Duration Community

Quiet

We quantify out relationships by duration, as if the time we were in them makes them more valuable, but when the other person you are with does not value who you are and merely only sees the value you bring, time along does not increase that value it divests it. You will lose pieces of yourself to... read more

The view through my telescope

This is a long duration exposure of the Orion Nebula! It's a gas cloud in space birthing new stars. Then next we have the Andromeda Galaxy, and then a supernova remnant called the veil nebula. I've been learning how to take these photos over the last decade, and I'm thinking they're starting to get... (edited) read more

Wisdom of the day (Even though I'm sick as a dog)

True love thinks of the moment and of eternity, but never of duration.

Our nature

We are a lump of cells with finite duration and we still seek more like it will last forever. Wish this planet would be less materialistic and kinder...

Life offers no guarantees on duration, only opportunities for experience. The question is not how long the journey lasts, but how fully it is lived.

It's not toxic if you use isolation as a form of self preservation, but if you use it for a long duration it can be detrimental to health and can be difficult to make connection.