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Thoughts on Getting Started

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. –Lao Tzu

We all get started in our own way. Sometimes we jump in before we know what’s really going on. Sometimes we over think and complicate things before we even take our first step. And sometimes it’s the perfect timing when we show up and it all just magically fits together. I think that’s just the way it works. After spending time in specific industries, you can learn when to jump but outside of the industry, we are all just trying to figure things out in our own ways.

Of all the ways to get started, the best way is to start. And that’s my great life advice for you today.

Life’s Journey

One step at a time

moving towards the place

where presence matters

There’s no sure way to get it right

the only right thing is getting there

-Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson

Change Perspective One Novel at a Time

“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” -Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci knew even before we had therapists established. Humans are full of blind spots and biases. We often can’t see things outside of our own perceptions until someone sits down and explains them to us. Even then there’s a chance we will still stick to our own opinions.

The arts often are the surest way to share new perspectives. They can make you laugh, cry and jump out of your skin. Those are ways to share perspective. When we finish novels and spread them with world, we give the world the opportunity to expand their perspective. Being a writer is something that the world needs.

Writing Through a Head Cold

Chicken soup and a cozy blanket

wrapped from front to back

Feet up and fingers tip tapping away

at the one thing that brings me into

alignment.

-Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson

Search for Meaning

“Life is not about having everything. It’s about finding meaning in everything.” – Joel Randymar

Meaning is everywhere. The sound the vents make when the air kicks on. The way the rug abruptly stops before it turns to black and white tile. The rise and fall of a chest that belongs to someone you love. It is ours to see, to understand, to find meaning in.

We get to find meaning in our own experiences. We get to make things make sense in our way even if no one understands them. This is our life to make sense of. The trick in finding meaning is to keep searching. Staying curious about the unknown is what helps us bridge it all with what we know.

This is exactly what made me fall in love with writing, my curiosity.

Tilted Dreams

The sidewalk slips sideways

a neon yellow dandelion

falls roots toward the sky

and lands in the curve of my curl

The shift is only a slight one

but enough to remind me

that I am alive.

-Saschia *Jayne* Johnson

At the Stroke of Midnight

A minute too late

is still too late.

The veil drops behind my eyes

as I drift away into some world

other than my own.

it’s a strange life to live

-Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson

Understanding Responsibility from an Existential Perspective

Looking at Jean-Paul Sartre’s Bad Faith and applying it to ourselves.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. –George Bernard Shaw

What if we were fully accountable for ourselves in this world, good and bad?

We are raised to think that we don’t have the capacity for handling life as mere humans. People are taught that it’s impossible for humans to bear the idea of being fully responsible for themselves. According to existentialism, phrases similar to “only God can change me,” would be considered an aspect of Bad Faith coined by John-Paul Sartre. He believed that humans are not finished beings, they are capable of…Read More…

Finish reading this article on Substack

https://saschia.substack.com/p/understanding-responsibility-from?r=49ssi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Give Life a Million Chances

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

It’s ok to not be perfect. We are all out here trying our best in this life. Instead of holding out until things feel perfect, learn to give yourself grace when things go wrong. No one likes it when things go wrong, especially when there’s a lot at stake. I think everyone wants smooth days where nothing goes wrong. Those days are possible and happen all the time. At the same time things are going right, things are going wrong somewhere. There are times things go wrong, and you wouldn’t even know it because of how well some people handle little mishaps. They let it roll off their shoulders. Or maybe they just put on a good face in front of you but lose sleep over it for weeks. I’m not saying you have to be that way, I’m saying that your perception of perfect might be tainted.

Give this life a million chances! The best part is learning to find beauty in all the little imperfections lurking around.

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