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That’s When Ya Lost (feat. Pep Love) – Souls of Mischief, Pep Love<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was at the dentist today, and they just built this brand-new, bussdown, two-story building. So naturally, I grazed the newly minted children’s entertainment and came across a really good children’s book about a kid who collected and categorized words that interested him as a hobby (linguistic asf tbh). <\/mark>Then one day, the words became disorganized and were blown into the wind across his community, giving the gift of language to the people. The premise was fun and fresh, but one of the pages stuck with me when it read, \u201cThe more words he knew, the more clearly he could share with the world what he was thinking, feeling, and dreaming.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I legitca simpson just got back from the dentist about 2 hrs ago, and I\u2019m sick to my stomach that I didn’t pay more attention to the author or the book’s title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Google break cuz not knowing the details was driving me mad fam *Drake live stream with the buffs on accent]<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back with some fresh particulars on the case. The book is called The Word Collector<\/mark><\/em> by Peter H. Reynolds, and the main character\u2019s name is Jerome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing on a new thread, I just wanna detour off the main road about being a children’s book author. I fully understand how much whimsy and *insert word for when you have to be really pliable and non-rigid with your thoughts and creativity (fluid doesn\u2019t quite capture it), and be able to maintain that featherweight focus with your creative energy facilitating direction while keeping childlike wonder in the pilot’s seat as well <\/mark>(need to personally strengthen this skill). Whatever the word for that explanation is, you have to cultivate and harness that so well to take such large ideas, ideas that perplex adults, and break them down for a person under 8 to fully grasp and engage with. Both of those skills are mad impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept of my words limiting my ability to express myself is something I still get frustrated by to this day. I always think of my old yoga professor (s\/o Joey) when he credited a German philosopher (or maybe Dutch, idk, in that general area of Europe) with saying, \u201cT<\/mark><\/em>he limits of my language are the limits of my world.\u201d<\/em> <\/mark> Hearing that for the first time was such a stab-the-blade-and-twist-it moment. That one phrase had encapsulated years of frustration in my body and anguish in my mind over not being able to use my main form of expression (verbal communication) to convey whatever I was feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nietzsche also comments on this in his book On Truth and Untruth, asking, \u201cIs language the full and adequate expression of all realities?\u201d I respected the question being asked in the prelimary stage of the book because I was like, DUDE NO!!<\/mark> <\/strong>The gravity of art and self-expression is so colassal because if you feel emotions deeply, or emotions in general, at somepoint, you will fail to find the words <\/em>to express how you feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication is copiously stressed in childhood because that\u2019s obvi when your synapses are firing fresh outta the box, and I respect the severity of that grind. However, I would argue that we need a push on that latter end as adults to continue expanding our vocabulary and communication skills. Language and communication are lifelong functions that impact how you navigate and live your life until it’s over. Since entering adulthood, it’s always perplexed me because it’s not like you hit 18, 25, 30, or whatever arbitrary number one could choose, and you just max out on communication improvement capabilities. Those are active muscles and skills that you need to continue to use, cultivate, and challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Really rode around the bend on that detour; nonetheless, I had a great read by Mr. Reynolds. Sidenote: I got a kick out of illustration style as well. Descriptive and colorful, but still conceptually manageable. Love when something grandly minuscule prompts me to think like this. Shoutout that book fr. Proud of myself for investing the time and infrastructure into my creativity. It\u2019s always easier said than done.
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Action Items for Today:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Seek daily opportunities to keep child-like wonder and whimsy in the pilot seat while navigating adult-level difficulties. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Interact with or read at least one piece of children’s content a week.
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