The purpose of the work is to awaken something in you first, and then allow something to be awakened in others. And it’s fine if they’re not the same… - Rick Rubin

If you see tremendous beauty or tremendous pain where other people see little or nothing at all, you’re confronted with big feelings all the time. These emotions can be confusing and overwhelming. When those around you don’t see what you see and feel what you feel, this can lead to a sense of isolation and a general feeling of not belonging, of otherness.

Consider how different your experience of the world might be if you engaged in every activity with the attention you might give to landing a plane.

Practicing a way of being that allows you to see the world through uncorrupted, innocent eyes can free you to act in concert with the universe’s timetable.