#henrymiller — Public Fediverse posts

"A great paradox of being alive in this civilization is that we have come to dread and devalue the triumph of having lived, forgetting that to grow old is not a punishment but a privilege — that of having survived the loneliness of childhood, the brash insecurity of youth, the turmoil of middle age, in order to begin the continuous creative act of holding on while letting go."
https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/07/31/growing-older/ #JEHarrison #UrsulaKLeGuin #BertrandRussell #HenryMiller #SimoneDeBeauvoir #JoanDidion #NickCave

The Continuous Creative Act of Holding on and Letting Go: 10 Beautiful Minds on the Art of Growing Older

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/07/31/growing-older/

The Continuous Creative Act of Holding on and Letting Go: 10 Beautiful Minds on the Art of Growing Older

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/15/growing-older/

The Continuous Creative Act of Holding on and Letting Go: 10 Beautiful Minds on the Art of Growing Older

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/31/growing-older/

The Continuous Creative Act of Holding on While Letting Go: 10 Cultural Icons on the Art of Growing Older

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/12/29/growing-older/