Kirsten
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Following threads of not knowing and seeing what structures they form. Delighting in the pulse of life and the moment. Trusting in living systems, the cosmos and the trip that is life.
Kirsten
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Silence is not just the absence of noise but the presence of truth.
Interesting reflections by others
Can untruth exist in silence? See connections btw lying and language…..vs manipulation (non-verbal)
And silence is one of the great victims of modern culture. We live in an intense and visually aggressive age; everything is drawn outwards towards the sensation of the image. Because culture is becoming ever more homogenized and universalist, image has such power. With the continued netting of everything, chosen images can immediately attain univer
... See moreJohn O'Donohue • Anam Cara: 25th Anniversary Edition
Creative Writing with an AI-Powered Writing Assistant: Perspectives from Professional Writers
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We think we tell stories, but stories often tell us, tell us to love or to hate, to see or be blind. Often, too often, stories saddle us, ride us, whip us onward, tell us what to do, and we do it without questioning. The task of learning to be free requires learning to hear them, to question them, to pause and to hear silence, to name them, and the
... See moreThe best writing prompt for when I'm stuck is simply "be more honest".
It’s what’s true to you, while knowing it most probably will be true for someone else.
This way we articulate and materialize states of being into a written form, translating and mirroring these unspoken ideas for those who need that articulation.
Let your body help articulate what mind cannot.
This way we articulate and materialize states of being into a written form, translating and mirroring these unspoken ideas for those who need that articulation.
Let your body help articulate what mind cannot.
Rūta Žemčugovaitė • Writing Through Your Body
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari • 1 highlight
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I heard on a Peloton ride (Jess King): It isn’t that no matter what you do that I will love you. I will love you no matter how I FEEL. And that is the hard, important work.
Caroline Chambers • i found the perfect reading for a wedding ceremony or toast
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (A. Jaffé, Ed.). If we think that the ‘other’ is the only one who ‘needs’ to do this work, we are negating the very anatomy of psyche that belongs to every person on this planet. When we negate the presence of our shadow, we often project it onto the other and move into binaries thereby feeding the collective shadow.
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