The Lifelong Conversation
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Today I'm thinking about the lifelong conversation I have with myself. Every decision I make, everything I say and do, every yes and no, every interaction I have is another etch in the marble carving of my personhood with all of its subtle facets and contradictions and jagged edges and smooth curves. I love being me. I love forgetting and remembering the lessons around prioritizing my satisfaction and living for myself over others and giving the people in my life the gift of my truth and my vulnerability, allowing us both to better determine our right relationship. My first web project was a conversation with myself and I find myself wondering how that particular flavor of public introspection might resurface in my long creative life. Yesterday I watched a few vlogs from my month of daily vlogs. I feel grateful that I allowed the vlogs to be part of the lifelong conversation. Each of these creative gestures doesn't have to be a Hugely Impactful Thing. It is enough for each creative act to be a continuation of the conversation. I am living proof of the value of the lifelong conversation. I have nothing else to prove. |
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