Most people despise the uncooked truth and its messengers. Complete frauds are a turn-off too. People who know how to season the truth just right, with a pinch of “positivity” here and “negativity” there, make out the best on the social scene.
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In all honesty, I’ve been somewhat of a hack at everything I’ve pursued, maybe an unintentional impostor at times. A possible case of Impostor Syndrome?
Nevertheless, I’ve been good enough to impress a few people, supporting my illusion that I have the talent or wisdom to pull off whatever I am doing or being. Illusions can become powerful motivators, pushing us forward and sustaining our efforts over time, despite our perceived limitations.
There are moments of intense joy, when I experience something incompatible with perpetual sadness; a happy place older than the oldest pain. This is what makes life worth living, those beautiful detours into the light of sacred presence.
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As a gift, I once gave a friend a decorative wooden box of colored rocks. It was supposed to be symbolic of the many colors of our friendship. When I handed her the wrapped gift, she shook it and said, “What is this, a box of rocks?” She laughed hysterically. I wanted to crawl under a bigger rock!
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Several people – sometimes an entire nation – may experience ailments connected with the same shared psychological wound. The symptoms will vary from person to person, depending upon their particular relationship with that wound: perpetrator, victim, witness, healer, etc.
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Notes from David 