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peace, by piece.
“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.” ― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma ~ I have learned Continue reading
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how do we know?
We think we know enough, but do we really? I am beginning to learn that certainty is the death of personal evolution. How can we be certain at any moment that we’ve acquired all that there is to know about ourselves, our obstacles, our strengths and weaknesses? We have more scientific resources available than ever Continue reading
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fear v. control.
It has been well established within the psychological realm that fear-based thinking and a need to feel in control are deeply intertwined. In the last few months, I have pondered a lot about fear-based thinking, and how that affects my decision-making. In particular, I have been feeling “stuck” about what to do next in my Continue reading
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what i would say to you.
~ None of this is what it was supposed to be I wasn’t supposed to go through all of this alone Now I’m broken and defective, Working every day to repair what’s wrong with me It’s been a long hard journey to this side I suppose I should be proud But I feel like an Continue reading