This week, “Nothing In Particular” explores resilience and rebirth in the face of occurrences. Challenges annihilate the ego but they leave behind something that is precious.
From my notebook
1- Things you want to do give you power when you see them through.
They take away power if you don’t see them through.
Want and dis-want carefully.
2- Spend time with yourself. It is richer than any book.
3- Time heals. Take it.
3 interesting gleanings
1- Shame holds us back more than failure ever will. I have often pondered what it means to be ashamed. Is shame biological in man or is it a result of conditioning by society. Maria Popova writes in depth on Shame and the Secret chambers of the self. I love how she defines shame as:
(Shame).. at its core is a peculiar form of inner conflict, in which one part of the self gasps with revulsion at the choices of another.. -Maria Popova
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2- For most of us Art is first hallowed and then ignored entirely. It doesn’t come as a surprise then that as we grow elder and elder we seem to go further and further away from this thing called Art. I have always thought of art as a wonderful way to heal and what better than to inculcate this into our family routine. A Family that makes art together
The goal of creating a family culture where you make art is to help your kids develop the muscle to create, not just consume, to see and love the world, to open the portal to the sacred mystery of inspiration and see what weird beauty emerges, to take risks that sometimes work out and sometimes don’t, to problem solve, to develop their own aesthetic taste, to play and make and give them an outlet for their feelings - Courtney Martin
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3- So much of technology is not evolution but rather systems that enslave and isolate us from each other. I hadn’t known anything about the Amish but it was fascinating to get to know their outlook on adapting technology consciously.
The Amish, it turns out, do something that’s both shockingly radical and simple in our age of impulsive and complicated consumerism: they start with the things they value most, then work backwards to ask whether a given technology performs more harm than good with respect to these values. - Cal Newport
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What technology would you re-evaluate for bringing value or taking away value from your life?