Brain Food #700

Be more generous and brave

Thoughts of the day

I have told friends that I will not set resolutions for 2022, at least not in the form of specific, measurable goals. Instead, I will adopt attitudes.

From the notebooks of electronic music pioneer, Pauline Oliveros:

“You have to send it out in order to get it. You can’t get it by holding onto it.”

To me, this applies not just to one’s work or artistic endeavors, but also to relationships. It is easy to get lost in the noise, or to be paralysed in the face of judgement, failure, or some form of change. But the world is waiting for us to take part in it. We can do it if we can be more generous and brave.

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