Conversation & Reason
Courage. 05
Kimia Aryanpour. 21. Iranian. Toronto.
Define what courage means to you personally.
To me, courage means the ability to face things that scare you or are outside of your comfort zone, whether it be the act of cliff diving, having a difficult conversation, or making the first move.
What would you define as your current courage (i.e. physically, mentally, spiritually, etc.)
My current courage consists of putting myself and my business out there, facing rejection and not giving up. My current courage also consists of me going deep into myself as a person and finding/facing the not so nice or ugly things so that I can better myself and improve as an individual.
Do you feel you are changing perspective, creating new meaning during this time. If so simply explain.
Yes I feel like I am definitely changing perspective during this time as I grow and see things in different ways. I have definitely rediscovered the meaning of things such as friendships, family loss and love this past year as many events have occurred in my life in these areas that made me shift my perspective and experience things I never have before.
How you are conversing, doing, creating.
Im creating and conversing mainly through social media, more specifically Instagram and using my platform to have conversation with people and answer their questions.
Recent realizations you have had.
I’ve realized recently that sometimes the closeness you expect from people in your life you do a lot for isn’t reciprocated, and that you need to adjust your expectations of people accordingly. I have also learned that you can’t change people (if they don’t want to change themselves).
A song that define you right in this moment.
On-going projects/projects you are thinking of starting.
Adding a website to my Instagram blog where I can write more and share more information.
Where you gather inspiration from.
My source of inspiration is the city. many people go into nature to call for inspiration but oddly for me it’s the opposite. The act of walking down the busy streets connects me with this source of energy that motivates me to keep moving forward. Watching the sleepless lights of the night skyline fills me with the excitement and curiosity I need to stay inspired. You never know who you are going to come across or what you will experience and the bright lights and movement of people gives off an inspiring energy unlike anything else.
Link for people to connect, converse and create with you.
Space.
A photograph of yourself in a space you find yourself in daily.
Taken at a coffee shop where I go to get work done, people watch, catch up with my thoughts, make observations and practice mindfulness.
Doing.
A photograph of a project highlight of any kind.
Me figuring out and learning how to create a website and simultaneously figuring out and learning how to be patient.
Note-to-self.
A photograph of a personal note to self.
I feel great. Even though it's a weird time in the world I have taken this time to reflect on myself and work on projects I was behind, and that makes me feel very motivated and accomplished. Obviously I have days where I am very down, but looking at the bigger picture always helps.
Sentence that I live by: Everything happens for a reason, even if you don’t know it yet.
