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Lorri's avatar

You struggle with labels because labels are human made in order to associate with, categorize, compartmentalize and make sense of the world. In a sense, a lack of a label means lack of some control.

But we are energy, fluid and continuing to grow and expand or contract as we wish.

Those who need structure and control and a straight and narrow use labels. Nothing wrong with that and sometimes I envy them.

But for me, we are sparks of energy and the journey we are on is called uncertainty and it’s a beautiful discovery.

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Mark Stock's avatar

WHAT. how did you NOT prepare that? I was thinking paragraph 2 and 3 were really identifying with me personally..... perhaps why I started following youback in the forced MRNA era; the hypercurious, spiceseeking, wormriding, un-title-able, technoforward, backpacking, wigwearing, prioritizing, independatarian.... and then I finished reading the text and witnessed the Salvador-DALL3 Twelve Apostles in Utah's Monument Valley generated image. and. then. my. mind. melted.

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Mark Stock's avatar

oh and I've tried to get my college aged kid to read marcus aurellius and he told me he was reading 2,000 page books and didn't have time. I'll give him my copy once he graduates in 2025.

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Volodymyr Reznichenko's avatar

At least we can guess the next post will be about Dune. Lol

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Mark Stock's avatar

oh and glorious that could be. the best sci-fi movie since .... empire strikes back... maybe. or Mandalorian... idk.

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Meg Stewart's avatar

I truly have NO CLUE how I found you… I don’t know if we have fellow humans in common - I live in Texas, not in the Mormon circle, or an entrepreneur as of yet.

I may have met the male version of myself though through you 😂 Labels are constricting boxes that I detest and have no space for in my existence. I love being a spark in the universe that gets fanned and bigger through the experiences I have with other sparks when we meet - but I don’t want to be “responsible” for fanning another spark if you will.

I’ve only learned this late into my 30’s that I fed the sparks of others unintentionally and gave too much of my light away. Now that I’ve come to - it’s a precious treasure I hold dear. The victim in domestic violence recently - I’ve awakened again and the only responsibility I want is to show my children how to be fluid, conscious and accept the journeys they find themselves in.

I could share more - but another time perhaps.

Thanks for being you.

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Aaron Johnson's avatar

Scott, as we talked about playing Dune. I hope you don't mind me plugging Convoi Dune Game Night here. There are 2 amazing Dune-based board games that we'll be playing at my home in Orem on Thursday, April 11th. This will re-kick off our official Convoi Game Night every 2nd Thursday. All here are welcome since known entity cool people read 420. Email me at aaron@atlasinnovations.io or DM on LinkedIn.

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Aaron Johnson's avatar

One of my favorite books. I've worn it out.

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