Tag: pain
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Cactus
When all else fails You can still try To be a cactus Madly in love With every tiniest Drop of water Every blazing Ray of light That burns his skin Pray for rain With all your heart On verge of death Trade pleasure For foolish hope And lasting bliss
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The world needs you open
Bless the thing that broke you down and cracked you open, because the world needs you open. — Rebecca Campbell
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Show me your wounds
Show me Your wounds And I’ll show you mine We’ll go down to the Ocean In the sweetest embrace Let the salty medicine Wash them all inside out Till it breaks Us both open We will weep And bow To the divine light That will shine Through the cracks
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It is okay to fail. And it’s okay to be upset about it.
There’s only one thing that upsets me more than making a dumb mistake–making the same dumb mistake more than once. The first time I do something stupid it’s an opportunity to learn something new and avoid the same mistake in the future. If I do the same thing again, it’s just stupid. If it happens…
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Amanda Palmer on grief and pain
Anthony was just laid out in his hospice bed. I sat there, and I looked at his dead body, and I thought, “Why are we told to be so afraid of this?” I just remember feeling like, “Wow! There’s no fear.” There’s this whole narrative about death and dead bodies, and it’s oh, so creepy,…
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Are you ready to leave your pain behind?
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post right from my delayed airplane, unsure whether I’ll make it to my connection flight to Apotheosis retreat. The chances were slim. I had slightly over 30 minutes to run across the largest airport in Europe, including border control and possibly other checkpoints on the way. I…
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If you see suffering, don’t feel sorry
If you see someone go through a hard time, don’t feel sorry for them. It deprives them of agency. If you say you’re sorry, you’re saying they’re unable to deal with what is happening. People are much wiser and stronger than we think. They have the power to use whatever challenge they’re facing as a…
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