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Week 1 D4

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:46:44 +0000

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Maximus

I love Rose's notion on the idea of "fiction" becoming damned. It seems in many instances today we don't allow the common sight to be magical in any way. There has been a deficit of creativity, and exploration for the unusual. It seems many have forgotten how to nourish, as Simpson would say, our creative minds, by letting them wander far. Having worked in haunted house, which stands a creative space that combines acting, costume, makeup and environment, I often let go of reality, let the supernatural and macabre set in, letting thoughts take their creatively dark forms, and I wonder where that mentality is? Why have so many people let their creativity die in open air? It's a question I often wonder, however, Rose B. Simpson leaves me hope for a future full of more creative, fun ways of thinking.

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Week 1 D3

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:46:01 +0000

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Aubrey

The ever-evolving challenge that I have faced in my life is the ability to take up space and to not feel like my existence in that space is any less valuable than that of the other members of this strange, magical world. Whether that be with my body, my personality, or my opinions, taking up the space that I deserve to be allotted is a very difficult thing for me to feel confident about.

I really appreciate how open and honest you are, Rose. It gives me the inspiration to close my eyes and just experience the beauty of existence from the most genuine space that I can. The thing about being genuinely yourself, though, is that that person is also continuously evolving. What may be genuine for you right now may not be genuine in five, ten, twenty years from now. But what is important to remember is that there is nothing wrong with that at all. Just because I look back on the person I used to be and would choose to do things differently if I could doesn't mean that the person that I was at that time is any less valid. The decisions that she made helped make me into the person I am in this moment and I will always be thankful for that. Especially because now I know how I want to move forward from here because I know who I no longer want to be.

I am very proud of the person that I am today and the hard times that I had to face to get to this point. But I am especially proud that the little girl who thought she took up too much space has become the much more grown up girl who has dared to take up as much space as she can.

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Week 1 D2

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:43:13 +0000

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Megan

My favorite places tend to be imagined ones. I like the idea of existing in far off planets, and unfamiliar worlds, or in open fields on clear starry nights. I like to collect ideas that romanticize the world around me. I like to think that one day, if I work hard enough, these hopes, and dreams of my future will come true. I don’t have many goals for the future, just to live somewhere safe and to be stable and happy. My hope is to live a simple life with my art and books. The idea that some day I may have my own field to lay in and watch stars on a clear night is one that cherish and hope will come true.

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Week 1 D1

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:42:30 +0000

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Cristian

As an artist, being able to share your work with others is what many would consider to be the goal. Art is meant to be shared or experienced. And the art that we make is always changing. I will go from drawing to needle felting in the same day as an example. Even though art is changing like you mentioned, for many artists being able to express themselves through their art is their main goal and mission. To be able to spread and express themselves in a way that no other medium could. And like you mention the ever-shifting way art moves adds complexity and uniqueness of each art piece. Being able to express my thoughts and ideas can be difficult when I am writing them, but when I draw I am transferred to the land of possibilities.

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Week 1 C4

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:42:05 +0000

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Allyssa

I am the girl running in heels she hasn’t learned to walk in yet. Clumsy, straggling, and probably going to break something but still going. I am late, but also somehow right on time. I had a meeting right before this and I have an event after. I figure that if I go to bed now I will get about 7 hours of sleep assuming I do not get woken up during the night and my body wakes me at sunrise like it usually does. For lunch, I will make a chicken salad, but no crackers because I had those plantain chips earlier. I want to create this new dance for a Halloween performance. I am thinking something creepy, dark, sexy, and with some dope beat drops. I spent three hours today trying to find a song-- I still haven’t found it. I am in this creative rut. Like I want to make things, but when I actually do, I hate all of it. Wait, what?! I have to write an essay by Tuesday? I am doing this performance gig. I honestly am not vibing with it. Every time I am there, I am like “why am I here?” but it’s cool cuz I am getting paid so whatever. I just want to hang out with my boyfriend all the time-- is that bad? I should really clean my house. I mean it’s clean, but not like clean clean. I turn 22 next Sunday. I want to do something fun but do I have time? Ugh. I am so tired. How do they do it? How do they keep going? Why do I feel so fatigued all the time? Is something wrong with me? I feel so pathetic. I really truly want to care, but I don’t have the energy for it. I just need to get it done. Just show up. Okay, I am here. I am here. Wait. Where am I?

“...maybe it doesn’t matter.”

