We yearn the most for what we have lost, for what we cannot have, for what can never be. But there can be silver linings to our yearnings. We might discover something we love or want even more than what we originally desired. And, then, this: out of yearning, great stories are born. "I love those who yearn for the impossible." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe What do you yearn for? What story can you tell about it? "Art comes from the place where you dream." -Robert Olen Butler interview with Robert Olen Butler Writing about yearning in fiction Robert Olen Butler & short fiction Longing writing prompt From fear to yearning writer's prompt An ancestral yearning: why writers love the ocean Yearning for transcendence Books about yearning Yearning and writing inspiration Harness the yearning "If you don't die of thirst, there are blessings in the desert. You can be pulled into limitlessness, which we all yearn for, or...
"Xenophilia isn't just codified in our metaphysics. Biology suggests that it is rooted in our DNA." -Paul Salopek Love what is different. Let the differences enrich your lives. For our world is constructed not of separations, but from a continuous cultural tapestry woven on a fabric of land and sea, circling the sun in a vast solar system, within a potentially infinite universe. What might you love that you didn't know you could? "My country is the world, and my religion is to do good." -Thomas Paine "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion." -Nelson Mandela "Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others." -Anonymous paul-salopek-the-case-for-xenophilia x-is-for-xenophilia-share-your-artwork-now xenophilia Xenophilia, Gender, & Sentimental Humanitarianism Projects out of Eden walk How to love "Ther...
"My mind, a Venn diagram. You, the overlap and the intersect; A pulsating glimmer--omnipresent, a lighthouse with its glowing breath..." -Lang Leav, The Universe of Us What is a Venn diagram? A Venn diagram uses circles and curves to show relationships among sets (groups of like things). They are wonderful visual tools for triggering ideas, or unleashing creativity. This is because they allow users to easily pinpoint areas of overlap between items that may not initially seem similar. Venn diagrams are commonly used in math, but they have applications in virtually any field. First used around 1880, and named after mathematician John Venn, these diagrams can be complicated, but although they are capable of depicting complex relationships, those that depict fewer sets tend to be visually spare and elegant. These days even Kindergarteners learn Venn diagrams in school: Venn diagrams for kid s Venn and creativity: Venn diagrams as creati...
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