liminal_space | how to be a cliche, part 1

typically, i am quite snarky about those little inspirational quote things that are vomited all over social media. they're generally thoughtless cardboard platitudes posted by people who don't seem to really THINK or LIVE authentically, who use the IQTs to form their weltanschauung. i'm especially snarky about those little inspirational quote thingies that are attributed to philosophers or writers or other individuals that can lend the IQTs some street cred. i find my snark about those come from a) shit being taken out of context, b) shit not being presented in anything other than a but i'm a cheerleader superficiality, or c) the IQT actually not being written/said by the attributed philosopher, writer, other individual. that one really burns my biscuits.

but there are times i find IQTs that actually resonate. then, after i verify that it was said/written by the attributed P,W, OI, i can moon over it a little. i stumbled upon one the other day, tucked into a long and thoughtful piece about creativity, so it was very germane to the surrounding environment of words, and it's hung around since. without looking it up again, it was basically i write to find out what i'm thinking and was attached to joan didion. (i checked. it looks legit. and if somehow my researchfu is wrong? dont' tell me until next week...my biscuits can NOT be more burned right now.)

(NOTE: funny memes do NOT = IQTs. funny memes are why the internet was invented.)

there have been a few handful of times that my words — the things i pull from MY brain and MY unique perspective — have been heisted and passed for someone else's, most times flayed and made embarassingly poor copies. i remember each and every one of them in different lights and all but a few of them have been a crotch kick or a face slap.

it is not a pleasant feeling.

that IQT was something i've heard before in some way, shape, or form (i think flannery o'connor said something like it, too) but it was like i needed it that day because i had been bemoaning the fact i'm just not putting things OUT in the world and looking at it big picture? my turtling started up because of the last time someone pulled a liquor store heist.

you can only be violated so many times before you sort of close in on yourself.

i want to change that. i want to get back to writing here and other places so i can figure out what it is i'm thinking. i'm still writing in my journal, but there's something to be said for tossing something out in the void and having it land somewhere where someone else drops in a bit of insight to help solidify things.

or maybe i'm just an attention whore.

or a combination.

don't ask me...i'm just here trying to figure out what i think. ;)