I have a friend who’s an artist has sometimes taken a view which I don’t agree with very well
He’ll hold up a flower and say “Look at how beautiful it is!”
And I’ll agree, but then he says “I as an artist can see how beautiful it is, but you as a...
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Electric Light Orchestra is one of my favorites bands of all time, I think they’re very underrated in the grand scheme of things. I don’t think they’ve ever had a bad album, and ELO has this particular musical style and sound signature that’s...
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Don’t look back.
Greek Mythology is something I find very interesting, with stories and characters both heroic and gruesome. These myths are told even today, and one of the most iconic tales is the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Orpheus was...
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This is a famous piece of art that you surely have seen at least once. It’s certainly the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world. It’s a wooden print depicting the beauty of Japan. But if you look closely, you’ll see three boats...
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As you set out for Ithaka
hope your road is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laestrygonians, Cyclops,
angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:
you’ll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised...
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How do we accomplish the things we want in life? When we imagine the future in our head, we have all sorts of goals and ideas we want to strive for. But just wanting something isn’t enough to actually get it, there’s lots of pitfalls we must...
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I’ve always loved neon signs and their aesthetic. The subtle glow is always so nice to look at. Neon signs used to be very popular in storefronts. They’re attention-grabbing and unique, the designs for them can be very intricate and creative as...
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Choices are all around us. The most important one of all is what we choose to do with our lives. When we’re young the whole world is open to us, we can do anything, go anywhere, be anyone. But sometimes the sheer amount of options we can take is...
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“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.”
Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a...
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We all procrastinate sometimes, it’s just human nature. But some of us are definitely worse about handling it than others, and that includes me. I think most procrastinators have this sort of “all or nothing” mindset, where we either give 100%...
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