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You can try to ignore your sadness, but It will keep showing up
"What we resist persists." – Carl Jung.
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Ivan Nyagatare
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Why do we all avoid the hard truth about ourselves?
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard Feynman
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Keep writing. Keep creating. You never know who's listening.
You Never Know Who's Reading Your Work
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How to Not Be Upset by the Misdeeds of Others.
"You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius
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How I learnt that my urge to control things is rooted in trauma.
The need for control is often the need for safety in disguise.
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Do you want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans.
"Man makes plans, and God laughs." - an old yeddish proverb.
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Words are not just sounds or marks on a page. Words are our tools.
"Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs." – Pearl Strachan Hurd.
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How do we plant positive thoughts in the world every day?
As Rumi wrote, "Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop."
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February 2025

Not Everything You Lose Is a Loss.
A loss might be a necessary clearing for something better to take root.
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a simple guide to understanding thought attachment.
The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
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Who are you when no one is watching?
A person is often seen as the sum of their public actions.
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Is it strength that keeps me silent or fear?
How Do We Not Fold and Share with Other People?
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