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Niquelle's avatar

I love this manifesto so very much! And the idea of a thank you being a silent bending of a soul toward another 🥹

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

To me, gratitude is something truly sacred—a silent recognition of the spaces we occupy in one another’s lives. Your words feel like a bending of souls too, stretching across the page. I’m so thankful that this manifesto reached you.

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Natalia Clarke's avatar

Oh yes. Numbers 6/7 - beautiful and true ❤️

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

I’m especially grateful that points 6 and 7 resonated with you—they came from a deep place. It means the world to know this manifesto is finding its way into open hearts.

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Natalia Clarke's avatar

Absolutely, and yes, you write from the heart. Reminds me of how I used to write many years ago that had changed over the years. Writing process is just fascinating and how it evolves and presents itself. A good topic for a thesis 😁

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

The way our writing shifts over the years feels like a quiet autobiography, doesn’t it? A reflection of what we’ve lived, lost, and softened into. And yes, the evolution of voice and form could fill volumes—perhaps it already does, in every page we dare to write.

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Natalia Clarke's avatar

Yes, indeed. Creative flow is interesting to explore. It’s not constant or bottomless. There are flashes of genius and ease at some points and at other points it is just silence. Fascinating.

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

Absolutely. I find that rhythm—the bursts and the silences—so deeply human. Creativity isn’t a tap we can simply turn on; it’s more like weather: shifting, mysterious, and shaped by forces we can’t always name. Maybe part of the journey is learning to trust both the storm and the stillness, knowing each has something to teach.

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Natalia Clarke's avatar

Absolute trust in that process, indeed. The only way to ensure it stays alive

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appleton king's avatar

the automobile, the airplane the speed of our lives is chipping away at the art and your voice holds this dimunitian at bay

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

I’m thrilled it spoke to you—I truly value your kind words.

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Mary's avatar

Beautiful words! I can only agree with everything you wrote.

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

Thank you for this generous affirmation—it makes the writing feel even more alive. It’s a joy when words create a shared space between hearts.

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