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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...

A new storyline

Of all the theories I enjoy absorbing and embodying, the best of the lot are when I'm told that all other theories are wrong. For instance, I imagine some wise, bearded man at the brass bell saying, it's not true that we all seek a hero; or to be precise, yes, though it may be true, it's not the linchpin that ties everything together like they claim it is. The fact is, we all have faith in a perfect ending because that part of us that believes a perfect earth once existed still longs for a perfect story-line where the good folk always win. 


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