Blue Hour with Stas Liutin

Blue Hour with Stas Liutin

by Stas Liutin

Self-Improvement Spirituality

Season 1

You will always get misunderstood

One of the most unpleasant things I’ve ever experienced was getting misunderstood. At times when you feel like you’ve done everything right and your intentions were sincere, there’s still a possibility of being rejected. Many of us tend to get frustrated when we fail to earn the trust of someone we look up to, especially at times when we are not even given a chance to explain ourselves. The harsh truth about life is that oftentimes, people will deem their subjective judgment more credible due to the discomfort and the time-consuming nature of trying to see a situation from multiple perspectives. Ironically, instead of seeking to find the certainty within, we think it is easier to seek it in other people, which inevitably leads to a repetitive cycle of frustration when it comes down to the inevitable nature of conflict. Being terrified of judgment, we not only disconnect from the present but also lose touch with ourselves by setting unrealistic expectations of what life should be, running away from something that is there to help us grow. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

The beauty of the ordinary moments

It takes courage to stop, without having any justification or expectation in mind. However, I am starting to think that it is in these moments of stillness, we get the most out of life, and paradoxically, when there’s so little room for boredom in our lives, it starts to feel like the most precious state there could ever be. Countless possibilities, and yet no action despite everything. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

Everyone is so nonchalant these days

We live in time fearmongering. Everything around us is directed to induce fear within – news, articles, films, the stories you hear from your friends about their exes. Fear has become such an ingrained emotion in our day to day life, that it would be impossible for many of us to picture a life of peace and quiet. As a result, many of us feel the need to protect ourselves from countless possibilities of emotional suffering. This is something that led to what I called an era of nonchalance. Strangely enough, in time where practically everything is aimed at separating us - from social media and the rise of AI assistants, to the growing reluctance to get out of our comfort zone as a result of the rising standards of convenience - we only seem to expedite the process of individual separation. When did the game of who cares less become a priority, overshadowing the raw emotional expression that makes us unique? It is ironic, but in striving to be more nonchalant, we lose our individuality, merging with the wide, homogenous demographic of people all acting the same. The whole point of coming across as mysterious, leading to social attention, is nonexistent. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

What comes after death?

Unlike most animals, humans live with acute awareness that time is finite. We are used to thinking that there is a beginning, middle, and end to everything. Our minds are wired to arrange life in a sequence, and really, it’s close to impossible for the majority to imagine what infinity would look and feel like. Hypothetically speaking, if we were to gain the certainty of our immortality, the immortality of the spirit, how would things be different? Would time still matter? And what about rushing ahead of others to succeed, prioritizing work over human relationships, competing with your peers who has the most expensive car? Would there be such a thing as fear, anxiety or jealousy if one was promised an inexhaustible resource of time at their disposal? For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

How to handle toxic people

Many of us underestimate the impact of our surroundings on our emotions and perceptions of the world. One misstep, and you end up attached to the wrong person, with your memory of what it meant to live a stable, calm life rapidly fading away. There are toxic people everywhere – they might be a person sitting beside you on a park bench, a colleague who always finds a way to belittle your ideas in meetings, a friend who only calls when they need something from you, a family member who turns every conversation into a guilt trip. You might not even realize where the agitation, anxiety, disappointment, disbelief, and many other negative emotions arise from up until the very end, when it feels like it is too late. In the end, what matters most is not fixing every person you come across, but preserving your own sense of stability so that no one else’s negativity can quietly dismantle it. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

Be grateful for what you lost. The art of appreciation

We blame ourselves, others, or the circumstances around us. And negativity becomes the default, because it’s hard to see through the veil of pain. But what if there was a meaning to all this? Have you ever thought what would become of you without all these unpleasant, yet very deep human emotions of sadness, longing, anxiety and so on. Would art, love, or passion burn as deeply without being touched by pain? Some of the greatest drives to create, to change, come from our darkest moments. I really believe the key to a fulfilled life lies in noticing the small things—the everyday blessings we usually overlook. Too often, we only realize how precious something was once it’s already gone. So the choice is ours: what do we focus on? We can keep reviving the painful emotions, or we can turn our attention toward those small moments of appreciation. And the more we notice them, the more we realize that none of it—none of the struggle—was ever in vain. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

What you hold on to - controls you

At times, life can get very unpredictable. In moments like this, we often find ourselves faced with a lot of uncertainty, going through a series of pleasant (or unpleasant) surprises. It is easy to become attached to the things we value most in the cycle of fearing their loss. And while many of us perpetually live in this survival mode, holding on to the things we are so terrified to lose, there's always another, a more stable way to lead our day-to-day life... For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/) My photography inst.: @ssldrprod (https://www.instagram.com/ssldrprod)

My (not overly optimistic) take on AI

In this constant motion, we respond very differently. Some retreat into isolation, overwhelmed by the endless pool of possibilities. Others a once in an lifetime opportunity for rapid growth. While it’s tempting to make comments about the current state of things, there’s something to be said about embracing the present and looking for ways to make the future a better place instead of dwelling on what has already been done. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

To be powerful or to be free?

Societies have long been structured around hierarchies. The concept of authority is ancient, and in many cases, necessary—we often need leaders to regulate and maintain order, as many of us would prefer to be guided rather than give orders. Yet, there comes a problem once a person starts obsessing with power. Some of us might spend our whole life trying to prove our worth to the world. Some of us build our whole lives around trying to present an intimidating image of ourselves to the society, while betraying our real self in the process of it. It's only when we're confronted with mortality—when life is reduced to its most essential truths—that we may finally question whether superiority or inferiority ever really existed.Why would someone aspire to establish their dominance in the first place, if there’s no such thing as comparison for somebody one might call a free being. What is the ultimate point of power, what are the benefits of having it and what does it even mean – to be powerful? (I read 48 Laws of Power and I have a lot to say about it...) For Cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst.: @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

Homesick for the first time

Back when I was in my teenage years, travelling would bring me immense excitement, and upon the last day of the trip, deep sadness and frustration. Before living in London, I never really felt like my place of residence was somewhere special, somewhere I could feel the freedom of belonging. But at this present moment, everything is different. I’ve been away for most of this summer, having seen so much of the world, which I will never forget. And for the first time ever, I felt so happy when I discovered that I was in fact, homesick. I really couldn’t wait to go back to the city, which over the years became my home. For cooperation: Website: https://lutinstas320.myportfolio.com Gmail: lutinstas320@gmail.com Inst (podcast): @bluehourpod Inst(personal): @stas_liutin (https://www.instagram.com/stas_liutin/)

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