Podcast Episode: Personal Promises And Self-Awareness

Pip: SDAW: SoDakArtists Way — where the canvas is your consciousness and the brushstrokes are entirely your fault.Mara: SodakArtist has been writing about the territory where inner life meets outer reality — how self-reflection reshapes perception, and what it actually means to keep a promise to yourself.Pip: Heavy questions for a Tuesday, but someone hasContinueContinue reading “Podcast Episode: Personal Promises And Self-Awareness”

What’s Something You Used to Worry About but Don’t Anymore?

What’s something you used to worry about but don’t anymore? By: SodakArtist There was a time when my own mind felt like the greatest battle I would ever face. I worried that my darkest days would become my permanent reality. I questioned my purpose, my direction, and whether I would ever truly understand who IContinueContinue reading “What’s Something You Used to Worry About but Don’t Anymore?”

The Day My Resting Face Became a Whole Personality

What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? By: SodakArtist If I had to pick the funniest misunderstanding I’ve ever been part of, it’d have to be my face. Apparently, my neutral expression tells people I’m either planning a bank heist, judging everyone’s life choices, or contemplating how to overthrow civilization. Meanwhile… I’m actuallyContinueContinue reading “The Day My Resting Face Became a Whole Personality”

The Infinite Classroom

Are you a lifelong learner? By:SodakArtist Without question, I am a lifelong learner. In fact, I don’t believe learning is something we choose to do—it’s something we’re born doing. From the moment we take our first breath, we’re observing, adapting, questioning, and trying to understand the world around us. Somewhere along the way, many peopleContinueContinue reading “The Infinite Classroom”

What if Memories become the Next Internet?

By: SodakArtist Have you ever wondered what technology could completely redefine what it means to be human? Not just faster phones or smarter computers, but something that fundamentally changes how we learn, communicate, and preserve our lives.Looking twenty years into the future with me cause, I believe we’re approaching an era where our experiences couldContinueContinue reading “What if Memories become the Next Internet?”

Your Circumstances Don’t Define Your Future

By SodakArtist One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned recently is that your circumstances don’t define your future—your choices do. That realization completely changed the way I look at setbacks. I spent 14 months in a South Dakota prison after being convicted for possessing a very small amount of drugs. I could have spent thatContinueContinue reading “Your Circumstances Don’t Define Your Future”