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This photo exercise is so inspiring! And your attempt is beautiful and very helpful as well. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️💥

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Oh good! I really enjoy it and do it often!! ❤️

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I have too. This is such a beautiful perspective.

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There are gifts to it I think. Like being able to pick something up quickly - I wonder if they are related

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I, too, have a terrible memory, and also aphantasia. And like you, I realized one day that this is why I so often experience the world through a viewfinder. It’s not about performance, it’s just a different kind of presence.

I’ve always wanted to journal regularly for this reason, but I haven’t yet been able to build a strong enough habit to make it stick. This year, I’m hoping to use my planner to plan the week, but also in reverse, to remember my days.

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Yes, it’s not about performance but presence. That’s it exactly ❤️❤️

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This, though: “My father’s hands are black with oil and I am starving for something more than Gatorade and pizza from Casey’s. I am a child already aware my survival depends on posing, on standing still in the right light and smiling.”

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