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The Paradox of Living
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The Paradox of Living is a journey of self-liberation as described in relatable commentary and shared experiences. It seeks to allow readers to think "I am not alone" in this world and validate the feelings they have.
- Author: Maggie
- Listed in: Development and Growth Philosophy
- Tags: life self liberation feelings
Recent Posts
Shifts
The other evening a friend of my husband's made the comment that she realized we were getting older when she started noticing crow's feet in the corner of her friends' eyes. She was looking directly at me when she said it, which I found kind of odd b...
Seek-And-Don't-Hide
The thing about hiding away from the world is that there is no place that it can't find you. There is no perfect hiding spot that guarantees absolute protection and privacy. You know it in that jittery feeling you used to get when you were playing hi...
Relinquish
Permission. How do we give ourselves permission, if we are the ones who are denying ourselves in the first place? And how do you know if you're confusing permission with giving up or running away?I'm continuing to become more aware of my instinct, an...
Whispering Body
About once a week something will happen or get said or I'll see something on TV or a movie that leads me to start thinking about cancer, and dying. I haven't wanted to talk or write about it much because I don't want to seem like an alarmist nor do ...
Patience Is A Farce (And I Don't Have Any)
The world seems to expand and contract like a human breathing. On some days it feels large and expansive and daunting and like I have no hope of surviving and on others it feels small and there seem to be opportunities to be mined out of the little c...
Clarity Confused
In confusion there is clarity. Not the kind of neat and tidy, black and white, well-defined and framed clarity that I've been trained to pursue like some holy grail, and equally as elusive. Imagine chasing after something your whole life that doesn...
