13 statements you might need to hear
From a raw journal entry.
In my attempt to experiment live with you — raw and unedited — I’d like to share with you a page from my writing journal. Longtime readers will know that I funnel my ideation through the Ideas Reservoir. It’s structured and enables me to capture all my inspirations on a whim, and then slowly build on a piece of writing in increments.
This is a creative approach I take across many avenues. It is how I write, yes, but also how I design and art direct, and how I create music. So much of it starts as a written journal entry.
In my own curiosities, I often find myself parsing through old journals. Sometimes to track patterns even within my own psyche. (Intense, you might say, i know. I would make an entertaining dinner guest though). Sometimes, it is purely out of boredom.
This list below might be a few years old now, but something about it caught my interest still. I’m sure it would give you a lot of tells about me if you see that something like this still resonates. But, despite whatever embarrassment I might feel in sharing the vulnerabilities of my mind so publicly, I push forward instead out of an even deeper curiosity: how might any of these resonate with you?
Please do tell me what statements most resonate with you, in the comments, or in your private email replies.
Here are thirteen things you might need to here. I clearly did.
Look for beauty in mundane things, in unexpected places. It is your gift as a human to see it, but also your duty.
Rarely cringe at other people, or yourself. Feel compassion towards each of our human experiences.
No need to shape-shift yourself to belong, or to comfort others. Allow yourself to embody what you wish to see externally.
Accept compliments with ease.
Let others misunderstand you. Your journey is unique.
When searching, seek advise, not validation.
Allow silences to exist without feeling compelled to fill them.
There is comfort in both standing out and anonymity.
If you don’t know, ask.
Risk public failure.
Go solo, sometimes, or even often.
Be kind — to yourself first, then to others.
Tell the truth.
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