A Fair Trade
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I been losing friends and finding peace. Honestly, that sounds like a fair trade to me.
LOSING FRIENDS
Y’all know my thoughts on this… I don’t argue, I don’t ponder, I move on as I’m sure they do.
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It’s Not You, It’s Me
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It’s Not You, It’s Me
The other person is never the problem. The problem is our reaction.
On the daily there are a myriad of ways people vex me yo’. Horrible drivers, ineffectual, rude, inconsiderate, moving too slow, moving too fast, not tidy, uncaring…
Read MoreVulnerable Vs Secure
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Vulnerable
Susceptible to physical or emotional injury. Susceptible to attack. Liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation.
Secure
Not likely to fail or give way; stable. Assured; certain. In safe custody. Not likely to fail, become loose, etc. Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind.
We all are vulnerable, we all must also be S E C U R E
Read MoreSoft Fleecy Clouds
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Today I remind myself and y’all of the self-locality of my views, assumptions, and conclusions, and to explicitly affirm the right of y’all to hold your own but I ain’t gon’ hold y’all, this is my post so find something safe to do.
We bastardized the terms we use in relationships, the number one stunner “emotionally available.” There are women using this as a talking point and posted as the headline on their dating/ social media profile. I find it curious when I consider the women who are using this, my observation is that they themselves have negative emotional attachments showing up as a hidden appeal of deprivation.
Read MoreChecking In. Checking On.
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I had a friend check in with me this week. We spoke about (me) having a good week and hitting all my ‘metrics’ — Meditation, prayer, exercise, reading, water, sleep and I checked in/checked on some folks while minding my business. They in turn discussed the challenges they faced and asked how I outwardly manage to hold things together.
I am hopeful, despite my circumstances, because I choose to be happy.
Read MoreHappiness is Self Contentedness
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In tête-à-têtes with living souls about moving from a company that I worked for twenty years I suggested that I was content. At my BIG age, working since the age of fifteen and six months, I also talked about balance.
Balance
Of Work & Life
What does that look like to you B?
Read MoreProtagonist Number One, Villain Arc
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Often we hear living souls state that they “have entered their villain arc” or have “become the villain” in the context of their social systems. I Am using to me language, I believe it means that they are setting boundaries or moving away from unhealthy relationships.
Read MoreSunday Morning Sensory Inputs
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I fell asleep on the left, but woke without center. Five-hundred count thread softens me, only some unwrap before sunrise.
The Sun is shining but it’s cold.
“Alexa? What’s the temperature?”
Read MoreRandom Observation #10,069
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Random Observation … about nothing, yet everything
Giving a genuine, kind compliment
I believe I talked this into reality because it was a matter of conversation over the weekend. After my morning workout I stopped by Tradarius Jenkins to grab some essentials. After I parked and made my way to the door I notice a woman putting bags in her car—
Read MoreEmotional Calisthenics
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First, they love you, then they hate you, then they love you again.
Then they spin the block, but always on some passive-agress-her terms masked as humor.
Received a text message at one-thirty ante meridian— a meme using the guy tapping his finger on his head, having just thought of something. He’s figured out a way to avoid his problems, and is passing it along to you as a genius strategy…
Read MoreThe Final Boss
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I have always held in suspense a side of me that I do not want others to see. At times I’ve acknowledged this in my writing— My most popular phrase…
“I'm not afraid of the dark side of human nature and will bend the rules some time.”
Read More2022 Dope Quotes, Sayings and Other Musings
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We are all capable of love. But not everyone is capable of the work that relationships take. It’s ok to know what you want and also know that you can’t afford to sustain it yet.
Read MoreComfortability with Replaceability
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The end, or the beginning depending on your perspective, of the year is a great time for renewal. We highlight a list of goals or make resolutions. Attacking the new year with vigor, however, we don't always free up space to take on these new ideas we have for our lives.
Starting the year with a clean slate gives me the space to reflect…
Read MoreThursday Morning Sensory Inputs
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Eye Hear You
“opening”, swipe to answer, I can hear your beautiful smile.
Eye See You
Sun light resting on your face, reflection set loose. I can see into the future.
Read MoreGigolos Get Lonely Too
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Over the weekend I attempted to watch a few new television shows, but ended up going back and watching repeats of shows that I enjoy. As I watched this scene from Season 3 of Survivor’s Remorse — The Photoshoot I Am reminded of the promise of L O V E
dot dot dot
Read MoreAn Excellent Foil
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Co-Star has been on it for the past two weeks. Outside of the “for entertainment purposes only” Astrology has a direct connection to the positions, motions, and properties of the Stars’, Moons’ and shit that affect people and events here on Planet Rock.
Science
Read MoreLife Changes - The Outro
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BREATHE.
Collectively, we have lost a lot over the past two years. The interconnectedness of Covid and other Life Changes owe us a check.
A commonality among the featured essays’ has been full autonomy. Whatever the experience, and/or how it is viewed— The art of self-regulation reads strong. Strengthening our sense of self by exposing and eliminating our inner conflicts. Writing (can) help facilitate that.
These conflicts consist of feeling unloved, deprived, betrayed, helpless, and on and on til’ the break of dawn.
Read MoreLife Changes - AS Esq.
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Oh Hey 39, Can We Do a Take 2?
Anger, loneliness, fear, anxiety, deep happiness, burning frustration…none of the adjectives I thought I’d be using to describe my world at 39 but the first ones that popped into my head.
You see at 39, I thought I’d be prepping in a big way for 40! I always viewed 39 as the pre-game for the big 4-0, where you line all up the fabulous things to fete at forty. Husband, kids, house, car, and travel points racked up. I’m supposed to be planning a girls' trip to somewhere luxurious or a big 40th!
Read MoreInsane In the Membrane
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What Do You Do To Protect Yourself From Pain?
I protect myself with a complicated set of traps & defense mechanisms.
I received a lot of private feedback on this sentence from my post,
"I could be a great boyfriend, partner, or husband except… I do NOT want to do the work."
Mostly you need to heal, you're hurt, and you need time feedback.
Read MoreLife Changes - Anonymous
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Emotions and Health
If it's on your mind, it's on your body
Emotions are valuable and they deserve to be supported, not to be suppressed but to be understood.
Journaling is therapeutic.
Brian
Anonymous Journal Entry
I had an epiphany— an illuminating discovery, a realization…
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