for the living with sami mckay

on western individualism, self-help language & sacrificing for others read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/ follow my socials if you haven't already IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this one's for the creatives out there, i'm answering my most frequently asked questions starting with the most common one: how do you find inspiration?

this one is allll about the symbol of the labyrinth read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/ follow my socials if you haven't already: IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this one is alll about the art of showing up. read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/ follow my socials if you haven't already IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

on fear, predictability, and boredom check out my substack for exclusive content https://samimckay.substack.com also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about preservation, waste, and opportunities for celebration written essay is on samimckay.com and samimckay.substack.com/ also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is alllll about muchness, smallness, being-ness, self expression and being understood

the future is too cold, the past is too hot, but the present is just right written essay is on samimckay.com check out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about tenderness and making sense of it all written essay is on samimckay.com check out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is alll about building comfort despite the fleetingness of that which passes! shit matters because we're here to say that it does. read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/ follow my socials if you haven't already IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this is about feeling small and making your world smaller through intentional joys written essay is on samimckay.com check out my patreon for exclusive content ⁠https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm..⁠ .also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about Joseph Campbell's concept of bliss and recognizing it's role in guiding us where we need to go. written essay is on samimckay.com check out my patreon for exclusive content https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm.. .also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about the way we use our beliefs & stories to shape the world, and how we can use our storytelling to change our perspective. full written essay on samimckay.com

this is an essay about not wanting to write an essay, discipline and learning from our lives when it's time to rest.

this one is allll about moving and changing definitions of home read the written essay on samimckay.com

this is about goals in disguise and recognizing our desires when they arrive.

this one's all about the soul and how different beliefs change the way we feel about individuality and our interconnectedness.

alright folks this one's alll about acceptance and how it's not at all like giving up, don't even THINK about giving up, just accept and move forward find the written essay at samimckay.com

this is about forgetting and remembering gratitude

this is an essay about corporeality, presence, and physical sensation

this one's alllll about life's purpose and basically how bullshit it is. that's probably the best way to sum it up

This is an essay about change, hidden movement, and stillness.

this one is on encountering & arrival

This essay is about using control to drive busyness, and to accidentally remove the possibility of rest.

This essay dives into ritual as a human behaviour and how we can use principles of love to obtain it in our daily life.