simon
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Don’t hold on. — That is all.
simon
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I think we both understand each other pretty well, the only barrier is words.
In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.
(Jeanette Winterson)
Don’t wait for joy to find you, because you might end up waiting forever.
Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests that imposing too many restrictions on children’s outdoor risky play hinders their development.
Brussoni, Mariana • Risky Play and Children’s Safety: Balancing Priorities for Optimal Child Development
Traditionally, myth and story has been one of the most important ways people gain a sense of ‘being at home in the world’ that we now know is so crucial to our psychological well being. And fundamental to this is the kind of attention it requires: a deep, abiding presence.
Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Painter and visual artist Chuck Close on inspiration:
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are... See more
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are... See more
