Hearing you 👹👹👹 and then casually speak is hilarious 😂💕

Maaaxxx🥲😭😭 ilysm

Dancing clips around 13:56 >> ENERGY😤

See you in England bro 🙌🏿

Why are you abandoning meeeee?

The one word I picked was "Unprecedented". Planned to move between states, but not to the state I moved to. Planned to go back to school an pursue a degree, but not in the major I intended. Planned to train for races, but not the variety of training I typically do, and not the races I had scheduled. Planned to write a lot, but not the kind of writing I have been doing. And so on. It occurs to me that I don't, in fact, bring up work when people ask me, "So, what do you do?" I often reply with, "I write, I read (and write about) classic literature, I study mathematics, I listen to jazz and classical music - and am currently learning music theory, I practice chess, and I run competitively." The only period in my life I ever brought up work was, for four years, I could proudly say, "I sell secondhand books with my friends when the public is done with their books but feels icky throwing them away." I was unaware there was a "slow-living" movement. The term itself contains too many contradictions (slow + movement?) but I have always loved having a lot of different things going on. It stimulates my own creativity. My word for the next twelve months? Let's go with "Dedicated" or focused."

Thanks

This is my favorite max video so far! And this topic is soooooooo relatable to me…endings, no matter what is ending, are hard.

Darcie’s comment on the traveling blender 😂😂😂😂

Not maryellen rebuking me gently with this one 😭😭 thank you for the reminder to be present! 🙏🏽

This was super relatable😊

If you think you have to be productive slow living may not be for you.

If you go to the home side of the store you can get actual spoons individually...

Love you guyyssss❤❤ also my passion is art and living a life based in creativity and community :)

To question 1., the impetus for me was leaving my dream-dob at a bookstore to experience a more hospitable state in the U.S. then where I was, ending up with a job I knew I would hate, and realizing my only possible permanent way out was to finish one of my degrees and become an academic and professor. The decision was between literature and mathematics, and I have been guided to Literature.

You guys are amazing. I'm proud of all of you.

Love the idea of starting 2025 with a fresh, organized mindset! ✨🗓

Love this! Great ideas!

October post history makes a lot of sense now lol 👹

"Discount Sleep Token" is crazy work, how dare you.

One of the first things Darcie said when we all got together in September was “I can’t wait to listen to Metal with Max!” I was the assigned driver for the trip and because of that I ended up also being the one in charge of the playlist - and while I do think we approached it pretty democratically, I wasted no time getting my dear passionfriends introduced to the absolute most extreme sonic samplings I could. 😅 Slam is a particularly over-the-top metal subgenre with absolutely relentless drumming, lurching down-tuned guitars, and vocals that often sound like water going down a drain. I’m so fortunate that they not only tolerate me but love me 🥰 - Both because of and in spite of my music taste. 👹😂 Cherish the friends who will indulge your niche interests while also broadening your horizons. -Max

Yes! I do wish that often!

Seated at Cha Cha Matcha reading my personally signed copy of You Are A Magnet by Amber Lyon IN New York City, a place I’ve always dreamed of visiting 🚕🗽🌇. This video was taken in September 2024. Rewind to September 2023 and I NEVER thought this would be possible. 2024 has been a year of beautiful surprises, beautiful new relationships, and answered prayers. But all these beautiful things in my life only started happening when I decided that my unique dreams were worth pursuing and I decided to confidently pursue them. When I made that decision, I found Passionfroot. A beautiful group of like-minded people that encourage my dreams and nurture my raw potential. Going after your dreams can be scary, but having the right examples around you can make all the difference 🤍✨. What beautiful things in your life are you grateful for? -Adjoa

I absolutely agree that we should celebrate things more (or celebrate more things, even!) 😃 I've been thinking about that more and more recently, and it doesn't have to be anything HUGE, just being present and remembering that it's worth celebrating those little things in life; The first snow of the season, the birthday of a pet, the anniversary of the first time you met a friend or read a really good book etc :) Great video!

