have been wanting to post all week but i have been wanting to find the right letter or at least the right parts of a letter. I am running our of usable letters, I have typed up or tasken pieces out of almost all the letters I have.
I still cannot get my camera to work for the life of me, so the art work will have to wait. (sorry)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
so here is a condensed long letter
(is this whole condensing thing ok with people, do you guys want the whole letter, give me some feedback)
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I 'VE DECIDED THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE INTO MY INSECURITIES ANYMORE.
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I know that this is the right place for me right now s, so I should just stop worrying about it. I realize that although juggleing school, work a relationship, and friends can be very difficult, it will be better in the end when I can do what I want.
ooooooooo
Listen to the song Shadows of Salford by the Doves. It's amazing.
oooooooooooooooo
I want to be happy, I want to help people, but I feel like yet again I am in a waiting place.
oooooooooooooooooooooooo
I definetely know that life can be depressing, lonely, confusing, and troublesome and what not. Do not fret because better times are around the corner even if it is a result of small like a smile or a song you once loved and now hear on the radio again. Just keep hanging in ther and know that hundereds of miles away you have a heart [sibling] who is truckin through life just like you.
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the begining is my favorite
it really is written in bold across the heading
that is what i call hope
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
portions of letter
portions of letter so i am doing the whole bits of letters thing again
making attempts at being cogent
finding what is truly salient
using words that i probably only learned within the last two years because of SAT prep
ok
well here actually is a chunk of a letter i recieved
the parts untold are in essence two friends talking, the writer and I. The part I am giving you is the bulk of the letter, it deals with my friends then current situation, their break up and his resolve to keep a high held head.
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.....Heartbreak is a sensation that I had to greet eventually, but it really threw me off my normal happy walk through life. I have (and am continuing) to learn how to be okay by myself, in a super literal sense. I have been ancy and impatient, waiting to find an activity or person to hang out with, since I was a kid. The process of learning how to be antisocial in a good way is new for me. My relationship with ------------ was healthy and beautiful, but it took away that anxiety and I have been readjusting for a while now.
Now I am in a good place. I know there will be many beatiful days ahead ,and some gloomy ones too, but each moment is a wonderful moment. There are many lessons out there that I will get to learn. No pain no gain; whatever does not kill you makes you stronger; basically there has to be suffering to know what love and joy really are.
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keep on living
and tell me about it
much love
patrick gill
making attempts at being cogent
finding what is truly salient
using words that i probably only learned within the last two years because of SAT prep
ok
well here actually is a chunk of a letter i recieved
the parts untold are in essence two friends talking, the writer and I. The part I am giving you is the bulk of the letter, it deals with my friends then current situation, their break up and his resolve to keep a high held head.
__________________________________________________
.....Heartbreak is a sensation that I had to greet eventually, but it really threw me off my normal happy walk through life. I have (and am continuing) to learn how to be okay by myself, in a super literal sense. I have been ancy and impatient, waiting to find an activity or person to hang out with, since I was a kid. The process of learning how to be antisocial in a good way is new for me. My relationship with ------------ was healthy and beautiful, but it took away that anxiety and I have been readjusting for a while now.
Now I am in a good place. I know there will be many beatiful days ahead ,and some gloomy ones too, but each moment is a wonderful moment. There are many lessons out there that I will get to learn. No pain no gain; whatever does not kill you makes you stronger; basically there has to be suffering to know what love and joy really are.
_________________________________________________________
keep on living
and tell me about it
much love
patrick gill
short letter
So this sort secret-esque letter sent via email
although it does not directly speak as to how someone survives
i feel it does give light to some of the hardships and moral complexities people endure
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She hurt me so much when I was with her, so why do I feel so bad about leaving her?
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keep on living
much love
patrick gill
although it does not directly speak as to how someone survives
i feel it does give light to some of the hardships and moral complexities people endure
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She hurt me so much when I was with her, so why do I feel so bad about leaving her?
