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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 had this terrible boss; he had grey hair and a look that was unhealthy and stupid. He must've believed he was there for those kids, deep down. Otherwise, I don't know how he'd have handled life. He was an idiot for the system, the Thai education shytstom. I hate that stupid school. I hate everything about it and I got progressively nervous as the covid lockdowns were being phased out. I didn't want to be in a room with those kids, thank you very much. It aged me when I did that the previous year. I had no confidence in myself. 




What do you think I am, anyway? Am I not an outward manifestation of the inward glory of God? Am I not a wonderful being created in his likeness? And yet I am counted as a fool, as something insane, as someone to be shouted at and overworked!

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