Whenever I dip into your excellent, exciting writing, I touch a part of me and my own similar and very different journey. I was born an outlier and I too was encouraged by a teacher, my 2nd grade one, to follow my own path. There were other mentors along the way. Then I became one. There are many in this world.
After living in or traveling to, studying, consulting, educating in over 80 countries and most of the US, I don’t believe in the “normal” you rail against. I understand where you are and why you do.
I continue to value your path. I see you at a beginning. I am closer to my end. (T. S. seems relevant to me. “In the end is my beginning”).
My concern for you remains. Youth’s energy, hormones, trust that their body-mind-spirit will sustain them is wondrous. It is also blind. May you find resting places, people and sustenance as you follow your own life’s journey.
I had a similar experience and was always sent to the thinking bench to think about what I did. Never thought I did anything wrong everyone else was just too in the box. My 8th grade teacher saw this in me and we still talk to this day. She just texted me actually since my mom is in the hospital. Now I write and read like fiend too. Thank God for the normal people because if everyone were like us we would be fucked
Fuck yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! Took me right back to Mrs Penske, third grade class. I was just as broody, Vietnam was raging.
I’m the #4 son, in the family six. Two daughters after me. So, I’m forgotten, blessing or curse? I dunno know.
But, at 9 years old I realized I was wanted out! I wanted to be an Army Special Forces Soldier - A Green Beret.
I didn’t tell anyone, I just held within. Building, Learning, Stacking. Until another teacher said to me, “It’s okay, to share your feelings, focus on developing discipline of thought.” From then on I’ve read more philosophical books. I’ve been in college for over 40 years, don’t plan to graduate.
What killed me the most is trying to fit in for a long time, but I realized that it'll never really happen, got angry enough and decided to work on the things I care about instead. I'm making my own spaces and I'm going to select who gets to be in them, because fuck 'em, that's why.
Thank you for your writing. Always wakes me up from my inertia, no matter the time or day I read it. The experience stays the same. You have a strong voice, but you already know that. Keep doing what you do! 🔥
Growing up among the wide, empty fields of the Midwest makes a kid dream of something grander. Being around the simple country folks who lack curiosity can make one allergic to this brand of incuriosity. Thank god that you were given this gift of demanding something more from this one way ticket you were given on the ride of life. Be well.
Hello Day, just reading from your works, and especially this article, is that we are very similar, in more ways than one. And that image of the flying saucer, that too is not a coincidence. I see that our ways of thinking are very similar, even if outwardly we are somewhat different in flavor. I see that you are a high-resonance soul.
I too, have this feeling of being "not from here". Like, this world is not my own. No, partially it is. Parts of this world, certain people, certain places, certain cultural things, they do resonate with me. But only certain ones, definitely not the "mainstream" ones. They too, are from the same "place" where we are from.
Whenever I dip into your excellent, exciting writing, I touch a part of me and my own similar and very different journey. I was born an outlier and I too was encouraged by a teacher, my 2nd grade one, to follow my own path. There were other mentors along the way. Then I became one. There are many in this world.
After living in or traveling to, studying, consulting, educating in over 80 countries and most of the US, I don’t believe in the “normal” you rail against. I understand where you are and why you do.
I continue to value your path. I see you at a beginning. I am closer to my end. (T. S. seems relevant to me. “In the end is my beginning”).
My concern for you remains. Youth’s energy, hormones, trust that their body-mind-spirit will sustain them is wondrous. It is also blind. May you find resting places, people and sustenance as you follow your own life’s journey.
You have a gift. Use it well.
As always thank You Doc
Yea someone believing in you before you can see it yourself is massive
As a young man a beautiful older lady like yourself told me to never doubt myself and its stuck with me every Day since
God bless you
I keep telling him he needs to write a book. He's one of the best writers on this platform and he's probably only 30 years old tops.
And im working on it my wise wolf
26
man when i was 26 i was getting sued by microsoft for 33 million dollars lol
you’re far wiser than i was at that age.
Wow well thats on a wholy different level in a different game impressive id love to hear that story
haha it was crazy bro. i had to dip out to central america for awhile to avoid subpoenas.
Day, I appreciate your kind comment.
I had a similar experience and was always sent to the thinking bench to think about what I did. Never thought I did anything wrong everyone else was just too in the box. My 8th grade teacher saw this in me and we still talk to this day. She just texted me actually since my mom is in the hospital. Now I write and read like fiend too. Thank God for the normal people because if everyone were like us we would be fucked
write a freaking book already. you're gonna be famous someday bro.
Fuck yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! Took me right back to Mrs Penske, third grade class. I was just as broody, Vietnam was raging.
I’m the #4 son, in the family six. Two daughters after me. So, I’m forgotten, blessing or curse? I dunno know.
But, at 9 years old I realized I was wanted out! I wanted to be an Army Special Forces Soldier - A Green Beret.
I didn’t tell anyone, I just held within. Building, Learning, Stacking. Until another teacher said to me, “It’s okay, to share your feelings, focus on developing discipline of thought.” From then on I’ve read more philosophical books. I’ve been in college for over 40 years, don’t plan to graduate.
Continue to learn. Ferocious learning.
God Bless The Wolves!
Well it’s nice his youth is not being wasted on the young.
What killed me the most is trying to fit in for a long time, but I realized that it'll never really happen, got angry enough and decided to work on the things I care about instead. I'm making my own spaces and I'm going to select who gets to be in them, because fuck 'em, that's why.
Thank you for your writing. Always wakes me up from my inertia, no matter the time or day I read it. The experience stays the same. You have a strong voice, but you already know that. Keep doing what you do! 🔥
Growing up among the wide, empty fields of the Midwest makes a kid dream of something grander. Being around the simple country folks who lack curiosity can make one allergic to this brand of incuriosity. Thank god that you were given this gift of demanding something more from this one way ticket you were given on the ride of life. Be well.
Hello Day, just reading from your works, and especially this article, is that we are very similar, in more ways than one. And that image of the flying saucer, that too is not a coincidence. I see that our ways of thinking are very similar, even if outwardly we are somewhat different in flavor. I see that you are a high-resonance soul.
I too, have this feeling of being "not from here". Like, this world is not my own. No, partially it is. Parts of this world, certain people, certain places, certain cultural things, they do resonate with me. But only certain ones, definitely not the "mainstream" ones. They too, are from the same "place" where we are from.