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keep on living
much love
patrick gill
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
art letters
sorry the image on the last one was cut so i will try to put it here with the rest of the marvelous art that has been sent
I am almost certain this is not a repost
and i am really going to try and get peoples letters/art up more often this spring
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Dear Patrick ,
Lack of knowledge keeps me going in life. Uncertainty keeps me going in life. The darkness keeps me going in life. Suffering keeps me going in life. Mistakes keep me going in life. Lies keep me going in life.
Without all these, there would be very little reason to live. If we were all perfect and knew everything and had wisdom to all be free from suffering and the causes of suffering there wouldnt be the great human mystery we all live for.
Each and every day I spend time trying to better others and better myself. Each success if a reason to keep going, a taste of whats to come. Each failure an opportunity to learn and grow.
Serve the truth, defy the lie. May we all be free.
Sincerely,
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and this lovely thing was written across the back
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which reminds me
all art is appreciated
the illinoise letter writing project loves you
much love
patrick
and i am really going to try and get peoples letters/art up more often this spring
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Dear Patrick ,
Lack of knowledge keeps me going in life. Uncertainty keeps me going in life. The darkness keeps me going in life. Suffering keeps me going in life. Mistakes keep me going in life. Lies keep me going in life.
Without all these, there would be very little reason to live. If we were all perfect and knew everything and had wisdom to all be free from suffering and the causes of suffering there wouldnt be the great human mystery we all live for.
Each and every day I spend time trying to better others and better myself. Each success if a reason to keep going, a taste of whats to come. Each failure an opportunity to learn and grow.
Serve the truth, defy the lie. May we all be free.
Sincerely,
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and this lovely thing was written across the back
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which reminds me
all art is appreciated
the illinoise letter writing project loves you
much love
patrick
letter what what
kick it out
i hope it doesnt lose meaning because it I extract the names
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I have been meaning to write you letters for a while now, and now I’m finally doing it...during my B7 math final with ------------. But for the sake of you project i will tell you things that get me through the days:
My baby cousin ______ - He can sit up on his own now!
My dog _______ (who sometimes drives me up the wall)
The fact that I get to express myself.
There amazing people Ive met over the years that Ive grown to love, called friends.
My nana who loves me no matter what I do- comforts me when no one else will.
Everyday I learn something new and interesting,
The possibilty that today I will fall in love.
-____________________________________
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i need to start seeing if i am double posting because it is hard to remeber at times what i have posted
if you havent noticed i am slowly picking back up my mind
i hope it doesnt lose meaning because it I extract the names
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I have been meaning to write you letters for a while now, and now I’m finally doing it...during my B7 math final with ------------. But for the sake of you project i will tell you things that get me through the days:
My baby cousin ______ - He can sit up on his own now!
My dog _______ (who sometimes drives me up the wall)
The fact that I get to express myself.
There amazing people Ive met over the years that Ive grown to love, called friends.
My nana who loves me no matter what I do- comforts me when no one else will.
Everyday I learn something new and interesting,
The possibilty that today I will fall in love.
-____________________________________
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i need to start seeing if i am double posting because it is hard to remeber at times what i have posted
if you havent noticed i am slowly picking back up my mind
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
letter letter letter more more more
so again, this is one of the first letters i have ever gotten, but it is around 6 pages front and back so......
excepts? yes i am giving you the excerpts.
and yes, the author added a list of their favorite songs
hooray for exploring new facets of expression
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oooooooooooo
I live through creativity. When I was little I used to paint and draw. I dont do that very much on my own anymore. At the moment my creativity is shown through my writing and my photography. I love taking pictures. The idea of capturing a specific moment in time forever and having it saved is amazing to me. At school we develop our own film the "old fashion" way and I really enjoy it. Working in the dark room calms me. really, anything creative calms me.
ooooooooooooooooooooo
Music adds life. When I cant be creative, all I have to do is listen to music and breathe and everything gets better.
