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Gorgeous Work! 💪❤️💥

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Thanks you!

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Aug 16, 2023Liked by Jason McBride

Nothing to nothing

In between there is something

We are a flicker

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I love this haiku, Chad! "We are a flicker". What a beautiful line.

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Aug 16, 2023Liked by Jason McBride

Always true and useful. Spinoza suggested “Sub specie aeternitatis”, which has a ring to it. By the time I have remembered the phrase my mind is often clear! :)

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Spinoza is one of those thinkers who always feels much more modern to me than the 17th century.

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This was awesome, Jason! Thank you. (And the good news is, scientists should be able to figure out what occurred before the Big Bang in less than 10 years. 😀)

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Thanks, Jim! The things scientists are discovering thanks to the Webb Deep Space Telescope are astounding!

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I used to be the communications director for the College of Science at Clemson U and so got to hang out with a lot of great astronomers, and they were all very hopeful.

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This is awesome! I enjoyed the message a lot. You should def experiment with other forms of poetry here! The word “entropy” has been in my vocabulary for some time now, but surprisingly, as far as I know, this was my first time discovering “negentropy.” It’s always nice to learn new words.

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Thanks! I’ve written a lot of non-haiku poetry, but I haven’t shared much of it, nor have I turned much of into comics. But I’m working to expand my creative work. Thanks for your encouragement. I think I’m going to work at least one non-haiku poetry comic in each week.

Negentropy is a fascinating word. I discovered it when I was writing something and wondered what the word for the opposite of entropy was. Happy accidents

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Write on! I look forward to reading them.

I completely overlook the scientific definition of “entropy” and use it in my poetry to describe things that “lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.” There are three definitions of “entropy” on Google, and they’re all pretty similar, but I’ve never been a science girl and didn’t want to get too technical with it. I like how you use the two words here!

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I love this one! It's a topic I like to contemplate a lot. 'Nothing Everything'.

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Thanks 🙏!

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Wow this one is great. I find myself saying that a lot with your work :)

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Thanks!

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Aug 16, 2023Liked by Jason McBride

Wow! Love this! And I love how you approach your work/life - 'And Everything In Between' - it's really inspiring. Thank you!

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I'm so happy this struck a chord with you! Thanks for reading!

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THANKS so much for this!

🙏NAMASTE💜

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I'm grateful this resonated with you! Thank you for reading

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