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Chapter 1

Figuratively speaking…

Build your walls, and though keeping out begets holding in, rejoice in your confinement. Admire your handiwork. And worry not for that nagging feeling that you’ve forgotten something. That, perhaps, life lies beyond these walls. No, stand firm, protect what’s important. It’s safer this way.

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Here I am

Your failures. Your successes. Regardless which has prevailed to this point, they provide the context for your past.
That’s it.
They are not predictors. They do not relegate you to a particular path. They just happened, nothing more.
I am neither better nor worse than you for my experiences. Nor you me. For greatness lies in doing, not [...]

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Mine for the taking

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I hate that expression…it’s so goddamned cynical. I always picture those people who are miserable in their jobs, dissatisfied with their labels, snickering in the corner and pointing at those who’ve failed, despite going out into the world and trying something new. Like it justifies their [...]

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where it’s at

first things first, that’s how it begins of course. but something’s changed, made me stop thinking about rules and norms and fitting in. can’t put my finger on it yet, but that’s alright. identification leads to labels. labels to judgment. judgment to conformity. and then we’ve arrived at the drawing board which, in this illustration, [...]

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Completing the circle

I’ve been lost in thought, and transition, for several weeks. The former generally does me good. The latter quite the opposite. It’s time I work through it, though. To stick the rudder back in the water and set a course.
Because uncertainty is a bitch…
That’s what it boils down to. I can be resolute. I’ve made [...]