always grateful for your posts so overbrimming with thoughtfulness. wishing your son the best. when I had mine out, around 4?, I had to stay overnight. was sure that in the darkness, I detected outlines of monsters under the bed
- humility, affability, & patience are essential for everything
- reading fiction grows the soul and heart
- spend the most time with those who encourage asking questions & speaking up, because that's what'll keep us alive, happy, and vibrant the longest
- don't succumb to forces of money & power & ignorance eager to slice, dice, & julienne us into marketable boxes. hold close that we're all individuals, each of us more alike than not
And yes about short paragraphs. I often break my paragraphs even when technically I don't need to, just for flow. It makes a huge difference. It's also one of the problems with reading on a phone, which I occasionally do with A03 -- even short paragraphs look loooong.
And this... Stay away from people who don’t actually like you... is a lesson I have to keep learning over and over again, instead of hanging around trying to change their minds.
I would add meditation to the list of reminders. I insist on identifying with my thoughts and staying lost in them for hours on end for some reason. Meditation is the only thing that helps me remember to avoid that at all cost.
I like your list
Thanks!
always grateful for your posts so overbrimming with thoughtfulness. wishing your son the best. when I had mine out, around 4?, I had to stay overnight. was sure that in the darkness, I detected outlines of monsters under the bed
- humility, affability, & patience are essential for everything
- reading fiction grows the soul and heart
- spend the most time with those who encourage asking questions & speaking up, because that's what'll keep us alive, happy, and vibrant the longest
- don't succumb to forces of money & power & ignorance eager to slice, dice, & julienne us into marketable boxes. hold close that we're all individuals, each of us more alike than not
"spend the most time with those who encourage asking questions & speaking up, because that's what'll keep us alive, happy, and vibrant the longest"
Some people stick to small talk when it's the deeper conversations that we all need.
Oh, Hilda's welcome is marvelous. <3
And yes about short paragraphs. I often break my paragraphs even when technically I don't need to, just for flow. It makes a huge difference. It's also one of the problems with reading on a phone, which I occasionally do with A03 -- even short paragraphs look loooong.
And this... Stay away from people who don’t actually like you... is a lesson I have to keep learning over and over again, instead of hanging around trying to change their minds.
Hodler is looking at us like a cat with a self-licking session interrupted.
I like your description better than mine!
I would add meditation to the list of reminders. I insist on identifying with my thoughts and staying lost in them for hours on end for some reason. Meditation is the only thing that helps me remember to avoid that at all cost.
It's a generative activity that should certainly be more widespread.