MONIROSE SOUL

MONIROSE SOUL

The Trap of Trying to Replicate Magic

Why replication isn’t your friend—it’s your leash.

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Monica Hebert
May 15, 2025
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Last Saturday, I painted on the corner downtown. It was an unseasonably warm day, the light landed just right, strangers stopped to talk, and I felt like I was plugged directly into the soul of the city. I came home light, inspired, open.

And I’ve spent every day since trying—subtly, quietly, reflexively—to figure out how to do it again.

Not because I did…

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