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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.

Huy Nguyen's avatar

Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.

Not dying.

Just logging off.

Getting a job no one cares about.

Growing tomatoes.

Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.

Not as a failure.

But as a kind of freedom.

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God or Trump? Pick a lane.
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Be bored more often.

Go for long walks. Meditate. Journal your thoughts. Read new books. Spend time alone without devices. You would get to understand yourself a lot much better. Your brain gets the best ideas when it is left to wander.

In those quiet moments, you'll uncover clarity and inspiration that can't be found in constant stimulation.

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Best mental reset I’ve learned:

If your mind is loud — Write.

If your mind is empty — Read.

If your mind is racing — Walk.

If your mind is tired — Sleep.

If your mind is sharp — Build.

Most problems are just mismatched energy. Get the inputs right, the rest follows.

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i love it when a woman slowly steps out of survival mode and starts to fall in love with life again. when her zest for life comes back and when she starts to notice all the magic and blessings around her, it’s the most beautiful thing to witness.

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why can’t life always feel like children’s book illustrations?

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Uncommon advice:

If you don't know what to pursue in life right now.

Pursue yourself.

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A romantic evening for a couple of hummingbirds seeking shelter. 🌹

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Am I right?

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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

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The End of Trump II, Part 1
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Trump being called a chicken and knowing that will stick means today is the worst day of his life.

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Kristian's avatar

Trump had expressed that he wanted the King of Norway, Harald, to invite him to Norway. So the King invited Obama instead.

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Stumbling Toward the White House
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The longest odds of all are that it will actually end up being a Biden v Trump election in November. It is more likely to be Phillips v Haley. Those two relative youngsters simply need to keep their campaigns on idle and wait for which of the two old crazy guys ends up definitively senile, dead or in jail, and odds are also good, so long as we are betting, that both crazy old coots will have vanished by Veterans Day 2024.

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Phillips has as much chance at being the nominee as Kamala has being appointed to the Supreme Court. She may qualify as a jester in the court of public fools, and Newsome will be plugged in well before Phillips wakes from his afternoon nap.

Yeh you are probably right, but ain't no way a man who forgot he was vice president will make it to November nor Kamala the stealth presidential DEI diva. And if those two leave the stage nobody ever has to vote for Trump, particularly if he is convicted.

Feb 9, 2024
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