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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
19h ago“When you look back honestly at a hard chapter of your life, what do you usually find yourself avoiding the most?”
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Came across this James Baldwin clip on my Facebook feed. He said: “Love has never been a popular movement. And no one's ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people.... - BRZ47...
- Benzi...
The best thing I’ve done ( to "...get rid of the MAGA nonsense and move forward.") is creating real life friendships with people who voted for Trump.... Noticing how I'm watching the debate
My system is naturally watching for whose answers seem more solid, confident. So far, JD Vance seems a little more stable. Tim Walz seems comfortable when attacking, but very nervous and uncertain when trying to answer the core content of a question.... 24
What I’ve Learned in the Last Twenty‑Four Hours I’ve learned that clarity comes when I slow down enough to actually look at things instead of reacting to them. I’ve learned that truth doesn’t hide — it waits — and the real work is training my eyes to see it.... - Jorlis...
Capas de Horror, habitar una tragedia: El terremoto de Venezuela
¿Cómo describir lo que está pasando en Venezuela? Es una tarea imposible. La magnitud de esta tragedia es tan inmensa que cualquier intento por comprenderla termina siendo confuso y desorientador.... This is a beautiful share, thank you. I find your writing so personal and relatable at the same time. I have to try really hard to write like this; if i don’t it just comes out super theoretical. I’m afraid it comes across as arrogant as well, like I know better.... - onWEIRD🍄🐉: A mushroom sold openly in Chinese markets makes nearly everyone who eats it undercooked see the same thing: hundreds of tiny, colorful little people crawling walls, climbing furniture, or marching under tablecloths, for up to three days!by
The specificity is what got me too. DMT produces a cast of characters that shift... The level of consistency is what flipped it for me, into a genuinely open scientific question. What 'real' means starts to feel like the wrong frame.... @emingbt made me think of our recent discussion
- 60istheNEW30...
- jollysaully...
I keep coming up against people who don't understand that there were 75 some million people who voted for what's happening in America & in the world right now.... - WordsHeal...
Being Downsized Was A Blessing
My former job was 24/7 on call HR for pizza company. I had no life and the stress was unending. I was unemployed for 8 months which carried its own stress.... - AskAves...
On the topic of patriotism... and whether Lee Greenwood can still bring a tear to your eye. On the cusp of our Nation's 250th birthday... The following was my response to a $hit-poster in my town Facebook group....... The Open Question June 17: What would you do with a trillion dollars?
Hey y'all, Our civilization got its first trillionaire this week, inspiring this week's open question: What would you do with a trillion dollars? And perhaps more importantly, what's worth more than a trillion dollars to you?...