Tag: Personal Growth
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Twisted Sonnet
I sat with my coffee and journal this morning and was feeling iambic. At first I was afraid my iron was low, but the hemogleebinglobbinglobin all the while and it was then I realized I was straining a terrible pun way beyond its tensile strength (you tensile! Fork you!)… but I digress… my puns are…
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#F It
How many fields have fallen fallow from failure to follow A path that seemed to far For fear of finding my self Forgetting I’m found?
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Unmasking The Exile: Internal Family Systems & The Self
40+ years of surrendering in advance. 40+ years of self-deprecation as self-defense. 40+ years of believing what they tell me so that they’ll like me. 40+ years of wearing a mask that never let me fully breathe.
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Chapter Two
What is a year? 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months, a spiral journey around a star around a black hole around infinity?
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We are here to make a better world
We’re often told that self-love is selfish, a frivolous indulgence. But what if society has it wrong? This post dives into the secret that looking inward isn’t about ego, but about unleashing an omnidirectional love that overflows, transforming not just ourselves, but the world around us. Discover the hidden truth about our human nature and…
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Surfing The Phoenix
Ego rides the crest, surfing the Phoenix wave Westward with the sun.
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Write A [_______]
A silver lining to the thunderclouds of apocalyptic transformation is that their rains have a particular propensity to fertilize the fields of creation — a soil tilled and turned by the tectonic turbulence of an empathic existence.
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Give Us This Day
“Protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of a glorious revolution of empathy where the only rule is golden and we do unto each other as we would have done… One can, and will, dream. Perchance to sleep more soundly.”
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The Vertigo of Power: Empathy, Gaslighting, and the Fight for Reality
Experience has taught me that empathetic love yields far better results—personally, professionally, and societally. Vulnerability feels like weakness at first, but it builds protection that’s lithe and ergonomic, not hardened like stainless steel.
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The Revolution Will Not Be On Facebook*
America teeters on the brink, a playground for the wealthy amidst a morally bankrupt system. To truly revolutionize, we must forgo violence; bloodshed only begets further chaos. Accountability and humanity must reclaim the narrative, forcing those in power to confront their actions instead of defaulting to the convenience of murder.