As a matter of culture
A thought exercise: What if we reclaimed culture as the soil and humanism as the seed? (Defining culture as: the daily habits, stories, and rituals that hold us and humanism:…
Confronted
Word: Confronted Definition: To face up to and deal with a difficult situation or truth. Original Attempt (excerpt): βThe mirror was held up to him so he could see himself.…
Misunderstood
Word: Misunderstood Definition: Incorrectly interpreted or perceived; not seen or valued for what one truly is. Original Attempt (excerpt): A police interrogation where the speaker says βNo,β but the officer…
Bigots
Let us dissemble the: βI donβt see colour because Iβve decided racism is mean and also please clapβ speech that Audun made the other day, okay?Β Translating that steaming…
One-Way Mirror
But here is the trap I have built for myself: logic only works on people who are ready to be logical. You are not trying to solve anything; you trying…
ββ΄οΈΛｑβRoot Down
Rewiring core beliefs feels like the devilβs work. Original Belief 1: βI do not feel worthy of being cared for.β Unicorned Rewrite: βI was taught I was not worth care.…
π¦Ή Ursula vs Ariel
Girl. You have an entire kingdom. You are out here trading your diaphragm for a man with a boat and no discernible interior life. Cool, your romantic compass is broken…
π¦Ή diagnostic poetry
I run on manual mode with no automatic updates. I learned earlyβfar too earlyβthat the world could not be trusted to install anything but viruses and spyware. So I wonder:…
π¦Ή Survival Masterpiece
Deflection cloaked in care. The noble dodge. The empathβs reflex. The worldβs most practised disappearing act: βI do not know what I wantβ¦ but here are 47 things I hope…
κ© Wellness (?)
The Cambridge Dictionary states that: wellness is the state of being healthy, especially when it is something that you actively try to achieve. No where do they say that it…
π¦Ή Question everything
Left vs. Right? You are not paying attention. Equalitarianism: all humans are equal in fundamental worth or moral status. That includes people who are born outside whatever imaginary land borders…