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My liver’s perfect. My kidneys are divine. My glucose is… a little dramatic. We’re waiting on more tests. And I’m being very brave about it.

Not Everything Is Simple. (Except Me—I’m Perfect.)
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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.

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AMAZING! A 90 year old Holocaust survivor confronted Trump's ICE director.

What a legend.

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Not Everything Is Simple. (Except Me—I’m Perfect.)
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When You're Bored, You're Being Shaped.

Boredom isn’t the absence of stimulation. It’s a test. Of what you reach for. Of what you default to.

Do you grab your phone? Or a pen? Do you scroll? Or sit with your thoughts? Do you numb? Or build?

Because what you do when you're bored becomes who you are when you're not.

Boredom is a doorway. To creativity. To clarity. To the things you keep avoiding.

Stop escaping it.

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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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We were meant to create not to consume. That's why we are sad when we do nothing.

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Best advice I received:

If you overthink, Write.

If you underthink, Read.

and that is all.

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every time I open Substack i feel like I’m a part of dead poets society

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We live in a time that people are more inclined to obey an unlawful executive order than they are to follow a court order 🤦🏾‍♀️.

Dictators are created due to cruelty, cowardice, & compliance! IF THEIR ASSES will ignore the Supreme Court, we can definitely IGNORE HIM!

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YES !!! 💪💯🎯

It’s about damn time. AOC is a hero. She’s one of the best out there, fighting daily against Trump’s fascist bullshit.

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If you want to be a strong writer, read and support strong writing! Like Momma said, “You are what you eat.”

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anyone else?

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i think the hardest part about healing is realizing there’s no finish line. no big dramatic moment where everything feels suddenly better. it’s slower than that. it’s quieter. it’s choosing not to text them back. it’s making your bed on a heavy day. it’s being kind to yourself when your mind is cruel. healing is a thousand tiny victories no one else sees.

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I always look forward to your montages. You've gotten your system down it seems, as I spotted no duplicates within this run. Oh, there were a couple of faces I'd seen before, but not a lot. And such fine folks and fine-looking folks to enjoy a split second back in their times. Thanks!

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Thanks, Clarke. I wouldn't say I've got it "down," but I've got a process that works more often than not now. It's take some...trial and error. This old dog has learned a few new tricks in the process. Glad you enjoyed!

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You are not so old, and I think you are a wonderful dog.

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