comparison
if the grass is green over there it's green over here too because grass is green that's the color of it
if the grass happens to be brown over there it's going to be brown over here too because that's how seasons go
creating
mistakes are better than nothing when you are trying to make something.
making nothing < making mistakes = making something
your art is importantly unimportant.
your art is unimportantly important.
your art is irrelevantly relevant.
your art is relevantly irrelevant.
it's whatever keeps you in the world.
no one is uncreative.
this right now is something you are already creating.
decision
creating decisions > making decisions
a decision is sculpted not "made"
if a decision is a sculpture consider the following:
"the sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before i start my work. i just have to chisel away the superfluous material" - michelangelo
"michelangelo believed that the soul was struggling in matter, material and physical bound the soul, and through carving it was possible to release the soul from the stone." (research on michelangelo art creation and platonic, ge 2018)
failure
failure = probably real
failure = missing the decided on goal
failure = temporary moment that passed as soon as it happened
failure ≠ permanent stamp
failure ≠ qualifying adjective
failure ≠ should not have happened
five am
five am = opposite to good morning
there is no time for any thing about morning at five am
five am = astigmatism, alertness, delirium
preceding un-mornings allow for a good morning to extend as long as possible
to enjoy a morning until 11:50 am every thing needs it's opposite
losing
a loser is some one who loses things and baby there is no thing we can keep forever.
mystery
i could not tell you the definition of mystery (mysterious)
i love clarity and i love mystery
= mystery is not the opposite of clarity
mystery + clarity = you + me (me + you)
opinions and beliefs
sometimes yes and sometimes no.
it is not necessary to always have some thing to say about every thing.
sometimes you don't know yet.
the truth typically contains some aspect that we can't yet imagine.
having an opinion can be part of the fun.
believing our beliefs is part of the design.
we are here to participate.
an opinion = not helpful if you feel like you can't ever change it.
an opinion = not meant to stop you from understanding vast and differing information.
an opinion = meant to help stretch your throat, mouth, and brain.
an opinion does not have to have spikes, but it can. but it doesn't have to.
an opinion = an accessory (consider the function and form of an accessory)
the beliefs that we think are untrue are in most cases just not ours.
(the truth typically contains some aspect that we can't yet imagine)
a belief must not be yours if you don't see any value in it.
a belief must not be yours if you don't want to own it.
if you can't take away a belief that you have, try adding another one.
if you no longer want to have one of your beliefs, you must adopt a superseding belief that it's possible for you to change any belief you have without struggle, without punishment.
there are no prerequisites to start believing in any thing even your self.
decide if opinions and beliefs keep you alive more than your heart does.
perfect
whether or not perfect is attainable is a boring question.
pursuing perfect is ultimately a boring action, even if it seems at first novel and stimulating.
perfect = undefinable
perfect = shapeshifter
= what makes perfect so always perfect.
= what makes any attempt at defining and become its shape fruitless, eventually monotonous, ultimately boring
going to perfect = driving around in circles expecting to go somewhere new
waiting until perfect to present itself in order to do something will bring a feeling worse than sadness and boredom.
doing something regardless of perfect execution, perception, or impression, is not about having confidence.
doing something without perfect means or perfect ends = ultimate sign of respect
(decide who and what it is that you're respecting)
anything can happen and anything is always happening
have caution around representing and building an entire self, and a self’s future and present actions, around an idea that captures .1% of all potential reality
truth
truth = kindness
kindness = beauty
truth = beauty
trying
try trying publicly try trying quietly try trying poorly try trying fruitlessly try trying experimentally try trying invisibly try trying minimally try trying intensely patiently respect your lack of experience patiently respect your not knowing what to say right now patiently respect any act of trying people try in different ways.
uniqueness
your uniqueness is only as good as the connection it brings you.
your exceptional uniqueness is leaving you in the corner over there.
your like-everybody-else-ness is super special.
winning
i am okay with winning but it is the same to me as losing