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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...

Another "What was it all for" moment

 




As far as I can tell of what's going on, everyone is trying to be tougher than the next guy. Everyone wants to show that they care less than anyone else.  

I spent the whole evening in a swanky bar, filled with empty words, filled with the thoughtless behavior of people who want to be known for the robustness of their egos, but not one iota of tenderness to go before it. 

But the thing that precedes everything should be tenderness; should be love, love, love. . . 

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