notes about hope after sending a message to the author of a research degree thesis downloaded from acadeimia.edu
- write the notes while the feeling of hope is still present
- maintain a level headed ness about the message – its a message
- dare to dream
- dream to dare
- aesthetic of isolation
- starting points
- talking positively to self
- believe in self
- acknowledge the two unsuccessful attempts and the potential for a third
- acknowledge the excitement of clearing distraction and being fully immersed in the research
- acknowledge the feeling of being a part of a conversation where the curator talks about ones work and practice from their own perspective and how different what one does feels – more worthy, more relevant, more interesting – more neuro typical – more connected
- dare to be honest
- dare to show my self
- dare to discover more about my self
- dare to acknowledge my self
- dare to face the words so often shied away from, shied away from them coming into existence
- acknowledge the feeling of isolation being a paradoxical strength
- acknowledge the barriers to hope
- dare to make notes and publish them on a public facing blogging platform