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Quiet Revolution
I feel like a fraud sometimes. I find myself worrying about personal growth, setting goals, and becoming a better version of myself, while the world outside seems to unravel. The political turmoil in my country is palpable. And not just my country, I am currently surrounded by neighbors up in arms. Against either their governments…
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Virtuous Selfishness
By definition, selfishness is the quality or state of being selfish; a lack of consideration for other people. To be selfish is to be excessively concerned with oneself and one’s own needs, often to the exclusion of others. Selfishness is often regarded as a vice-something we wouldn’t want to associate with and are quick to…
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Unquiet Silence.
It’s strange how silence-a tool I wield so often-has become a stranger when I try to describe it. My favorite companion in moments of anger and uncertainty, my run-to in awkward conversations has suddenly grown unrecognizable. And yet, in this noisy, ever-spinning world, it feels more precious than ever. The silence I’m talking about isn’t…
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Moving Roads
“Run your own race” we’re told. But I’ve never really understood it. Honestly, I don’t know if I do now-because, first of all, a race is a competition. There are participants and a winner. And that’s not life. We’re not competing, and there’s no winner. Ultimately, we all face the inevitable end, and let’s be…
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Borrowed for keeps
I was never one to believe that we’re all born with set destinies or a purpose that we have to fulfill before we die. Maybe because I did not want to believe I had one then fail at it. Or because I question the true giver of said purpose. Or maybe because it’s a concept…
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It’s Your Word
Words are everywhere-no, really, the very word ‘world’ has ‘word’ in it! Too cheesy? Maybe. But it’s also true. Words surround us;they are used on use, and we use them on others. We’re often reminded of their power and the need to be cautious about how we use them, especially on ourselves, as they affect…
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Non special, special
Can you imagine a world full of Nelson Mandelas, not even full, just plenty of Mandela’s and Teresa’s and Gandhis and Hitlers. Yes, I used him there too. Because, like it or not, they were exceptional people. In their own way and they believed that they had a purpose and more often than not, a…
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Un-Know Yourself
We all walk around with very firm beliefs about who we are. Sometimes these beliefs are untrue, but to us, they seem undeniable. We hold these convictions dearly and protect them. When they are threatened, we act defensively. Our brains even work towards reinforcing these beliefs—recreating or altering actual events to suit them. Crazy, right?…
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Not Your Child: Still from The Conscious Parent
We all walk around with an image, an idea about who we are, based mostly on other people’s opinions of us. We hold this dear and react to anything and everything that threatens it or dares to go against it, which is okay really. It only becomes a problem when we become too full of…
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