HeyJaredA Serious Thing
"It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world" - Mary Oliver // This is a newsletter about the love of life and the art of thought. Published every first Tuesday.
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Chasing Where I Gained My Sense of My Future (opens the original)
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I have been chasing where I gained my sense of future, the future I am having now.But first, a moment I found earlier this year. I want you to know it too:“Seeing Manhattan from the 110th floor of the World Trade Center. Beneath the haze stirred up by the winds, the urban islands, a sea in the middle of the sea, lifts up the skyscrapers over Wall Street, sinks down at Greenwich, then rises again to the crests of Midtown, quietly passes over Central Park and finally undulates off into the distanc
Name Change (opens the original)
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My last letter was a moment into triumph. I have realized I am at the next level. With my dreams ready, I am stepping into the next moment of my life and make a great change. The evolution of this includes the next step for this letter series.It matters what we call a thing - Solmaz SharifThe name for this letter series was A Serious Thing for a few years. After my 100 days of writing to kick this off, I felt a more specific name was appropriate, and I was deeply inspired by a favor
Remember You're Here (opens the original)
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My last letter to you would be something in the spirit of excitement or enthrall. I am passing through the threshold of an important moment in life, an important moment in my sense of self. By the time this letter gets to you, I will also be on the other side of a birthday. The finale of this decade enters plain sight.And right now, I am searching for a feeling of renewal. I am in between the strong identity of a student and now the rest of things, all the many things I was deferring or waiting
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