A little experimental episode today!!! This is short & sweet because I wanted to give myself some time away for my birthday but basically, the TLDR is - I wrote a letter to the version of me that existed on my birthday last year inspired by Caroline Mae Woodson's letter!

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When we label someone a monster, are we actually coming to understand them? Or just arriving at a version of them that allows us to stop asking hard questions?

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"If you’ve achieved a bunch of your goals, and you’re still not happy with your life, consider giving up on self-chosen plans. Instead, listen to your life, inner and outer, and see if you can feel a current. Then fall into it, especially if it has nothing to do with the story you had about where you were supposed to be going."

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What would we do with our time & money if we didn't feel the need to be beautiful?

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"i remember the feeling of teenage obsession, and i miss it desperately." - Rayne Fisher-Quann

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“Every time you're given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.” - Glennon Doyle

Resources Mentioned: - So True with Caleb Hearon- Decentering yourself is the growth unlock you’ve been looking for- Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women's Cinema (Agnes Varda quote)- Why Tech Bros Are Now Obsessed with TasteTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 if you prioritize other people's perception of you over your own needs, this is for you 05:45 "yourself" is a construct built by the decisions you make 07:57 decentering disappointment 10:32 why it's healthy to disappoint your parents 13:00 the etymology of the word "disappointment"14:30 the more selfish you are, the more generous you are 16:00 decentering ourselves 18:49 we don't create ourselves in a vaccuum20:30 big techs obsession with "taste" 21:27 what having "taste" means to me 23:28 growing up is becoming who you were at 12, except this time you like her
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I basically form all of my creations around questions I'm asking myself right now, not around the things I already know. So here's how I use my creative practice to continuously leave room for serendipity! RESOURCES MENTIONED:- Eliza Day's Tiktok- Notes on Coming Back to Your Self- Emma Chamberlain Interview- Bbshayde's tiktok- Rue Yi's Tiktok- This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte- Creativity Isn't a Gift, It's a System by @theperrydaniels - You Could Make this Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 coming up 00:16 intro01:50 experimenting with my old way of doing things 05:48 what does it mean to have creative freedom?10:35 unlearning the need to be answer oriented 11:53 living our way into the answers 18:00 what is a self-guided study day?20:32 how my self-guided study deepened my question 23:46 how to surprise yourself with your own thoughts CONNECT WITH ME Watch my vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6ftwweb3v-70kgJefyO1lw 📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter - https://annacorinne.substack.com/⛅ Wild Geese Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildgeesepod/#To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.com