Jamie Jackson

Joined June 2020

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Between two skies and towards the night.

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Nostalgia is a Liar
They call it “nostalgia” and not “the past “ because nostalgia is a rose-tinted lens that distorts the past, a lens through which we bend and contort memories to fit our whims and desires, to have them slot neatly into narratives and weave seamlessly into wider stories we tell ourselves, stories about when we were younger, stronger, better, happier.
By Jamie Jackson6 months ago in Motivation
4 Thoughts About Age in a Superficial World That Worships Youth
I’m 44. Being over 40 used to bother me, I felt old, ancient, in fact. Weird thoughts crept into my middle-aged mind; thoughts about becoming frail, looking aged, getting ill, being redundant to society and being unattractive to the opposite sex.
By Jamie Jackson6 months ago in Humans
A Secret Afternoon
On a secret afternoon rain taps like a good friend’s nails on the glass on a coffee shop window, Blurry edges of half-light fills the room as autumn dangles in seasonal limbo,
By Jamie Jackson6 months ago in Poets
Here's Why You Should Do Hard Things
Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens through you, and you are defined by the extremities of your experiences. You don’t grow in everyday life, you grow mostly in moments of hardship. That’s where you develop, that’s where you push life’s boundaries and define who you are.
By Jamie Jackson6 months ago in Motivation
Are You Really Poor or Are You Playing Poor?
I was delivering packages, halfway through my route as a courier. Parcels slid around the back seat of my car as I turned a tight corner. My phone rang, bah-bah-bah-bah coming through the car speakers.
By Jamie Jackson6 months ago in Motivation
The Quiet Excitement of Being at the Airport
The airport is still an exciting place to be, no matter your age. Well, a big enough airport is, at least. I've waited in airports that amount to not much more than a shed, and they're as dull and depressing as waiting for a bus beside a duel carriageway.
By Jamie Jackson7 months ago in Wander
Why Do So Many People Hate Their Jobs?
People hate their jobs. This isn't even a debate. 50% of people openly admit to hating their job and the other 45% are lying.
By Jamie Jackson7 months ago in Journal
The Great and Good Hal Bester
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. This is probably a good thing as Hal Bester has been wailing in his ‘Weekender’ spaceship for the past two hours.
By Jamie Jackson8 months ago in Fiction
Is Manifesting Real?
In 1903 the NY Times claimed it would take a million years to build a flying machine. Of course someone wrote that. People get stuck in their ways. No one thinks something can be done until it’s done. They believe they understand how the world works and that’s that. Mind closed.
By Jamie Jackson8 months ago in Motivation
Dad story
I never got on with my dad. Before he passed away, in his last few years, we bonded as much as two people could bond with 30 years of disagreement between them, but for the most part, a river of acrimony ran between us.
By Jamie Jackson9 months ago in Families
Bad Writing Advice from Famous Authors
I’m a nobody blogger but best selling author Malcolm Gladwell said something I don’t like about writing, so here I am explaining why his years of proven success and experience can’t compete with my baseless opinion.
By Jamie Jackson9 months ago in Journal
My Therapist Asked Me One Question That Boosted My Creativity Ten Fold
It’s not the quality of your answers that matter in life, it’s the quality of your questions. Life has no answers, only best guesses, arbitrary moralisations, and experiences. Ask why enough and everything is a mystery.
By Jamie Jackson9 months ago in Humans