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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 guess for once I had nothing to say

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 Sometimes it's like that: You can't force it. It's best to just let things carry on. Do what you can and don't fret about the rest. Don't try to level up too much. Just level in. Levelling in is when you zone into the space you inhabit. It's when you fill in the holes you usually take for granted. You get things done in a manner that's excellent. You take joy in the innate profundity of every second. 

After all is said and done, you'll never have this moment again, or this one... This is your life and each breath you take is sacred. Sometimes we try to put a monetary or skill-level value on things and we fail to enjoy the things that happen to us along the way. No matter what happens, no matter how broken the world may seem, as long as you're breathing there is life and there is hope. 

It's nice to be with others, for sure. But have you ever thought how beautiful loneliness can sometimes be? Have you ever considered that we're born into this world alone and that we're going to leave alone? So then loneliness isn't a trap. It's our destiny. Might as well embrace it in that case. Might as well use it as a reminder of our ultimate universal state on this earth before we go to be with the Lord. 

That's also why instagram and these things are a fad. They're too focused on waiting for the photogenic times. But the photogenic times are only one ingredient in the cake of life. To make a full cake you need the raw egg and that's pretty gross. And you need the dry flour, and who would eat raw flour? But when it all goes together it makes your life.

So embrace it. Do your best, but also learn that there's more to life that what the internet tells you. Be quiet and listen. Just listen. Go into what makes your life yours and not what others label it. 

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