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Part confession, part commentary. 🎙️These are the stories behind my healing and the world around me. If you want gentle self‑help… wrong turn. This isn’t a scrapbook—it’s real life with flavor.
The Flavored Word
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Safe Harbors are Overrated
Fear used to keep me small. Here’s a reminder from Mark Twain about why throwing caution to the wind can be the best…
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The Chapter I Call “The Hard Years”
The hardest years of my life were loud, messy, shaped by loss, mistakes, and a relentless inner critic. What got me through was…
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Why I Want a Follow‑Up to Brave New World
Humanity keeps proving Huxley right, and I still want answers about Lenina Crowne — and about us.
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An Ode to the Wicked Witch
They called her wicked. I call her misunderstood. Wickedness is human. Evil is intentional. She knew the difference. Here’s why I’ll always stand…
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Chaos Is as Essential to Our Existence as the Sun
Chaos is more than disorder. It’s the raw material from which the heavens, the Earth, the gods, and humanity emerged. And it’s necessary.
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Freud, the Wizard, and the Day Everything Felt Wrong
Ever have a day where nothing is wrong, yet everything feels out of place? Like Dorothy, minus the munchkins — but the flying…
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Daydreams, Exercise, and the Power of Pretending
Nothing makes exercise more palatable than pretending I’m somewhere else entirely, which is why I’ve become a full‑fledged member of the “If you…
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The Middle‑Row Critic and the Noise in My Head
Negative thoughts snarl because they want attention. Give them five minutes, take the truth, ditch the rest. Works every time.
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The Gut Feeling that Save Me
Trust shows up in unexpected ways. Mine arrived as a whisper — a subtle discomfort I couldn’t explain. I trusted it anyway. That…
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Learn to Use Your Inner Voice for Good
Your inner narrator can be your greatest ally if you train it well. So, learn to listen to the right voice — the…
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Don’t Let the “Monsters” Run the Show
Success isn’t about never falling — it’s about refusing to let the “monsters” decide who you are. Every time you fight back, even…
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I Think I Need Some Soma
Some books don’t just entertain you — they expose the world you’re living in … and some, the older I get, start to…
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What’s Your Impossible? (Don’t tell me you’re a master of origami!)
If I could instantly master a skill, I’d pick the one that defeated me at age eight: origami. Some people want to master…



