Antispiral

My eldest child and several of her friends from school have started a sick punk cover band called Antispiral. This is the greatest thing ever and I cannot wait for everything that comes of it. They’ve produced no music but several Instagram reels so far. They look rad.

Learning to shape your universe through your actions, instead of simply reacting to and navigating the shape it already has, is such an essential part of life. Some people never do it. Some people do it for a while, and then hit a certain age and stop – as if they were only able to do this when they were teenagers, but then had to “accept reality” as an adult.

Hogwash. The more you learn and the more resources you command, the better you can do exactly that. As long as you never stop believing you can, never get to scarred over from the pain of being wrong sometimes that you stop pushing for the universe you want. Some people stop trying new things entirely, and then enter a downward spiral the rest of their lives – a spiral of complacency and regret.

Don’t. Do the opposite. Live the Antispiral.