000000000000000000000
favorite songs
Wild world- Cat Stevens
Hands- Jewel
Somewhere only we know- Keane
All in all- Lifehouse
A long December- Counting Crows
Stolen Car- Patty Griffin
Have a little faith in me- John Hiatt
Everybody’s Free- Baz Lurman
Romeo and Juliet- Dire Straits
Youre making it come alive- My Favorite Highway
oooooooooooooooooooooo
(after a description of inner family struggle, her family is distancing itself from a once close relative for various reasons)
I am just letting it go, and in doing so saving myself so much energy and stopping unneeded emotional turmoil. I believe that having a positive outlook in times of trouble is the best thing. And to remember that life is beautiful, it can change at any moment, and this is all you have. you cant waste it away doing frivolous things.
We are here for a reason and that is to live.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
...... I believe, no matter what, that lifs is beautiful and a blank slate that each of us paints our masterpiece. You are what you make of yourself and the attitude you hold.
oooooooooooooooooo
.... all I need is inside of me. My strength, beliefs ideas, that is what will pull me through.
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this writer in a way their own way reccomoned the radio program "this i believe" which is broadcasted by NPR
additionally enclosed with a friendship bracelet
i have tied it to myself and made a wish
it fell off once before...... but i can reuse it right
its just really well made and i dont like wasting it
and hey i have a lot of wishes that might need fulfilling.
so again, this is one of the first letters i have ever gotten, but it is around 6 pages front and back so......
excepts? yes i am giving you the excerpts.
and yes, the author added a list of their favorite songs
hooray for exploring new facets of expression
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oooooooooooo
I live through creativity. When I was little I used to paint and draw. I dont do that very much on my own anymore. At the moment my creativity is shown through my writing and my photography. I love taking pictures. The idea of capturing a specific moment in time forever and having it saved is amazing to me. At school we develop our own film the "old fashion" way and I really enjoy it. Working in the dark room calms me. really, anything creative calms me.
ooooooooooooooooooooo
Music adds life. When I cant be creative, all I have to do is listen to music and breathe and everything gets better.
000000000000000000000
favorite songs
Wild world- Cat Stevens
Hands- Jewel
Somewhere only we know- Keane
All in all- Lifehouse
A long December- Counting Crows
Stolen Car- Patty Griffin
Have a little faith in me- John Hiatt
Everybody’s Free- Baz Lurman
Romeo and Juliet- Dire Straits
Youre making it come alive- My Favorite Highway
oooooooooooooooooooooo
(after a description of inner family struggle, her family is distancing itself from a once close relative for various reasons)
I am just letting it go, and in doing so saving myself so much energy and stopping unneeded emotional turmoil. I believe that having a positive outlook in times of trouble is the best thing. And to remember that life is beautiful, it can change at any moment, and this is all you have. you cant waste it away doing frivolous things.
We are here for a reason and that is to live.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
...... I believe, no matter what, that lifs is beautiful and a blank slate that each of us paints our masterpiece. You are what you make of yourself and the attitude you hold.
oooooooooooooooooo
.... all I need is inside of me. My strength, beliefs ideas, that is what will pull me through.
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this writer in a way their own way reccomoned the radio program "this i believe" which is broadcasted by NPR
additionally enclosed with a friendship bracelet
i have tied it to myself and made a wish
it fell off once before...... but i can reuse it right
its just really well made and i dont like wasting it
and hey i have a lot of wishes that might need fulfilling.
