Loved this gentle passage through your evolution, Minnow, prose like butter.
The etymology of persona that you've included is so fun and powerful. Put me in mind of an etymological concept I've been enjoying framing my transformation with, that of courage and audacity. Courage is inner work, where you connect with your own heart (cour-), …
Loved this gentle passage through your evolution, Minnow, prose like butter.
The etymology of persona that you've included is so fun and powerful. Put me in mind of an etymological concept I've been enjoying framing my transformation with, that of courage and audacity. Courage is inner work, where you connect with your own heart (cour-), face and accept yourself as you are, and can exist in the world comfortably. Audacity is outer work with the support of that courage. Initially I assumed the 'auda-' part of the word is related to the Latin and English word audio, turns out that may be a tenuous connect link but I don't care. As someone who struggles with his voice, taking up space and embodying the typical meaning of audacious, I like to think that I'm my voice and expression in the world are what I'm training these days. Through our voice, we become persons.
Loved this gentle passage through your evolution, Minnow, prose like butter.
The etymology of persona that you've included is so fun and powerful. Put me in mind of an etymological concept I've been enjoying framing my transformation with, that of courage and audacity. Courage is inner work, where you connect with your own heart (cour-), face and accept yourself as you are, and can exist in the world comfortably. Audacity is outer work with the support of that courage. Initially I assumed the 'auda-' part of the word is related to the Latin and English word audio, turns out that may be a tenuous connect link but I don't care. As someone who struggles with his voice, taking up space and embodying the typical meaning of audacious, I like to think that I'm my voice and expression in the world are what I'm training these days. Through our voice, we become persons.
let's gooooo amir this is such a beautiful reflection and addition to what i was saying with Persona. SO GOOD.