Haha! I know that house!

Good tips. Thank you. 😊

This is just getting more exhausting…

This is great! Thank you for this video!!

Every convo I have with y’all is healing 🥲🫶🏽

This is so true! Being creative and not just for those who paint or scratch. Everyone is creative in some way. Thank the Lord we where made to be creative. This world would be insanely boring with our creativity.

My gyalllll

I relate to what you said about not sticking to such rigidity. Keeping routine to regain balance and make space for creativity and ritual within those routines, as every day can look different. Thanks for the watch!

As a maladaptive day dreamer my problem is that even if I didn't have something playing in the background my mind would still take me places that sometimes feel more distracting than a video or an audio playing. I just wish my mind can be quite.

Girl, what are you doing to yourself? You will give yourself a burnout... Please don't?

Gen x here, about 3,200 weeks in. Too bad time doesn't exist, it's only always now. Time and weeks are by humans created concepts without any truth or reality to them. Anyone of us might keel over at any given moment, there are no guarantees what so ever. Except for life being a deadly disease. I like your vibe. Without "doom scrolling" I'd never found this video, so there's that as well. Be selective, be critical, stay curious 😉

That's my girl!!

As an artist myself; this is RIDICULOUSLY underrated. All of these are beautiful, and you’ve done an amazing job!! ❤

The froooooooot of my passion

My favourite frooooooots❤

I'm super happy with how this video turned out. Can't wait to do more interview style content!

I will make a response video to your video as a way of being in conversation with you as a viewer of your videos!!!!! It's just a way for me to engage in a more real way cuz I might have some insight on how to explore or navigate the treacherous waters of faith and the lack thereof cuz I'm an expert in experiences concerning existential crises like trust me I've had many of them like daily sometimes like back to back like a slap in the face so I hope I'll be of at least some help to your questions.

What this was giving all in fun and good faith At the tip of the iceberg: hein idk y'all are kinda boring I ain't got time for your routines

" I AM " is god .. Therefore we are god

For anyone wondering, we had her listen to some Necrophagist and Archspire.

Oh my goodness I can relate to this so much! Thank you! I went through the military to pay for school and it took me a bit longer than most and it’s so hard to to keep telling people to wait a little bit longer! But hey I’m doing my own thing

5 stars loved it! Thank you for sharing guys 🫶

Hey it’s Adjoa and can anyone else relate to that feeling of being lost or behind? For over a year I’ve been figuring out what I’m “supposed” to be doing and what I have concluded is that I’ll forever feel lost and behind if I attempt to resolve all of my life’s big questions, like: Where am I going to live? When will I land that amazing job? When will I settle down? When will I [insert yours here] I’m currently reading Master of Change by Brad Stulberg and he says something in the book that really gave me an ‘aha’ moment. He encourages the reader to see their life as a path rather than a road. When we look at our lives like a road, there’s only one way to success. However, when we look at our lives like a path, we see that there are many ways we can achieve our goals. So, if you too are feeling lost or behind, overwhelmed by the uncertainty of when x, y, or z will happen, take comfort in knowing that there’s many ways to get to where you dream of being. And no two paths look the same. Sure, we can be inspired by what the journey looks like for people we admire and respect, but your life is entirely unique and there’s so much value in embracing your own path. There’s more than one way to live a fulfilled and meaningful life.

I have already experienced three existential crises, the latter of which was described as having the depth and profundity of a man twice my age.

I highly recommend Eucharistic Adoration

Check out a Unitarian Universalist church if you can. I'm an artist and had a similar experience in my early to mid 20's. I found being part of a very welcoming, supportive, and completely non-dogmatic UU community was very helpful in sorting it all. Also, reading Sartre's "Nausea", and "Existentialism and Human Emotions" both felt very affirming, though somewhat uncomfortable at times.