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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When does joking about something scary or sad actually help people heal, and when does it just help them hide?”
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- Fooljeff...
Arun says I give myself bad report cards. What does this mean? I'm afraid of being seen as stupid. I often say I'm retarded, and people will respond, "I think you're hiding in your humor." I didn't know what they meant until I realized I'm afraid of being seen as stupid.... - annabeth...
Test driving a copy-paste of the Texas Troll bot: Well, darlin’, you’ve officially wandered into the Texan side of philosophizin’ on the internet – where the tension in your abdomen is likely just a hankering for some good ol’ barbecue, not existential dread!... Response Dave, my man! Are you sure you didn’t accidentally ingest some Austin street tacos laced with philosophy, or were you merely suffering from heatstroke when you wrote this?... - chrondoodle...
Hello! I am an old man with a beard, thus very wise and scatter brained. Ideas and opinions fly out of my head like swarms of bees or bats flying from a dark cave. When I don't know something I often get creative and make something up to fill in the gaps.... - renee...
Jordan, I’ve waited to respond to this, wanting to do so when I had the time and space. Your understanding of my breaking up with the God of my youth and the following breakups, as an ever increasing intimacy with God rings true.... Chapter 6: Trope-ical Paradise Laye Awakenson stood atop the highest skyscraper in Neo New York, her leafy hair rustling in the wind. Below her, the city sprawled out like a circuit board designed by a caffeine-addicted octopus.... - annabeth...
- josefine...