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Perceptions give me the benefit of the doubt with an unseen cost
Gathering thoughts…
Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
Perceptions give me the benefit of the doubt with an unseen cost
Eu leio as newsletters da Suleika Jaoud. Conheci ela por meio do Jon Batiste que eu adoro. Ele é esposo dela e uma pessoa muito criativa e, aparentemente, muito alegre. Foi uma surpresa saber tudo o que eles passam no quesito desafio. E como eles contornam o que não podem controlar com excelência, arte e conforto.…
There are moments that we don't really feel proud of, moments or decisions that come as an reaction to something, for example, responding in a certain way, with a certain tone of voice, but it just comes out of us. These moments as well as many other might it be good or bad experiences and reactions are still part of…
Don’t fool yourself. I don’t anymore. Most mornings, I get this strong urge to just dive into work right away. Like, do something, anything, just to feel like I’m being productive. My hands need to be busy, right? But here’s the truth: that’s a trap. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I used to believe that starting…
You are a portrait of everyone you've ever loved. An incomplete puzzle, collecting pieces along the way. You are a window of stained glass carefully being put together piece by lonely piece. A whimsical collage collected from the pages of people's lives. You are tapestry woven with the threads of a million moments.…
There's some quote out there which says that things which converge will diverge and vice versa. I feel we humans are in a divergent phase today. You can see signs of it all around - rise of nationalism in countries like US, India, UK, high tensions between superpowers like the US and China, outright war in Ukraine -…
For years, I spent my Saturday morning grocery shopping for the week. My workweek routine drove my weekend routine. Now I’m retired. I’m very routine-driven. I would need to prepare my list early. This required a change in thinking. I saw an advantage. If my granddaughter came to spend the night, grocery shopping…
I wasn't receiving any emails for days. I had been too busy to really question why, even though I was expecting responses from various outreaches. The issue became clear when I needed a verification code for a signup and it didn't come through. I sent myself a test email - nothing. Total panic set in thinking about…
Here's one from yesterday: === anon6232 Is anyone else annoyed at Dr. Caleb attending the Arts Symposium at Ensenada La Nueva? It seems to me this symposium looks to capitalize on the 'expat' artists who relocated to this region. These 'expats' are consuming local artists' opportunities, and Dr. Caleb's presence will…
The same scary thought haunts me It could be the brightest day or the coldest dark night The same thought haunts me It's something I've lived with for years It pops up in my dreams, my daydreams It creeps up on me when I least expect it The same thought haunts me "Why me?" We all have our own version of "why me?" Yet…
For a long time now I have had an idea in my mind that seemed almost impossible. Poetic in execution and artistic value, one where an echo may only speak the last thing it hears. It's a satisfying feeling to find the right person, now making the idea more possible. The future looks bright for this idea to flourish...
But it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t achieve happiness while striving for something that is so meaningless Sometimes I can’t help to wonder but it’s not too convenient To meet you at a fate To wake up at dreams that are not not supposed to end And the alarm goes off to wake me to reality I miss her but I should not…
I have always felt a lingering conflict about why people who take care of themselves get deadly diseases. Isn't it better to not care about our health, if anyway we're gonna get those XYZ diseases? Why unnecessarily cut down on sugar? Why count calories for every meal intake? Take an example: Person X is a fitness…
I think that´s the feedback I've gathered over the last 4 months or so. It's been mostly this year that I've been completely independent, working on my own, that I've seen it. I've had some hits in the past. Some of like people around call "the 15 mins of fame". And had some peaks in certain occasions. But nothing…
escrevo ouvindo "Eu amo a falta de silêncio do mar" da imensa e sem fim LIA DE ITAMARACÁ! eu não sou uma pessoa religiosa. depois de 18 anos na igreja, quando saí foi um alívio não ter mais obrigações relacionadas a isso. era reconfortante cantar as mesmas músicas mil vezes e ter onde se agarrar com fé? SIM, massssss,…
attempts to break outside of a creative block i have revisited some content from mentors who i admire. it is their quotes that resonate with me. the one sticking out now is; "It’s easier to be a critic than to produce work. So the only way to get to the end means is to start the domino effect. Which is essentially put…
22nd I have realised my intense need for validation for the past hurt that I have gone through. That has been further magnified because Nelson does not agree with what I say and that makes me doubt my self confidence so much. So I have been actively seeking validation. I’ve been looking for evidence backing what I…
Doing some research tonight, but came across this helpful commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 from St John Chrysostom (Homily 39): "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." What then? Tell me; did all die in Adam the death of sin ? How then was Noah righteous in his generation? And how…
Lately, the past two weeks, I have been trying to figure out or trying to answer the question "Who am I?". It has been a couple of rough months for me, given a recent unemployment, but, I now have time to slow down, think, and prioritise what are the most important things to me. What I want of my life? What I value?…
Understanding budget is important for anyone to comprehend the fuctioning of taxes, home loans, stock portfolio and more It is when the Finance Leader of India decides which sectors will government invest in, what will the total expense be, how much revenue will India make - all the in next 12 months. This year's…
I am a shelf builder who displays my creativity, in my areas of practice, on my shelves. Recently, friend, Marlon, shared about the three domains in creativity - corporeal, hermeneutic, analytical - where Christian Julmi unpacks Hermann Schmitz's phenomenological approach. In the same conversation, Marlon and I…
I look around and wonder, how many of us really upskill our selves for the whole sake of upskilling Or learning a new subject or a topic? Most of us are busy doing the same mundane job everyday, without even thinking what use is this to me and what value I am adding to my life with this job. We are all here just for…
Every now and then I try some podcasts, the ones you find in the homepage of spotify. And I hate them, they're impossible to listen to. I don't know, maybe at speaker school they teach to speak that way, but it is too much. Too much energy, artificial happiness, the necessity to make everything as lightweight as…
I just watched a great movie about Franz Kafka, a famous German writer. What particularly struck me was the way he used words and language - so precise, so articulate, so aesthetic. There is a lot of untapped potential in our everyday use of language to express our thoughts and feelings.
