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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...

Reimagining Anna

Iva Anna Lilou has dulcet legs which she crosses in the park on a bright spring day. They are creamy bright rivers of flesh that rouse the eyes to float along them as if by an invisible current. The sun makes her a symbol of heaven when it blesses her skin and makes her lips some delectable fruit when she speaks. I think of her often. 

Well is it any mystery that an old love junkie like me will take you with me wherever there is sun and beauty? I was in Thailand down on a beach called Karon and was browbeaten by the lack of your eyes in the crowd. You weren't there and it was a real loss, Iva Anna Lilou. As close as Australia is, it wasn't close enough.

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