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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...

The wedding house

 The house was a massive wedding hall, with thick gilded curtains and champaigne glasses lining the many tables. The guests gave off a scent of affluence.  I remember thinking "I've made it". My bride to be had a rich look about her that was full of the recognition of others. Her legs were golden, her hair too. And then I looked closer into her face. Her eyes were the most unknowing, petty, humorless eyes I'd ever seen. Nothing like the little one I'd left. My Thai princess. I only realized how soft, how loving was the woman I'd left. And an inner scream rent my soul. What had I done?


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