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I knew it was pictures. If you wanted to be an artist you should have lived somewhere were abortion was legal so you could strive for greatness. You cannot take commissions and consider yourself a true artist. Art is inspired. It is better to go hungry for art than to debase oneself to the requests of some lesser commissionaire.

most of it is.

Art is entirely subjective so I absolutely respect my work will not be everyone’s cup of tea. This is a commission piece of the canyon requested by a client who was married there, it is not from one photo but three different photos to get the best aspects of each. En Plein Air is a fantastic way to capture a landscape for sure and something I do obviously do but as I am based in a little village in England the Grand Canyon is a stretch too far to travel to between my daughters naps. I hope you meet with kindness today x

Reminders of our own mortality can be a stressor but also a great motivator.

I experience moderate depression and a lot of time time my symptoms manifest as difficulties getting myself out of bed, which leads to tons of unnecessary stress, shame, and regret which only feeds into the depressive episodes.

I put up a “weeks of my life” poster just like this one and these days I spend a lot less time in bed.

do you think they disappeared because of what you started to bring your focus to afterwards? anything stressful?

There’s a great toy called Rory’s Story Cubes. They are nine dice with pictures on them. The way we play with these (my kid was 4) is to throw all 9 dice. Then I would casually guide the story with the kid making all the decisions.

I would ask where the story takes place and the kid would choose one of the images - say a fountain. I’d ask is the fountain in a park or in front of a house/building. I might follow up with “do you know of a park with a fountain?” While I might be thinking of an ornate sculpture, the kid might reply with the water fountain at the park.

Then I would ask who the story is about, with follow up questions about the subject’s demeanor or name. I would stop occasionally to see if the kid can recap our decisions.

Kids are remarkably fascinating. They are smarter than they appear. They often understand more than their vocabulary allows them to describe what they know.

Just sharing a story about the pennies. Years ago I started hanging out with (now) one of my closest friends. I’m a city kid through and through. He grew up in a small town in NC.

We were walking in Manhattan, me trying to go my brisker NY pace but he kept stopping and kneeling down - to tie his shoe?

Turns out he was turning over pennies so they were face up so the next person would get some good luck.

Ah. In my 30s, unfortunately I don’t have any younglings around to teach me these things. My little nephew isn’t talking yet, and aside from squirrels & random kids you see on the street I’m mostly surrounded by old or elderly.

Sometimes I talk to ppl on the phone with kids. I don’t know how parents manage it. I’m good for short bursts but an extended period of time is unimaginable to me.

Ive been in movies.

So answer the hard question first - are you even remotely good at acting? Can you lie straight faced? If you are, then go for it, knowing that there's a 99.99% of failure, But if you succeed, then that 0.01% chance will feel like a million bucks, and you will love it, and because it will be as fleeting as a gust of wind and you'll chase it for the rest of your life.

Try stage, improv, and comb the living shit out of casting agencies looking for extras. It's so fun.

Why do the things that blow your mind have to be simple? You’re brain is more developed now so things that are more complex can blow your mind, because now you can comprehend them. And just like these “complex” things can still blow our minds, they would be mundane to a more intelligent race. It’s not about losing your childlike wonderment. It’s about finding things that you can chase the same type of feeling with your more developed sense of the world.

You spelled anxiety spike wrong.

not working also kills this

Thank you for posting this! I’ve been in the dumps and have been thinking about the same thing for a few days and this and the replies have given me a few ideas.

I mean, you just shared it with all of the internet. So.

MAXIMUS MAXIMUS MAXIMUS!

The difference between people who have regrets and those who don't are pretty significant when getting old. Regret makes you die younger - life is strange and fucked but I TRY to embrace it.

Insomnia isn’t external.

Once I confronted the part of me that was offended by this idea it really did change everything for the better. It is NOT something you can tell/should someone who is feeling acute pain but it does give you the equanimity required to better help them.

In the classical context, it was a slave whispering in the ear of the victorious general "remember, you are mortal." General idea, don't let the parade go to you head.

Hi, so this is a little bit different, but has your eyesight gotten worse over the years? I am currently consulting a clinic for LASIK surgery and they gave me a pair of contacts to wear in the meanwhile, to see how it would feel after the surgery.

I thought I had decent eyesight before, but boy was I wrong. Everything is more colourful and bright, people are more noticeable. I am spotting animals in my neighbourhood for the first time ever. It makes me more energetic and curious... like a kid!

So yeah, I agree with all advice about having the right headspace, but if you can afford it - invest in your eyes.

Once the spear is sticking out of your side it’s no longer “external” is it?

I think true - regardless of situation. It's all how it weighs on our minds. How it consumes us. I'm bisexual and don't share it with anyone. Is what it is.

I thought about potatoes and now there’s hurricanes help please

Then what was all that cancer about 🤔