Thank You.
A Dozen Issues In
Welcome to the YouTopian Journey. Each week I will be sharing unique wisdom as well as a more in-depth overview of the artwork that is featured on the Instagram @youtopianjourney. This is a special issue where I just want to say THANK YOU.
A LACK OF GRATITUDE, BUT NOT HERE.
“In every class of society, gratitude is the rarest of all human virtues.”-Wilkie Collins
Gratitude is rare, which is a paradox. It costs nothing but it does pay. It takes no effort to give but provides a Herculean boost to the receiver.
With that being said, I just want to say thank you for being here. Thank you for giving me your time and attention. Thank you for sharing with your networks. Thank you for giving me feedback. And most importantly, thank you for supporting a concept as unique as the YouTopian Journey.
When I first came up with this concept, it was nothing more than a pandemic idea. Yet I realized it could be so much more, an actual story told through the comic book medium, where the imagination of it all could come to life. Where the art can speak just as loudly as the message. Backed up by an engaging newsletter, it can appeal to everyone.
I still consider this whole thing as some wild experiment, but experiments are what life is all about. Thank you for being here to help me test my hypothesis and to prove the concept.
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
WHY YOUTOPIAN JOURNEY
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”-George Eliot
YouTopian Journey isn’t about me. I can easily create some cringe worthy art with me as the central figure.
It is about you.
It is about sharing knowledge and wisdom via an adventure of a lifetime in a unique format.
It is about having something to look to when you are facing obstacles.
It is about having something to look forward to when having a difficult week.
It is about being heroic in a society that does not value heroism, but rather conformity and submission.
It is about learning and personal growth.
It is about your own unique journey that is mirrored in the trials and tribulations of the characters in YouTopian Journey.
Ultimately, it is about becoming mentally stronger and more courageous in a world that is constantly trying to keep you chained to a role that never suited you to begin with.
Because society needs you more than you realize. Through the YouTopian Journey, you can stop asking what society can do for you and instead what you can do for society!
“If you want happiness for an hour-take a nap. If you want happiness for a day-go fishing. If you want happiness for a year-inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime-help someone else.”-Chinese proverb
LOOKING BACK SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD
“He that does good to another does good also to himself.”-Seneca
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What Are You So Afraid Of? Yourself
And we are just getting started! There are topics that need to be addressed, topics that can no longer be ignored. Topics that no one else has the courage to address out of fear of stirring up emotions. But that is what you need! To have words move you to action!
When you read the YouTopian Journey, you stand on the shoulders of giants. You open your mind to the wisdom of human history and hopefully store that knowledge where one day it can be put to use!
“Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly raises one person above another.”-Joseph Addison
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
"If you're unable to reward, then make sure to thank."-Arabian proverb
One of the most rewarding aspects of YouTopian Journey is hearing how it is having a positive impact on people’s lives. With subscribers all over the world, YouTopian Journey is helping people walk their own path, which is invaluable.
Drop me a line and let me know how this newsletter and Instagram are helping you, it truly gives me pleasure to see my art and thoughts having a positive and tangible result. Or if you just want to leave a comment, you can click the following button.
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And stay tuned as there will be much more to come. More art, more wisdom, and more knowledge to help you persevere through anything that life may through at you.
“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A SPECIAL PREVIEW
On Instagram and in our newsletter, the art is staggered and chopped up to make specific points and go further into depth. Below you can see what a full page of YouTopian Journey looks like as well as the lesson that it contains.
There is some great stuff on the horizon, I can’t wait for you to see it. Once again, thank you for being here.
I’m Shaun Gold and if you are reading this, you are already on your journey. Catch you next week.
Hi Shaun! I always read the YouTopian Journey as a self reflexion excersice. I always end up thinking about "Am I doing enought for my self, my goals and happiness?". It's great to have some time to regain perspective.
Keep it up!
All the best.
Sandy