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Week 1 C3

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:34:54 +0000

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Christopher

Suddenly, I'm in this space with you and a group of people I don't know. Like stars, though, far away, traveling light-messages; a presence that lingers in the glow of the screen. The stars I see are images of the past. You are always changing. So am I. And within that subtle passing I feel understood by a sense of freedom. It doesn't matter. In the best way.

I'm grateful for the experience of resonating with what I perceive as a wakeful freedom of choosing instead of reacting. Blissful, easy exhale. I get to feel my feelings, and you get to feel yours.

What is important?

I have been learning how to trust my stomach, preferring to shift through sensations with unfamiliar hands as I reach through my guts. I don't understand most things this way. My search has moved from trying to intellectualize my way to security to surrendering to silent knowing.

Pleasure is also located in my stomach. Feels like humming. I sometimes hum unintentionally when I take a bite of food. Now, I remind myself to hum because I was made aware by friends that I do this, so I stopped myself. Humming is good.

Thank you for the invitation to share! I'm surprised.

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Week 1 C2

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:34:23 +0000

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Rebecca

I greatly appreciate having the space to consider self and truth as we know it and furthermore, open ourselves to each other to possibly redefine our perceptions!

I think quite often of how my own truths influence my perception of myself and the way in which I approach being and the choices I take. A lifetime of experience and learning have sculpted these truths; old ideas have been chipped away to reveal new and contrasting notions.

While my truths have been beneficial, such as providing me with something to ground myself to when the outside world is unsure, I've also noticed how my truths have hindered my growth. Specifically, I'm referring to the times in which the truths I have about the person I am have held me back from going outside of the set norms for myself. It's when I openly discuss with others that I realize how varied our truths are: it's likely that we don't even share the same perception of one another in the way we see ourselves. Remembering this puts me at ease.

I believe our selves are more malleable than we may think. In many cases, anything we dislike about ourselves can be altered. This requires an effort to alter some truths about ourselves, some that we may be grasping onto tightly. Due to the nature of truth being constructed by our own experiences, I believe it gives even more reason to keep ourselves open to others and to life itself. Openness may just be the most effective way to bring about new truths and to genuinely change.

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Week 1 C1

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:24:39 +0000

A Student Response From:

Er

The "truth" is something that is almost held in the divine,
Something that is golden beyond belief,
To the point that mere mortals can barely touch,
The holy words of truth,

We change our words at every instance,
To make ourselves nicer,
Or to help us achieve more,
We find ourselves in a precarious state,
"What's more important the "truth,"
Or how we are seen by our peers?,

My "truth" is not kind,
My truth is not palatable,
My truth is one born of hardships and pain,
My truth is negative,
My truth is harsh,
My truth is divine,
My truth is how I see the world,
And my truth is my god,

I do not believe in this idea of keeping the peace,
However humanity does,
I do not believe in little white lies,
Just to ensure that nobody cries,
But I keep going on,
Cause to most of the world "truth" is divine,
Something that mortals can only touch in stories,
Because our truth is seen as egotistical,
Or wrong,

So it becomes a myth we tell ourselves,
And instead we say our little white lies,
And keep our "truth" divine

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Week 1 B4

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:19:31 +0000

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Victoria

I like the fact that she states that it is your business, we as humans get to pick and choose what we want to say, feel, as well as how we respond to things. Although what others say is none of our business and most of the time their words do not directly affect us, we can still choose if we want to have feelings for what others say and make it our business. I appreciate that this prompt recognizes that the things you do, do not really matter. That is a statement I tell myself every single day when I come across a problem, I always tell myself that we’re floating on a rock in the middle of space and my small daily problems have no significance in my future life. Although the things that I enjoy doing make me feel like I can move on in life as well as enjoy it, I feel like in reality what I do or say does not really matter to anyone but myself.

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Week 1 B3

jasonROSEBSIMPSONadmin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:19:11 +0000

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Baahozohnii

On truth... this makes me think about how easy it is for our perceptions to be swayed and shifted. all it takes is one conversation, one thought, one seemingly mundane moment. I can relate to the Bearsun thing, he came through the Navajo Nation a while back. His truth and belief in what he was doing really inspired me. To walk miles upon miles wearing a teddy suit, for ones beliefs. A modern warrior perhaps... as I'm writing this, a man is singing aloud. He doesn't have a voice that is conventionally "good", but he sings as if he believes he does. Students walk by with confused faces followed quickly by smiles and head nods. Just another thought

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