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:…
NaΓ―ve
Word: NaΓ―ve Definition: Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; marked by simple trust. Original Attempt (excerpt): βAn axe canβt be that hard to use or that dangerous? β¦…
Love Of My Life
In relationship therapy, I once took a test that scored me remarkably low on commitment. The results were politely blunt: You do not really see the point, do you? Rudeβbut…
Masterpiece
There is no such thing as the indefinite completion of a masterpiece. The entire point of a masterpiece is that it is a work in progress. The emphasis is on…
ββ΄οΈΛｑβPurr
βHey, soft creatureβ¦ what makes you purr?β "Ugh, leave me alone and let me drink my tea." That is me - the burnt out roommate who has been ignored for…
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:…
Trauma-Bond
I commented once that we were trauma-bonded. He laughed it offβor maybe ignored it. I do not remember the exact reason it was dismissed, but I remember the feeling of…
π¦Ή Play
In this edition of Scrolling The Internet Wildly, we will talk about - ND Love Languages. Tokens of Affection Tokens of Affection show the recipient that the giver has been…
κ© Giving Up
A: Is it ever okay to give up? B: Now. That questionββIs it ever okay to give up?ββohhh, itβs a spicy one. Heavy. Honest. Deep. Short answer? Yes. Long answer?…
β “Nice”
You say that something is nice when you are being genteel. Being nice is not necessarily caring or good. Nice is an auto-response. Being kind is an intentional act. Kindness…