LETTER
call me butter because i am on a roll
what you will read here are excerpts of a letter from a good friend from his adventure through western africa. yes, africa, the project has in some technical sense become global........
because of its length though, i feel i must do some editing for this page.
this is where i stepping in as the facilitator of this project and plucking the passages i feel are most salient and beneficial to be read by the greater audience.
thank you very much good friend
and never worry
your hand writing is legible for the most part
hope you enjoy
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As i sit he I am watching an elephant bathe itself. Four other elephants wait on the skirts of the water. It is as if it came to pose for me. Earlier many elephants came but they were at a greater distance, and the enclosure by the water was full of noisy french. A king fisher occasionally flys by, suspends itself in the air and drops into the water. Across the water the baboons drink. A crocodile is sun bathing, thouugh it is hard to tell what type, there are a couple of monkeys in the trees near the baboons. But the elephant does not move. My camera cartridge is almost full and i already ha to delete too many pictures. I am afraid i am going to run out of space very soon. And I have a serious problem of feeling obliged to the awfully nice elephant for posing and turning so as not to have the sun on its back for a better picture.
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As we came closer to the center of Cotonou I noticed dozens of people sleeping in the street. I don’t remember seeing any cars.
(coming to a hotel)
Arriving at the front door, well there wasnt a door. Tables were pushed up against the door way. The room is hot and humid and a bit pricey. We cant open (the door) for fear of mosquitoes. Our second night we realize there are hardly as many skiters as anticipated.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
At the embassy we were well received, and the process was short thanks to our country’s leadership.
-"Your American?" asked the Togo secretary "I better speed up you visa’s or Bush will bomb us!"
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there are more great quotes to come possibly
as for now i might dig up another letter or catch some sleep
future thoughts
i feel that possibly posting parts of other regular correspondents letters would be a good idea as well
hmmmmmmmmm
ps: dont be too shy to comment on any blog
what you will read here are excerpts of a letter from a good friend from his adventure through western africa. yes, africa, the project has in some technical sense become global........
because of its length though, i feel i must do some editing for this page.
this is where i stepping in as the facilitator of this project and plucking the passages i feel are most salient and beneficial to be read by the greater audience.
thank you very much good friend
and never worry
your hand writing is legible for the most part
hope you enjoy
------------------------------------------------------------
As i sit he I am watching an elephant bathe itself. Four other elephants wait on the skirts of the water. It is as if it came to pose for me. Earlier many elephants came but they were at a greater distance, and the enclosure by the water was full of noisy french. A king fisher occasionally flys by, suspends itself in the air and drops into the water. Across the water the baboons drink. A crocodile is sun bathing, thouugh it is hard to tell what type, there are a couple of monkeys in the trees near the baboons. But the elephant does not move. My camera cartridge is almost full and i already ha to delete too many pictures. I am afraid i am going to run out of space very soon. And I have a serious problem of feeling obliged to the awfully nice elephant for posing and turning so as not to have the sun on its back for a better picture.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
As we came closer to the center of Cotonou I noticed dozens of people sleeping in the street. I don’t remember seeing any cars.
(coming to a hotel)
Arriving at the front door, well there wasnt a door. Tables were pushed up against the door way. The room is hot and humid and a bit pricey. We cant open (the door) for fear of mosquitoes. Our second night we realize there are hardly as many skiters as anticipated.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
At the embassy we were well received, and the process was short thanks to our country’s leadership.
-"Your American?" asked the Togo secretary "I better speed up you visa’s or Bush will bomb us!"
------------------------------------------------------------
there are more great quotes to come possibly
as for now i might dig up another letter or catch some sleep
future thoughts
i feel that possibly posting parts of other regular correspondents letters would be a good idea as well
hmmmmmmmmm
ps: dont be too shy to comment on any blog
letttttter
let the dust settle no more
spring cleaning and i am starting to air out the letters again
no more personal tummolts to block this
i will photograph the lovely art that goes with this and post it soon i suppose as well
i just feel the words very much fit my new attitude.
i really hope i have not posted this yet
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If you are willing to realize that we have no issues
or problems, only questions.. you will live your life searching
for an answer that exists. for every question there is an answer,
and the first step to finding that answer- is to know ones self.
You ask me why you cant be yourself in a social setting?
Do you know yourself without the people around you giving you definition?
