rob hardy
@robhardy
writer of manifestos, petter of cats. in devotional pursuit of a more beautiful internet 🌱
rob hardy
ungated.life
yesterday a friend said: “doesn’t freelancing make you feel simultaneously self-actualized and completely behind in life?”
and yeah. that’s exactly it.
freelancing makes me feel free, and terrified, and proud, and like a failure.
all at once. every day.
and yeah. that’s exactly it.
freelancing makes me feel free, and terrified, and proud, and like a failure.
all at once. every day.
Peter Yang • Rose McMackin on Substack
Isn’t it wild how much power our words have?
How easily they can cast spells on people, how they have ripple effects in all directions?
And yet how often we shy away from using them, even when all they would do is bring more beauty into the world?
So what are you waiting for?
How easily they can cast spells on people, how they have ripple effects in all directions?
And yet how often we shy away from using them, even when all they would do is bring more beauty into the world?
So what are you waiting for?
Vidhika Bansal • Say nice things to people's faces 💛
Connection and Agency
trust and
The Universe has a history only because we are here to tell it.
Marcelo Gleiser • The Dawn of a Mindful Universe: A Manifesto for Humanity's Future
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
— Pat Barker
The Only Thing to Do
Quotes and self renewal
People do not actually coordinate with each other. Rather, people are coordinated by language. If you want to improve your ability to coordinate, you must upgrade your vocabulary.
Dan Allison • Tweet
manifestory and
Forgiveness Prayer
In this moment of stillness,
I release the weight of past hurts and grievances,
Letting them dissolve like morning mist in the warmth of understanding.
To those who have caused me pain:
I acknowledge that you, too, were walking your own difficult path.
Your actions, though they wounded me,
Were born from your own struggles, fears, and... See more
In this moment of stillness,
I release the weight of past hurts and grievances,
Letting them dissolve like morning mist in the warmth of understanding.
To those who have caused me pain:
I acknowledge that you, too, were walking your own difficult path.
Your actions, though they wounded me,
Were born from your own struggles, fears, and... See more
zen eth/acc • Tweet
prayers and