explore-blog: May 20, 1990: Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity.

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May 20, 1990: Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity.

May. 21 2013
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“We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning. There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt. People search for certainty. But there is no certainty. People are terrified — how can you live and not know? It is not odd at all. You only think you know, as a matter of fact. And most of your actions are based on incomplete knowledge and you really don’t know what it is all about, or what the purpose of the world is, or know a great deal of other things. It is possible to live and not know.”
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Richard Feynman, born on May 11, 1918, on the role of scientific culture in modern society – timeless, remarkably timely read.

Pair with how ignorance drives science.

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May. 12 2013
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Apr. 25 2013
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Amazing sunset from the plane #Chicago

Amazing sunset from the plane #Chicago

Apr. 20 2013
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See Through Blue

Beth Orton — Sugaring Season [Deluxe Edition]

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People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life…

Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love

Song: “See Through Blue” by Beth Orton

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Apr. 15 2013
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“We live in a society where romantic love is idealized: if we search long enough, we will find “the one,” the soulmate who is perfect for us, who will grow and change at the exact same rate we do, who loves us exactly as we are and never expects us to change, who always wants us sexually, never has bad breath or gets grouchy, and is perfectly desirable in every way. We expect our partner to fully meet us on an intellectual, physical, sexual, and spiritual basis; to be our lover, best friend, a companion, confidante, confessor, therapist, and family, all rolled into one. This sets up monumental expectations which all of us invariably fall short of.”
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Laura Davis

Complement with Elizabeth Gilbert on what a soulmate is and isn’t.

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Apr. 13 2013
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“Anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.”
—  David Whyte
Apr. 10 2013
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Can’t. Stop. Laughing. 

Can’t. Stop. Laughing. 

Apr. 10 2013
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“Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet actualized but yet ought to be actualized. Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and of what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true.”
— Viktor Frankl on love, from his timeless classic Man’s Search for Meaning. 

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Mar. 26 2013
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“Whatever you felt last night, whatever needle was stitching its initials into your heart was felt by a hundred other hearts. Whatever growls in the darkest corner of your memory is a beast that others have fed. You are not the only person who feels ugly tonight. You are not the only person who can’t seem to find the right words until the conversation is over. Who doesn’t know what the fuck they’re doing on this carousel. Who cries for no reason or never cries or only cries when you feel like your life is finally standing still and you don’t know what to do when nothing is going wrong. […] It isn’t about always being happy. That shit is unhealthy. But you are only alone if you ignore all the other people who are exactly like you.”
— Sierra DeMulder, Ariel (x)

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Mar. 25 2013
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“

We can’t begin being empathetic when another person arrives. We have to already have made a space in our lives where empathy can thrive. And that means being open—truly open—to feeling emotions we may not want to feel. It means allowing another’s experiences to gut us. It means ceding control.

Empathy begins with vulnerability. And being vulnerable, especially in our work, is fucking terrifying.

”
— Sara Wachter-Boettcher on empathy. Complemented by Brenè Brown on why vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and just about everything that matters.

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Mar. 21 2013
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“I love you, so much, like, to the ends of the world and back, so much, but sometimes I love you the way that, like, I feel sorry for a monkey. Like, they need so much help and they’re in such an ugly cage […] I can’t be surrounded by your negativity while I’m trying to grow into a fully formed human.  You hate EVERYTHING. Seriously, you hate everything. You hate the sound of children playing, and you hate all of your living relatives, and you hate people who wear sunglasses, like even during the day. You hate going to dinner which you know I love. You hate colours, you hate pillows, you hate ribbons, you hate EVERYTHING! I can’t be the only thing you like.” - GIRLS  “I love you, so much, like, to the ends of the world and back, so much, but sometimes I love you the way that, like, I feel sorry for a monkey. Like, they need so much help and they’re in such an ugly cage […] I can’t be surrounded by your negativity while I’m trying to grow into a fully formed human.  You hate EVERYTHING. Seriously, you hate everything. You hate the sound of children playing, and you hate all of your living relatives, and you hate people who wear sunglasses, like even during the day. You hate going to dinner which you know I love. You hate colours, you hate pillows, you hate ribbons, you hate EVERYTHING! I can’t be the only thing you like.” - GIRLS 

“I love you, so much, like, to the ends of the world and back, so much, but sometimes I love you the way that, like, I feel sorry for a monkey. Like, they need so much help and they’re in such an ugly cage […]

I can’t be surrounded by your negativity while I’m trying to grow into a fully formed human. 

You hate EVERYTHING. Seriously, you hate everything.

You hate the sound of children playing, and you hate all of your living relatives, and you hate people who wear sunglasses, like even during the day.

You hate going to dinner which you know I love.

You hate colours, you hate pillows, you hate ribbons, you hate EVERYTHING!

I can’t be the only thing you like.”

- GIRLS 

Mar. 18 2013
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Mar. 18 2013
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Mar. 17 2013
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workisnotajob: Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring. #workisnotajob.

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Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring. #workisnotajob.

Mar. 17 2013
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