January 2011
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Fairy tales
I just read a blog about love by a person who has never experienced it and I grew incredibly annoyed at the naive statements being made by the author about the topic. Words such as “simple” and “magical” were thrown around in such a careless manner that I found myself almost personally insulted at the superficial characteristics being given to the loaded word. Then I took a...
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The Flood Gates
Tonight I found myself sobbing in the kitchen of the family who I am living with telling the Italian mother all of my problems between gasps for air and clearing my nose. By the middle of the conversation she had pinpointed the exact root of all of these problems after knowing me for two weeks and basically told me to deal with it. Damn. It’s been a long time coming (almost 16 years to be...
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Love Thy Neighbor, sure. Love Thyself, not yet.
I’ve found that since I got out of my last serious relationship I have profoundly felt the absence of love in my life. In my first real relationship I was somewhat cautious. Waiting until I knew I truly felt it. And what a remarkable feeling it was. There’s a light that shines out from the deepest part of you, your heart’s “gut”. The first time I felt love I fell...
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