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Scrambled cities: If you're not gonna do the work(on your soul), then you might as well work til you die

 There are two tiers in normal life. Those who are survive and those who thrive.  But nothing is a mistake in life: Nothing comes by chance. You have to prepare for it.  If you thought life was about making money and beating out the Jones's, you've lost already.  Life is: Desire for connection. All unhealthy competition is isolating. We live in an isolated-enough world already. This connection comes from a surprising place: Self-acceptance. A lot of us need to go back to the classroom. A lot of us need to take a silent breather and check in with what we need. This takes serious work. It's the real work. It relies on respect for others and self-respect.  A lot of people in the self-help community try to push the self aside: Manning up is the only side of it they see. But there are certain non-negotiables in this life. Certain things we can't cheat ourselves out of. We are not a piece of meat being acted on.    However, this is where God comes in. Some o...
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I met a kid who looked like Bob Dylan today

He wrote the same exam as me; this kid. He had a quaff of light sandy coloured hair. He was kind of unsure of himself and I felt a little bad for him.

He said he was going to be a copywriter or something when he'd finished his degree. Well, the "and something" was what got me. I don't know what future there is for people in the creative arts, specifically those who work with words.

And my own doubts have developed into a kind of a monster over these past 10 soulless years. I didn't hold back from showing him the garbled old monster that's grown up within me and changed the shape of my face, my eyes; my posture; infested everything about me...

And obviously after that, there was nothing much to talk about. I mean people want positive feedback  on life, right? Especially from older and more experienced people. But in my present space, I could offer nothing. Just a nasty and cynical mutt's face.

I hope I didn't send him off into a depression...

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