You’re the Result of Yourself (Poem by Pablo Neruda)
Don’t blame anyone, never complain of anyone or anything. Because basically you have made of your life what you wanted.
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Dress Ourselves in Gentleness (Quote by Henri Nouwen)
Once in a while we meet a gentle person. Gentleness is a virtue hard to find in a society that admires toughness and roughness. We are encouraged to get things done and to get them done fast, even when people get hurt in the process. Success, accomplishment, and productivity count. But the cost is high. There is no place for gentleness in such a milieu
Incline Toward the Big Questions (George Saunders quote)
Err in the direction of kindness nd avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.
A Tip I Learned from Earnest Hemingway
I find it enormously helpful, especially in long, many-stepped projects, or when there is inconsistent time in which to work.
Reverse our Feeble Flutterings (Spiritual Short #3)
When you do a major overhaul of limiting beliefs, reversing them, you’ll thrive, and be a peace, fulled with joy, and in consonance with the “absolute center and circumference of your being.”
Summary of Facts, Concerns, and Links about AI
All this is troubling, and snowballing very quickly. I advocate trying not to use AI, or at least switching to Claude, which as a company seems to have more of a conscience.
The Sound of the Genuine (Howard Thurman Quote)
The sound of the genuine is flowing through you. Don’t be deceived and thrown off by all the noises that are a part even of your dreams (and) your ambitions that you don’t hear the sound of the genuine in you.
Don’t Quit (Poem by Edgar A. Guest)
Success is failure turned inside out. And you can never tell how close you are It may be near when it seems so far.
Step by Step Drawing Guide (Sketchbook Ideas #20)
Follow this simple step by step process when you are trying to draw something
Don’t Be a Beached Jellyfish (New Poem by Polly Castor)
So many are thinking in terms of creative 100 day projects, but how about a lifetime one?
Tips on How to Say No to Others
Get comfortable defining and defending your own priorities and boundaries, and avoid over extending yourself.
Painting Advice (While Looking at Work by Jane Davies)
Through this process, you’ll hone in on work that feels both authentic and good.
What You Can Do About the Biggest Security Breach
Without a legal baseline– for both parties– we are in for serious trouble as a nation and world.
For an Audience of One and Desire for Validation
focus on what is intrinsically yours to do without fretting about how others will respond to your authenticity, and to stay humble as a faithful servant of supreme good.