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Reflections: The courage to be disliked
Let’s talk about being disliked. I used to think I can’t function where they don’t like me. Let’s unravel that. People will dislike me, many over time…
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Gainfully unemployed
Today. I have the whole fucking day to myself. I could go shopping, I could take three naps, I could watch Netflix. The whole fucking day! There was a…
Jul 1
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Good place
So, all that hard work paid off huh? The long dragging years of putting up with myself While working for a better me Praying, hustling for a better me…
Jul 1
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Good place
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June 2024
Dear God
Good afternoon. How are You today? You good? As always? I like You God. I like how You do Your things. I like that You are always in the driver’s seat…
Jun 29
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Cravings
I want to stay with my eyes closed, So that I can see only you And dream about your lips on mine Your head buried in my bosom, Or between my legs. When…
Jun 29
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Let me laud God
Dear God, my God Our relationship has been rocky. There have been ups and there have been downs. I have had middle men peddle me untruths and half…
Jun 28
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So it goes on?
It’s the continuity of it all That surprises me. As I stand here, Opening new boxes and bottles of stored groceries. It’s going on, life. It’s not…
Jun 27
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So it goes on?
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Sergio
There are things and people that are important, that make me go to sleep with a smile on my face. These fill my heart up after all the shame and pain…
Jun 25
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The Gremlin
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Jun 23
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The Dichotomy of it all
Most times I am sweet and understanding At other times, I fan the flames of my anger To permit me scratch and hurt So that I can make the person change…
Jun 17
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Often Overlooked Sources of Joy
One tends to think that joy will come only after that breakthrough, after that achievement that everyone will hear and see and be marveled. Let me get…
Jun 16
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Finally Good Enough
For the longest time, all I could see were things about myself that were far less than acceptable, I was unsatisfied with 95% of who I was. And I…
Jun 10
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