Traveled from Atlanta, Georgia
Resonate Suwannee 2022
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Live Oak, Florida
“It started to grow harder to be alone, I didn’t recognize myself without others around. I fell into a deep depression and realized quickly no one wanted to be around me when I was not like them.
I stepped into a free space the summer of 2014. I found myself breathing and growing without the ‘wait’ of the world on my shoulders. Every summer I seek that same freedom and surround myself with thoughtful minds.
Now, I work to reflect my own positivity at others. I no longer look to others to define my own self-worth.”
Traveled from Denver, Colorado
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
“There are trees behind you, I see thousands. And each one of those trees has leaves. When I hear ‘follow your passion,’ I think of each leaf as an action we can take—our way of living.
If we don’t ask the question ‘What does our passion lead to?’, we pick the leaf that’s optimal for short-term happiness. But each of these trees had a seed, and the seed is the cause you care about. It’s what matters in the world.
In order for the tree to grow, you need roots. This is your understanding, this is the research. The trunk becomes your vision of change, and the branches are each type of path you could take to improve the world. And then there are all those leaves—the actions to be taken.
We don’t have to pick the optimal leaf for short-term happiness. We can first pick the seed that we care about most, and invest ourselves as a positive resource for change. And as it grows, on that tree, we can pick the leaf that makes the most sense and offers the most fun.
That creates dopamine and allows us to make patterns that give us the enthusiasm to carry on in something we care about. And that’s addicting.
When we can have passion for something that is really about doing good in the world, we have an opportunity to get addicted to something worthwhile, and we can do it as optimally as possible. That’s where we find long-term fulfillment.”
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
Traveled from Boulder City, Nevada
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
Traveled from Gainesville, Florida
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
Traveled from Maui, Hawaii
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California
Traveled with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Lake San Antonio
Bradley, California