This is a series of monthly posts where I plan on writing down my ideas which are worth more than just tweets, but not fleshed out or important enough to be made into standalone essays. These snippets would probably become full essays if I had enough time and energy, but I need to prioritize, and right now writing is more in the middle of my list, as working on my comic is on top.
My intention with these is to share observations or ideas that all center around paying attention. This might sound incredibly plain, but attention is a very rare thing nowadays, even though it is the central piece of living fully in my experience.
For instance, paying attention to the social world that coerces individuals, or to the simple beauty of the natural world that we don't appreciate because it is quite literally everywhere, or the hilarious jokes that seemingly come out of nowhere when we stop taking ourselves so seriously, or the tremendous power of our body and intuition when we reconnect with them, or simply sharing about some stuff that has been going on in my life. If you think this sounds all over the place, then good, that's my intention as well.
This month of writing though is particularly pessimistic in its tone though, because it is the backlog of many hours spent in the office having nothing to do, which meant that complaining about the world I live in came rather naturally. Apologies if this makes your day worse, but at least you've been warned. I would highly recommend taking a look at my essay on somatic hazards beforehand if you haven't, because this here is certainly a pretty significant one. So don't forget to continually stay present with your body if you decide to read this.
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2024-03-30