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Inner Engineering

Reading Inner Engineering by Sadhguru and it's quietly dismantling everything I thought I knew about happiness. The idea that joy is not something that happens to you — it's something you can engineer from within — sounds simple until you actually sit with it. Then it gets uncomfortable in the... read more

Crush

It's efficient to erase But your silhouette remains. Your character doesn't faze Your demeanour makes me sway Hey, waves! How come you never stay? Your touch evokes a presence Like a present You fill me with essence I feel more competent Quickens my breathing Like a Spartan combatant Vibrant... read more

Book Haul

2nd&Charles had their Penny-a-Page event where used books are priced at a penny a page. If the book is 236 pages you pay $2.36 😁 Found some interesting Nonfiction books. Sickened is a memoir about Munchausen by Proxy. Her mother having her undergo so many unnecessary medical procedures. The... read more

AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE SNOW BEGAN TO MELT

Perhaps, in truth, Blankets by Craig Thompson is nothing more than the autobiography of an entire generation and a unique way of experiencing the feeling of growing up; a gift, a present, the life of an Author that reflects the life of all of us, who builds his love through the various stages of... read more

WHO ELSE IS EAGER TO WATCH THE NEW "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" MOVIE FEAT. MARGOT ROBBIE?!

So, back in my senior year of high-school I had an advanced placement class for English that I remember very transparently. Of course, I would highly suggest that many do not ever really forget their last year of high-school considering graduation at stake. However, it wasnt just the nostalgia of... (edited) read more

A life Well-saved

An excerpt from my book/ musical memoir, A Life Well-saved. Kari was deep in addiction this year. I had managed to stay out of it, and was doing my best to help her and be ready when she was done with all of this. I knew that she was good. I knew she wanted to stop, but she was just scared. But I... read more