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001 Time of the Sun - Welcome

Jun 17, 2023

Welcome.

My name is Andres Felipe O’Beirne Serrano. I’m a filmmaker, entrepreneur and artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Born to immigrant parents, I was raised by a global family with Irish and Colombian roots which developed a deep curiosity for the world and continuous learning in many areas early on.

For the past few years, I’ve been writing in daily journals I carry with me everywhere I go. These journals are filled with ideas, projects, notes, streams of thought, memories, insights and more. This writing practice has supported immense internal growth within me.

Time of the Sun is a project dedicated to providing ideas and resources that encourage ongoing connection with our true-self through exploration and practice — revealing our greatest work, creativity and potential along the way.

Every week, I will share areas of thought to consider, a quote to ponder, something to try and link(s) to explore. And sometimes, I will share more.

It’s for you. And for me.

Enjoy.

🌐✨🌿☯️

— Andres

Area of thought to consider

LESS GRASPING, MORE ALLOWING

Have you ever tried to catch a small, floating feather?

The faster you grasp at it, the faster it flees.

Rather, if we allow the feather to float down into our hand, we can catch it with ease.

Quote to ponder

This practice — of never assuming an experience you have is the whole story - will support you in a life of open possibility and equanimity. When we obsessively focus on these events, they may appear catastrophic. But they’re just a small aspect of a larger life, and the further you zoom back, the smaller each experience becomes. Zoom in and obsess. Zoom out and observe. We get to choose.

— Rick Rubin

Something to try

Smile as the very first thing you do when you wake up.

Links to explore

📖 The Creative Act: A Way of Being a beautiful and generous course of study by Rick Rubin that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow.

🌐 Equator.Instititute Equator Books Publishing is dedicated to providing resources for ongoing research, exploration, and documentation of visual anthropology, art, architecture, human activities, and movements in our environment.

📸 Yashica T4 - Super D is one of the last models of the T* series of compact cameras made by Kyocera (who owned Yashica at the time) in partnership with renowned German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss AG.

🎧 Skinshape Mix - Skinshape is the project of British musician William Dorey. The sound has roots in many genres but in particular 1960s-70s funk, soul, reggae, psychedelic rock, Afrobeat and folk.

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