You’re either making it - making change in the world Or you’re just living the game If it’s too heavy; forget about the past and the future - just carry the present The best skilled people knows that skills comes with discomfort; and only by persevering in discomfort you’re able to gain skills The best is actually…
The lenses we use to view events in our lives can greatly affect our perception of those events. I'm sure you've seen pictures of galaxies, with their magnificent colors and shapes. The naked eye will only see a black space because it is only capable of seeing visible light. But with the right set of tools, you can…
ppl dream so small. every comment on every live performance of every artist says "i want to go to their concert". not i. i want them to sing this to me privately in the fucking shower. matt healy. "robbers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu2QXKDNoWs this. in the fucking shower. let's go.
It’s just decisions who make up who you are Waking up rather than staying on bed is not a choice someone ask you to do or “you didn’t have a choice” It’s how you decide to use your best knowledge for everything you do
Knowledge sets us free, art sets us free. A great library is freedom. -Ursula Guin. Public libraries are where we witness the entirety of human existence. The youngest members create their imaginations while the oldest are constantly trying to understand the present and future. The middle aged are upskilling…
Hoje é o dia do Leitor. Felizes de nós que pegamos gosto pela leitura desde cedo, e assim tivemos acesso a um milhão de mundos, a inúmeras vidas. Podemos viver pela leitura situações que torcemos para nunca encontrar na vida real. Morremos mil vezes, amamos, sofremos, exploramos mundos, enfrentamos nossos medos,…
A quick thought; Interesting results for AI portraits come when a prompt is structured with two genders. An example prompt; a photograph of a woman by Man Ray. Thinking about how this sentence can be confused and how the AI could be interpreted. The woman is taken as priority, it guides the overall features, then Man…
A spiritual guide once to told me that "God is everything or God is nothing. What was my choice to be?" Once, when leaving a spa, the massage therapist told me "Walk on mother earth as you would want your children to walk on you." My entire life, like so many others, has been a life of spiritual seeking. Even when I…
Last weekend, my sister and I argued. She said my niece was still awake at 3:30 AM. I taunted her for it. Not my proudest moment. But it made me think. Everyone says, “Parenting is hard.” And it is when you’re making hard choices. The kind that helps kid grow strong in body and mind. For this, I truly believe in…
Professional sport is portrayed as being the pinnacle of human physical ability. I call BS. Sport is entertainment. And professional sport is professional entertainment. There is no evolutionary advantage for millions of people sit down to watch 22 grown men chase a ball. We do it because it entertains us. In the past…
If my manager read a page of my code contributions in the last month, it would either mean nothing to him or he would draw the wrong conclusions. Adding code doesn't make one a valuable contributor. It just means you're a contributor. The hubris of thinking that managers (or CEO's...😂) can discern anything of value…
What do we say to the god of procrastination? Not today.
Going out with friends that have the same hobbies as you is just another level, today we went to the museum because we had a sketching assignment. It felt so cute that we were all walking with our sketch pads and pencils and sitting on the floors of the museum to appreciate artworks. I'm actually studying what I love…
Recently, I bought a Sailor Fude de Mannen pen, as suggested by a friend. It was supposed to be an ink guzzler but he mentioned that it comes with 2 cartridges. I also remember reading a buyer comment on Amazon about 2 cartridges. The seller description, however, did not mention this. I cross-checked with the vendor,…
An old colleague messaged me today about a memory he had of me. We haven't been in touch for a long time, so I was surprised at the message. I enjoy dancing. The times when all of us went out after work, I'd let my hair down. It was my first job after graduation. Our team was small, and most employee-manger rules…
Scrolling down Strolling down the web Trying to find something that speaks more This website of blogs seems to have the last post in 2022. I'm wondering if there are more people on here. Where did you all go? Did no one stay?
During my meditation practice today, I had a realization that has left me feeling both elated and bewildered. For the first time, I understood that the boundary between myself and the external world may not actually exist. In our everyday lives, we tend to view the world as something separate from ourselves. We see…
somewhere between platonic and romantic there is you & me. i don't see your eyes when the lights are off. take my hand-- we dance. romance?
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Unplanned, unexpected moments are the most beautiful ones. Today we were walking around Aalto University without a plan, without any expectation. It was cloudy, we accidentally found this lookout spot, and then all of a sudden the cloudiness turned into one of the most beautiful sunsets of my life. Even the birds were…
Teaches you that: you can get whatever you want to get by just focusing on it Focus on the "CAN GET" rather than the stagnant "WHAT IFS" - "WHY DO I WANT TO DO" Say NOO to negative thoughts - JUST DO IT And move on with life. Because they are so many aspects of life & You gotta do well in everyone of it. Remember the…
Know how to say no Why people don’t give a shit about what you say Because you don’t have the balls to say what you want to say And also you keep focusing on smaller cheapskate solutions If you want to say no at a last minute cancellation The trouble seems harder Of course it would take longer and harder to say once…
People bother me all of the time with a great idea. "You'll love it, and I really think you can something with it," they say. I can tell they are excited. They're ready to tell anyone who will listen. They tell me about their great idea, as though I don't have a stack of ideas at home that I've been ignoring. Stuff I…
I have heard (and read) from many people that writing is not so much an activity done for others, it's for oneself. Writing is a way to take something from all that jumbled mess of thoughts on the head and put it down on paper (or online). What happens when we write is that notions we have, that we think we know well,…