The Artist's Temple

~ create a life that makes you feel alive ~

By aaliyah madadi

· Launched 3 years ago

if I had eternity...

notes on living without urgency

Jun 1•aaliyah madadi

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punk rock poetry

returning to your soul home

May 3•aaliyah madadi

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You can’t fail your creative work

notes on making the creative process delightful

Apr 25•aaliyah madadi

the joy list 🥰

“May the light of dawn anoint your eyes that you may behold what a miracle a day is.” — John O'Donohue

Apr 18•aaliyah madadi

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life and death are lovers

the month I remembered nothing truly ends

Mar 31•aaliyah madadi

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between thresholds

On softening edges, dissolving perfectionism, and trusting the in-between

Feb 26•aaliyah madadi

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how to help a burning world

on finding your place within chaos

Jan 29•aaliyah madadi

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Returning to an Analog Life

Scrapbooking, Dungeons & Dragons, and Remembering How to Play

Jan 8•aaliyah madadi

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let yourself unravel

closing out the Year of the Snake

Dec 16, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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books I've been loving

summer reading list 🌞

Jul 16, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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To the Summers I’ll Remember

A love letter to wildflowers, cowbells, and the time-warp of July

Jul 8, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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anoint yourself, dear artist

give yourself the crown

Jun 16, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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I've been building a world

I was never lost

May 28, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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Beauty, For No One But Me

rituals of adornment, devotion, delight

May 2, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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artistry & being seen

a ritual for reclaiming your art

Apr 25, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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you are not the same you as 20 minutes ago

the art of change & letting go

Apr 16, 2025•aaliyah madadi

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