I never understood the urge to belong to something that didn’t matter — to chase trends, fit in, or mold myself into someone else’s idea of acceptable. Even as a kid, it seemed clear: most of what passed for “normal” was just noise, distracting us from who we could actually become.
Tag: solitude
In solitude, amongst the silent open spaces—walking the settled sands beside the ebbing sea, next to the late springtime river, as life explodes from awakening flora—we can hear the questions, and we can distill the answers; life is perpetual (perceptual) change and flowing communication.
The challenge for an artist, or seeker, observer, conscious student and activist, is the very real need for solitude.
Stay long enough and she reaches into you
The world is in constant motion, ever shifting and changing. While some retreat into quiet solitude to process the turbulent energies of change, others are swept up in the relentless pace of daily obligations and countless distractions. Yet, even in our most solitary moments, we are never truly alone. Each of us is navigating a personal revolution, confronting challenges that, though they may feel deeply personal, are threads woven into the collective human experience.