a manifesto for courageous authenticity
I have been in great darkness. Actually, allow me to be more honest. I am in great darkness. Most of the time, you would never know it to see me. I choose joy. I fix my eyes on goodness. I cling to hope. I engage in loving kindness. I try to be careful with my words. But it’s all taken…
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We like to believe that for every craving, there is a satisfying agent. For every want, there is fulfillment. For every ache, there is a remedy. For every heart longing, a requiting love. When I crave something sweet, a Reese Peanut Butter Cup is exactly the cure. And if I can’t have that, I melt peanut butter and chocolate chips…
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At this very moment, I have twenty-seven essays in a writing folder in varying stages of completion. Some contain only a few hundred words and lack any structure or form. They are more-so thoughts I’ve jotted down so as not to lose the epiphany. Some are nearer completion, but require intensive revision for which I simply cannot seem to summon…
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I love photographs. Before the age of the iPhone, I did not leave home without a real-life camera in my pocket or handbag. If you’re as old as me, you’ll remember the unbearable time lapse between sending off your “film” by mail (that’s when you put something in an actual mailbox) and awaiting the return of your precious photos…unsure, even,…
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I am an achiever. Efficiency and effectiveness are my personal guideposts. Lists are my favourite. I feel ridiculously overjoyed when I accomplish tasks. A job 99% finished is not finished to me. Only 100% gets checked off the list. I am competitive; not with others, but with myself. My brain automatically schedules me, even when there is nothing official to…
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