While having a discussion earlier about the merits and effectiveness of sending good thoughts and energy to difficult people, I remembered the words of someone from a long time ago who was one of my teachers in more ways than one. This was a communications instructor I had, and she was intent that if [...]
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When I was writing about “doing out of character things just to see what would happen” yesterday, it brought to mind an interesting experience I had when I was in school. You may be familiar with the concept of the “personal bubble”; the amount of space we like to have between us and other [...]
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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength [...]
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Earlier in my life, I could’ve been a poster-child for social anxiety. My self esteem was a general disaster area. I was awkward meeting new people. I had a hard time looking people in the eye. If a random person unexpectedly stopped me to talk, my first response would be to feel [...]
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Yesterday I took a break from blogging in order to totally revamp our readings page. We’ve now got a ton more options available; check ‘em out!
Today I’m back… WITH A VENGEANCE! And a question. What would you do or be [...]
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