It’s a race, and it’s you against everyone else. It’s You vs. them. Two runners in your mind. Your entire life you have been training. You know you are the better runner, because you’ve put in the work, not because you were born special or… Read More
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Asking Strangers For Money
Before I knew love I knew worry. As a child I worried about the rent. I remember being 11 years old and worrying about next month’s rent. I resent my parents for not protecting me from this worry. Not only did they not protect us… Read More
To be seen in the party that is your life
If I am lucky during the week I sleep 7 hours a day. That adds up to 35 hours of sleep from Monday to Friday. What I do more than sleep is work. I compare work to sleep, because the only thing other than work… Read More
For You Are Married to the Earth and Stars
For whom it may concern, Forge ahead until you can no longer bleed. Fall in love until you can no longer dream. Feed your eyes and ears with all the knowledge your fertile mind will allow in this lifetime. For you are married to… Read More
We Are So Afraid to Appear Negative That We Forget what it’s like to be Human
Today I laughed inside my head while my face expressed sympathy and the words coming out expressed concern. Nothing serious happened to this person. What I felt was Schadenfreude. ( “ohhh, realyyyyy?”) Schadenfreude is a German word for pleasure derived from another person’s misfortune.… Read More