start seeing everything as God, but keep it a secret
One of Yoko Ono’s instruction pieces with the words, “Earth Piece, Listen to the sound of the earth turning. 1963, spring.” A page of instructions from ‘‘Grapefruit” (1964), one of Yoko Ono’s instruction pieces, at the exhibition “Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971,” at the Museum of Modern Art, 2015. Credt: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
picture of beauty (2017) dir. maxim ford
Le Bonheur (Happiness, 1965): Directed by Agnès Varda
Victoria Quitzau
aurora borealis from space
I romanticise everything because I am made of love and starlight
my whole self is a mix of Ram Dass and Anaïs Nin
I’m almost 29 and I can’t pick a career. I work at a cafe but I like it there. I barely get paid but I feel pressure to be a professional but idk what to do with my life
if you are only feeling this way because of outside pressure then I don’t think you need to make any sudden movements out of fear or insecurity. what you should do is check in with yourself many moments throughout the day and see if you are feeling fulfilled, curious, passionate about something. take note of what sparks that in you, and take note of when you are not feeling this way and what more you might be needing from your every day life. every place we’re at is a stepping stone to the next aligned thing. you deserve to get paid enough to support yourself and have a sense of freedom, as all people do. this should motivate you to begin searching. it doesn’t mean you have to go to school right away or jump into some desk job you may end up hating. just search. try to have an open mind and see what else may be out there for you as the next stepping stone. stay curious.
i think i may have accidentally manifested things in my relationship to be very bad with my constant fear and negative talk. can this reality be saved? or can i only give up on this one and start over with something / someone completely new
all realities can be saved. your desire alone for a healthier relationship will take part in manifesting a healthier relationship. we’re always manifesting even when we don’t try to. our worlds reflect our patterns. feel out the truths for you. it could be saved, or it could be time for starting over. I don’t have that answer. trust what our intuition repeatedly says to you. follow that.
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How do you seek comfort when times are hard?
I talk to the people close to me who can relate to how I feel, I spend time with my dogs, I take baths and make a ritual of it with candles and incense and a book, I try not to scroll too much but journal or read instead. I spend time in nature, even if it just sitting for a minute. I meditate. I feel my feelings. I know that nothing is permanent. All things pass. All states of being pass. All feelings pass. I empower those around me. I empower myself. I honor what I believe.
A Nunamiut Boy and Mask, Alaska, circa 1958
Photographed by Thomas J. Abercrombie
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STEPS TO CLEARING SPACE TO HEAR THE RIGHT QUESTIONS THAT ARE KNOCKING ON YOUR SOUL’S DOOR:
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- remove any object that no longer feels good to you. clothes, books, jewelry. empty the junk drawer of things you’ll never need. clear the boxes in the closet. honor sentimentality but let go of what isn’t yours anymore.
- don’t fill the space with something new. allow the space to just exist. let it breathe.
- have conversations you have been putting off.
- reflect on the stories you tell yourself about who you are and your limits. write a list of these limits.
- write a list of the opposite of these beliefs. let yourself imagine what you could be capable of if you trusted yourself. keep these lists together as a reminder.
- delete old text threads & emails. unsubscribe from things you’re no longer interested in. clean your camera roll.
- buy a small journal to carry around with you. leave it blank until you feel called to write in it. it could be a day from now, a month from now.
- don’t feel that you need to answer every question you are asked. get comfortable with “I don’t know yet.”
- write a list of things you learned you should want for your life (type of relationship, career, lifestyle, etc.). get specific on what you feel isn’t your dream but maybe someone else’s. release them back into the ether. let them go.
- forgive.