What even are deadlines?
a case for alive-lines
More precisely, WTF are deadlines?
Lol, I had never actually heard the word before. Of course I had said it a million times but like holding a rock in your hand and gently caressing all its edges you realize how much history has been forgotten in the object.
Dead. Line. WTF can possibly be that important? Where did this word come from?
It’s 10:32 PM CST. ChatGPT and I are quite friendly at this time.
“The term "deadline" originates from the 19th century and was initially a literal term used in military and prison contexts. During the American Civil War, it referred to a physical boundary around a prison camp—any prisoner who crossed this line risked being shot dead.
Over time, the term evolved into a metaphor, especially in journalism and publishing, where missing a deadline meant severe consequences (though not as extreme). Today, it generally refers to the latest time something must be completed, carrying an implied urgency or penalty for lateness.”
I am still in disbelief. Us humans are such silly creatures.
To be so for real, here is a very short list that I’d feel good dying for:
The people I love
God
…..
Where do we draw the .dead. line. ?
What are the perimeters of ourselves, our values, our lives that we would actually die over?
Where are we rushing to that says we will cease to exist if we don’t meet x thing?
I am laughing out loud in my bad because I am simply so perplexed.
Where did these artificial pressures/boundaries/guiding forces - come from?
Where do we derive this sense of meaning that equates to urgency of completion rather than concentration of offering, service, compassion, intent?
It’s now the next day as I write in spurts – 8ish on a Friday night. I stayed in and ordered bao buns and as I am walking down to the elevator, another burst hits.
I record this voice note so I don’t forget the ideas:
The gist:
What are the alive lines in life?
The things that make us so enriched with why we’re here that we can’t imagine being remiss to the moment….
I ask myself the question but don’t really need to because I already know the answer.
It’s the same reason I have been in the portal, the one in which I voluntarily close the doors to my own castle. Immerse myself in the magic that wants to unfold. The stories that have brewed long enough that they’re ready to come out.
The ideas that have done the dance of percolation long enough to have a unified rhythm.
The divinity so vibrant with life that I don’t have to tell a soul in order for it to be true. Alive lines don’t need validation. They only have to be honored.
La vida no vale nada si no es para perecer porque otros tengan lo que uno disfruta y ama.
Kiss kiss.
Ambi
Other Bites:
Obsessed with Frankie Ruiz + Eddie Santiago lately which means I am missing home…Hi fam, i <3 u.. somos familia so this is all of us hehe
Like reallllllyyy missing home lol .. texts with my younger brother
yes my bedtime in Apple is 9:00 PM
I also launched this Reframing Work course!
Think: a 4-week digital course to remove create blockages + remain consistent in your creativity.
Best for those in a creative rut, in a state of transition, or in need of support in sharing their work w/ the world.
Early bird pricing ($170) until March 16th! <3 ($250 after)
We be runnin….at 7k ft altitude… lmao hacking training for the BK half bc maybe on sea level it will be a breeze? The reality we believe is the reality we create ~ XD
SOME REALLY COOL recap pics from the Creative Coworking Residency in Feb….I can’t believe it’s been almost a month! Time flies at the alive lines, huh?
BC I have been in the solo creative ambi portal lately, I have been watching Sex and the City for the honestly 7/8th time, and whyyyyy did Carrie fumble Aidan so hard?
Also season 3 fits arguably go the hardest…
Also have been cooking 90% of meals at home…becoming sort of carnivoreaurelius coded in the best way. When does it become acceptable to invite your friends over for simply steak, pineapple, avocado? you get the point. God bless this land.
TBH friends invite me over for this please. please. PLEASE.
Anyone else feel when they eat out too much they are taking in too many energies? yeah same.
In the grain of friends inviting ppl over, also have a been a fan of spontaneous home-cooked lunches with friends in the middle of the work day.
Okurrrrrr. That’s all from the castle. For the right man, I’ll let down my hair.
Besos. <3