Whats the point of a definition- the most powerful feelings are undefinable and if you need a definition for yourself...
you dont know yourself
Enlightenment lies in the contentment of ones self .
Go sit on a mountain.
Get dirty.
Be always in a state of ecstacy, for you have no problems.
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ah yes
the last line is going to help me soon i feel
much love
patrick gill
spring cleaning and i am starting to air out the letters again
no more personal tummolts to block this
i will photograph the lovely art that goes with this and post it soon i suppose as well
i just feel the words very much fit my new attitude.
i really hope i have not posted this yet
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If you are willing to realize that we have no issues
or problems, only questions.. you will live your life searching
for an answer that exists. for every question there is an answer,
and the first step to finding that answer- is to know ones self.
You ask me why you cant be yourself in a social setting?
Do you know yourself without the people around you giving you definition?
Whats the point of a definition- the most powerful feelings are undefinable and if you need a definition for yourself...
you dont know yourself
Enlightenment lies in the contentment of ones self .
Go sit on a mountain.
Get dirty.
Be always in a state of ecstacy, for you have no problems.
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ah yes
the last line is going to help me soon i feel
much love
patrick gill
letter
because of this project i have taken up a regular correspondence with a few wonderful people. (these letters are quite long and often time not pertaining to personal philosophies, but it is possible that i will post parts of them soon). well i feel that one of my recent letters came with and added bonus.
this letter was accompanied by sound. yes we are exploring a new medium of expression in how one survives. this mix cd was sent to give me further insight into the innerworkings of the writers head and their thought processes, as wel as be enjoyable for me. it was both.
thank you
here is the track listing
Song-Album-Artist
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Across the Universe- Across the Universe OST- Jim Sturgess
Title Music- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Shankar Jaikishan
Dont think twice its alright- Bob Dylan
Lately- Keep Your eyes ahead- The Helio Sequence
A setting sun- Grand Archives- Grand Archives
O, Valencia- The Crane's Wife- The Decemberists
The Underdog- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga- Spoon
How my heart behaves- The Reminder- Feist
This time tommorow- The Darjeeling Limited OST- The Kinks
If you want me- Once OST- Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Suite Bergamasque: 3 CLAIR DE LUNE- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Alexis Weissenberg
El condor passa (If I could)-Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits- Simon and Garfunkel
Tire Swing- Juno OST- Kimya Dawson
Ana-Bossanova- Pixies
The Birth and Death of the Day- all of a sudden i miss everyone- explosions in the sky
Shadows of salford- - Doves
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor-Cortot plays Chopin- Alfred Cortot
Les Champs Elysees- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Joe Dassin
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this letter was accompanied by sound. yes we are exploring a new medium of expression in how one survives. this mix cd was sent to give me further insight into the innerworkings of the writers head and their thought processes, as wel as be enjoyable for me. it was both.
thank you
here is the track listing
Song-Album-Artist
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Across the Universe- Across the Universe OST- Jim Sturgess
Title Music- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Shankar Jaikishan
Dont think twice its alright- Bob Dylan
Lately- Keep Your eyes ahead- The Helio Sequence
A setting sun- Grand Archives- Grand Archives
O, Valencia- The Crane's Wife- The Decemberists
The Underdog- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga- Spoon
How my heart behaves- The Reminder- Feist
This time tommorow- The Darjeeling Limited OST- The Kinks
If you want me- Once OST- Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Suite Bergamasque: 3 CLAIR DE LUNE- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Alexis Weissenberg
El condor passa (If I could)-Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits- Simon and Garfunkel
Tire Swing- Juno OST- Kimya Dawson
Ana-Bossanova- Pixies
The Birth and Death of the Day- all of a sudden i miss everyone- explosions in the sky
Shadows of salford- - Doves
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor-Cortot plays Chopin- Alfred Cortot
Les Champs Elysees- The Darjeeling Limited OST- Joe Dassin
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