Hi. I'm starting with a preface because well, let's face it: I'm verbose.
In my preface, I will start by saying that I've been continuously sharing all kinds of different posts of an activist and educational nature on Facebook recently, and have recently felt more committed to certain movements by supporting them on Facebook. It is important to share and expose as much information as possible that aligns with what one believes to be true. I have noticed recently however that while this is important, it feels incomplete somehow.
I just realized as I re-posted something that it is extremely helpful to post articles and videos that are relevant to my passions and beliefs, but that the part I'm missing is actually making a contribution. I'm letting all these other people write their articles, make their videos, and do their research, but I'm not really taking responsibility for my own voice in that conversation. I am letting other voices speak through me. Allowing others to speak through you is an important and laudable action as well, but I think my own voice needs be heard too.
Right now, with this first post I feel inspired to just spout off some opinions about my passions, and won't have citations right off the bat. At first I just want to say whatever is kicking around in my head first.
With this first real post, I am setting an intention to make this blog worthy of its namesake, Luminous Form, and make each character of my work help to illuminate those who read it as much as possible. I have no expectations for how many people will agree with my opinion. This is, you could say, a selfish endeavor. I just want to get all these thoughts out of my head and onto the page, and actually start to work on developing my opinion while also citing supporting arguments from other people. Through the process of writing in this blog. I intend to make my voice more substantial and efficacious by citing relevant research in order to support my opinions.
I will be treating this blog as a creative space for me to grow and learn, and hopefully inspire some deep conversation along the way. I feel I'm stunted in taking the time to research and educate myself on the issues that I'm most passionate. I rely on word-of-mouth to inform my opinions currently, and passionately regurgitate them to whoever will listen, without ever taking the time to verify if what I'm saying is based in reality.
I intend to make this blog a way for me to change that, and begin to step more fully as an actor on the world stage; aspiring to be a person who unfolds his mystery and manifests his vision.
So... here is the first post, which is as I've stated is an amalgamation of everything I've heard and formed opinions about, with no citations.
In my preface, I will start by saying that I've been continuously sharing all kinds of different posts of an activist and educational nature on Facebook recently, and have recently felt more committed to certain movements by supporting them on Facebook. It is important to share and expose as much information as possible that aligns with what one believes to be true. I have noticed recently however that while this is important, it feels incomplete somehow.
I just realized as I re-posted something that it is extremely helpful to post articles and videos that are relevant to my passions and beliefs, but that the part I'm missing is actually making a contribution. I'm letting all these other people write their articles, make their videos, and do their research, but I'm not really taking responsibility for my own voice in that conversation. I am letting other voices speak through me. Allowing others to speak through you is an important and laudable action as well, but I think my own voice needs be heard too.
Right now, with this first post I feel inspired to just spout off some opinions about my passions, and won't have citations right off the bat. At first I just want to say whatever is kicking around in my head first.
With this first real post, I am setting an intention to make this blog worthy of its namesake, Luminous Form, and make each character of my work help to illuminate those who read it as much as possible. I have no expectations for how many people will agree with my opinion. This is, you could say, a selfish endeavor. I just want to get all these thoughts out of my head and onto the page, and actually start to work on developing my opinion while also citing supporting arguments from other people. Through the process of writing in this blog. I intend to make my voice more substantial and efficacious by citing relevant research in order to support my opinions.
I will be treating this blog as a creative space for me to grow and learn, and hopefully inspire some deep conversation along the way. I feel I'm stunted in taking the time to research and educate myself on the issues that I'm most passionate. I rely on word-of-mouth to inform my opinions currently, and passionately regurgitate them to whoever will listen, without ever taking the time to verify if what I'm saying is based in reality.
I intend to make this blog a way for me to change that, and begin to step more fully as an actor on the world stage; aspiring to be a person who unfolds his mystery and manifests his vision.
So... here is the first post, which is as I've stated is an amalgamation of everything I've heard and formed opinions about, with no citations.
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