especially our own.”

—Richard Rohr

As Burning Man expanded and became more popular, it lost its self-parodying humor, its self-critical irony, and its encompassing social vision, to a great extent. It started to feel increasingly hollow, shallow, and narcissistic. Much of the art now seems designed to provide a fitting backdrop for Instagram selfies. The outfits and hats became copy... See more

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

— Maya Angelou