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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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Everyone's hardcore until their father's on dialyses

 So right now everyone's cutting out their heart so they can function as a real-life automaton. Trouble with that is that no one actually is hardcore deep down. The more strong they appear on the surface, the more stuff is going on underneath. Almost as a rule. 

But the point is that when someone you love dies, or falls ill, there's no greater pain. Try as you might, you just can't "toughen up." Bad things happen to good people all the time. Bad things happen to bad people too. Bad things happen all round, and this is life in a nutshell. 

So rather than trying to be the hardest person in town, maybe try softening your heart and seeing which feelings creep up. Otherwise you're just waiting for trouble to come along. 


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