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those who tell the truth shall die, those who tell the truth shall live forever

2 April 2013by christian Leave a comment

As a writer I am often confronted with contradictions. In trying to condense ideas into digestible chunks in my essays, to have focus and to make some reasonable conclusions, I […]

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expectations, figuring it out
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trembling hands

22 February 2013by christian Leave a comment

I’ve read a lot recently about how controlling what we focus our thoughts on can have a lot to do with how happy we are. Unpleasant events are as much […]

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postcard from 1952

18 February 2013by christian 1 Comment

The four most dangerous words in English are “I am not worthy.” Even more than someone else saying to us “you are not worthy,” when this sentiment becomes an ingrained […]

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emotions, expectations, figuring it out, psychology, relationships
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so long, lonesome

18 February 2013by christian 1 Comment

Mondays are not typically difficult for me. Which is not to say that sometimes I don’t experience an occasional “weekend hangover” that makes me a little slow getting started Monday […]

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human qualities

5 January 2013by christian 1 Comment

The world is full of crappy advice. So don’t listen to me. There are so many different ideas on the internet about so many different topics. Self-improvement is one where […]

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figuring it out, psychology, relationships
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the only moment we were alone

2 January 2013by christian Leave a comment

Thirty years. I am 53, which means, barring any accidents or major illnesses, I have roughly 30 years left to find contentment with what I have lived in this life. Contentment […]

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the birth and death of the day

20 July 2012by christian 2 Comments

Writer’s note: It has been a few weeks since I last wrote in this space. I wrestle constantly with whether something is worthwhile posting and whether my essays meet reasonable […]

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