Blooming in the Darkness
taken and formed from may poetry and free form stream of conciousness sessions into a lyrical song
Winds of change
Find little ways of sharing gratitude
For all you
You beautiful creatures
You entities that have chosen to be here
During this timeline
On this earth
To share your light and wisdom with the world
Create beautiful things
That build bridges
And share in our collective joy
Remember to give yourself gratitude
Something that should be shared
Even for the smallest cases
And spread out
Choose to show compassion to yourself
As well as others
Within our abilities
It’s in our grasp
To continue to search for abundance
And let go of the past
Choosing to push forward
Each and every day
We are here on this earth for a reason
No matter what they say
Choose to be true to your soul’s divinity
And spread the light
That shines from inside your soul
For more to see
Blooming in the darkness
Blooming in the darkness
In this journey
We never know which road to take
There are always choices
That one must make
Having to see beyond ourselves
Viewing from above as the higher self
Creating through trials and errors
Finding out
And pushing through those crazy towers
Even when the world seems dark
It doesn’t mean it’s the end
Crafting from down below
Plant the seeds so they grow
Even in the darkness
Buds will bloom
And become bright
Shining lights
Through and through
We live
Breathe
And die
As one
On this earth
Under the same moon
And sun
Creating a new reality
Choose compassion
And love everybody
We can be our own worst critics
Hardest contributors
To either our own personal joy
Or hell on earth
I know this
Sadly
From personal experience
That as a creator
I am my largest critic
Working each day to shed more light
And bring more positivity to myself
As well as the world around us
Sharing in everyone else’s wins
Yet forgetting to show joy in my own
Shift the perspective
Change the narrative
You can always start again
You can always begin anew
Choose now
Work towards that brighter future
Create art
In a vibrant and colorful style
Seamless
We never know in this life
Which way the wind will blow
High above
We walk
Almost as light as we can
On this tiny tightrope
Above the atmosphere
High above the city
Looking down below
We never know
Really
Which way the wind will blow
So
Keeping up with time
Ever-changing pace
Where is the right place
For me to show my face?
Is it something
That I have not seen before?
Or is it the same path
That I should just ignore?
Choosing which way
Even if it’s terrifying
Being true to yourself
Can be oh-so gratifying
Continue forward
Push through
Time is but an illusion
When it comes to nature’s bloom
We never ask
For anything else
Except for gratitude
It takes its time
It plants itself
It may take decades
To come into being
The fruition may be slow
But it’s there
Trust me
combined from many different poems and prompts for art by jacque with the help of GPT keeping my words as written by me on the 8th of May 2025
I like how complex topics are simplified here.
Back w/ the 41st edition of Paragraph Picks, shining a light on some great posts from the past week or so ⤵️
@darkstar critiques crypto’s obsession with infrastructure metrics and algorithmic growth, urging builders and investors to refocus on human users, durable products, and long-term impact. "Success in crypto has become a loop of infrastructure funding itself — with little regard for actual adoption." https://darkstarcrashes.xyz/build-for-humans-not-hashrates
@debbie profiles @ted, a Farcaster OG & power user turned team member, whose journey from aspiring doctor to DeFi to Farcaster shows how belief, curiosity, and connection can reshape the internet. "You realize just how steep the climb is to make consumer crypto work. But being part of such a focused and passionate team makes it all feel worthwhile." https://paragraph.com/@debbie/meet-a-maverick-ted
@dbarabander writes about how a decentralized ecosystem of autonomous agents (if it emerges) will require crypto to provide the trust, payments, and verifiability needed to function at scale in a low-trust environment. "It will be very difficult for the agents in the long tail to build the sufficient reputation needed to earn the imprimatur of trust." https://blog.variant.fund/agents-in-a-bazaar
"Blooming in the Darkness" on /tortoise I’m habitually writing my thoughts out and poetry seems to form creating through the stream of consciousness that we all have access to. This song comes from a set of poetry an more that I wrote last year during November or so (honestly I wish I could truly remember when yet looking up the words that is where most of it comes from) With the help of AI I can further conceptualize my art and bring my poetry to life giving voice to my thoughts and sharing the beauty of music to those willing to hear the words. https://paragraph.com/@jacque/blooming-in-the-darkness
@mattlee got one small enough was hard lol
Beautiful work @jacque!
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Blooming in the Darkness to be released as a song as well soon™
cc @colin I think there are bots a foot on @paragraph
In a beautifully reflective piece, @jacque emphasizes the power of gratitude and compassion in our daily lives. We are invited to embrace our experiences, blooming even in darkness, and to prioritize joy for ourselves and for others. Each day is a chance to pursue abundance and nurture our inner light.