This episode is in honor of the artist Asif Farooq. In the decade before he passed, he was dedicated to bringing a beautiful dream to life, in the form of a full-scale Soviet fighter jet made of paper.

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Each time things fall apart, another key is revealed. Failure is an opportunity to understand the world better, to move into greater harmony with it, and ultimately, with ourselves.

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The question How to begin is a sleight of hand we use to deceive ourselves, to draw our attention away from our fears about beginning itself. Where to begin is a better question－but if you're already lost, the only way to find out where you are is to start moving.

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Many of us have an ambivalent, or even contemptuous relationship to our imagination. If we were taught that getting lost in imagination was frivolous, something appropriate for children but not for adults with important things to do, then we most likely bully ourselves into so-called productive use of our time, and we most likely do not carve out time for us to dream in any conscious, meaningful way. But an engaged imagination is not only not frivolous, it’s essential for the health of our spirit, and it holds the key to hearing our inner voice and to knowing ourselves more deeply.

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