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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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There are some things I'd like to improve

 So much for making money and doing things that are good on paper. What really needs improving, I realize, is my face in society. I come across as a surly, sullen so-and-so, and this has been going on without my even realizing it. I need to step into society with a more gracious touch. No wonder I'm unliked. Only the most likeable will like me. Only the most affable will pay me any regard. Of course I understand what my job is now. Of course I know what I must do. I need to spend more time doing things that bring me joy and less time destroying my health in non-imaginative stuff. 

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