Tag: self-reflection
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Where Humanity Lives
Northern Mockingbird Yesterday, I got inspired to write a post about the importance of challenging ourselves. Of continually trying new things, of seeking out new and exciting ways to test our abilities, and of having the courage to follow our passions, interests, curiosities. As I was organizing my thoughts on the subject, a small voice…
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Stay Close to the Cosmos
Make a Wish, paper collage, 2022 You would never love anything if you didn’t have an imagination. If you want to know who you really are, look at how you treat animals. That’s the best method of self-examination I know. The consensus of experts frequently displaces common sense. The greatest lie we’re ever made to…
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On Possibility
Going Places, paper collage, 2021 Of the various subjective experiences of creativity that I’ve attempted to describe over the years, the one that probably fascinates me most (next to the role of novelty in creativity) is the feeling, or sense, of possibility that seems inherent in creative work. An example: I flip through a 1953…
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Butterfly Effect
Butterfly Effect, paper collage, 2021 This post is formatted to reflect an original journal entry. 5/22/21 I buried a dead butterfly yesterday. I’d picked her up along the side of the road when I was out walking the night before. She could no longer fly, and I knew death was probably imminent. So I scooped…
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On Novelty
I published a poem last night, titled “Mannequin Planet,” which I then deleted early this morning. I’m sorry about that. I am not normally so fickle, but I didn’t like it. I just couldn’t bring myself to like it. And I decided it wasn’t of the quality I want to publish here. The truth is…
The Used Life 