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When I was 23, my dreams were for me. That was right. I was young.
At 43, serenity has meant that my dreams have to encompass more than my own lifetime. I want to maximize the seeds I'm planting, and myself as a seed...
I don't have children. Can't have them. That matters.
At 43, serenity has meant that my dreams have to encompass more than my own lifetime. I want to maximize the seeds I'm planting, and myself as a seed...
I don't have children. Can't have them. That matters.
In 2019, my health troubles led to not being able to have bio kids. It shifted my view of futurity profoundly.
In my terror, I found a video by melodysheep that I kept sharing through my health ordeal, surgery & recovery - "Timelapse of the Future."
In my terror, I found a video by melodysheep that I kept sharing through my health ordeal, surgery & recovery - "Timelapse of the Future."
Some have found watching this utterly terrifying. They comment and say, I feel so small after watching this.
I had the opposite reaction. I found it so comforting.
In all of spacetime, we get to live and breathe and wonder! And we don't have to do that alone! We are *together.*
I had the opposite reaction. I found it so comforting.
In all of spacetime, we get to live and breathe and wonder! And we don't have to do that alone! We are *together.*
The parts of Sunday School & school/church I like best are all about spacetime & (of course) magic - "Holy, Holy, Holy" is high fantasy!
Our ancestors also grant wisdom: “We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.” -Brooks.
Our ancestors also grant wisdom: “We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.” -Brooks.
I don't think I ever thought about the question "What is the purpose of life?" until I was faced with existential questions about my own life. My family, upbringing & culture provided some answers.
But when my assumptions broke down, I needed to seek those answers *for myself.*
But when my assumptions broke down, I needed to seek those answers *for myself.*
What can I give? What can I leave behind that's useful? How can I join hands with others & plant seeds deep into futures where no one will remember any of our names?
Still have a few personal & career goals, but those are the kinds of questions I'm preoccupied with these days.
Still have a few personal & career goals, but those are the kinds of questions I'm preoccupied with these days.
Being physically alone for 11 months after being ill for a couple of years transformed me as a person. I was still kinda young in '17. Not anymore.
The crisis has been revelatory for us all. We're not coming out of these spaces the same way we went in.
Welcome to the new world.
The crisis has been revelatory for us all. We're not coming out of these spaces the same way we went in.
Welcome to the new world.
In all of spacetime, we are here. We get to live and breathe and wonder. Together.
If you're reading this thread, I'm glad - really, really glad - that you and I get to share this place in time. Matters.
Life is heartbreakingly hard, but we are (still) here. That's #victory.
If you're reading this thread, I'm glad - really, really glad - that you and I get to share this place in time. Matters.
Life is heartbreakingly hard, but we are (still) here. That's #victory.
ETA: the Timelapse vid dropped when I got my diagnosis. Life Beyond came out as I was recovering.
Both vids were thought-bookends for 2019, which was for me personally what 2020 was for the world. Started reading a lot about these ideas. On the journey.
Both vids were thought-bookends for 2019, which was for me personally what 2020 was for the world. Started reading a lot about these ideas. On the journey.
Alt text (hit Tweet too soon) reads "all we have to do is look up," with an image of the Milky Way in a mountain-ringed nighttime sky.
