Facing the Pacific Ocean, I took off my tshirt. It was the first time baring my chest publicly. I beheld my moment only a short while before another bare chested man walked by. “Rastaman!” “Whoa!” I shouted back. “Where you from?” “The Caribbean.” “I’m from the Caribbean Sea - this coast touches the Pacific Ocean … Continue reading The Outers
Category: Elaboration
Walking it out!
I love myself through the process of stepping deeper and farther into that self that I am loving.
The narcissist cyclic web
I see...patterns, and cycles which repeat themselves, are likely to continue doing so. I made a choice not to get spun around in another loop around the track. In the last year, my confidence took a swan dive, but I found a route back. It started off mildly enough. They'll lean in as if they're … Continue reading The narcissist cyclic web
No. A complete sentence.
https://youtu.be/XtJROwOGPJY No. A complete sentence, from a recovered people-pleaser. I recently had an old client reach out to me with a 4-page letter demanding a refund. I was surprised at first, then angered. Once I had processed it, and ran it through a filter of objectivity and clarity, I responded. I had not bothered to … Continue reading No. A complete sentence.
Reflections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ghlj3h4rMA Transcript of audio:We are mirror reflections for each other, but for some of us, we are only willing to clean our mirrors to the extent that we can retain the illusions that stare back at us.Honesty is gritty work.And..I've experienced that, the more clearly and purely you are able to be honest with yourself … Continue reading Reflections
Your evolution is not a ‘nothing’
When you're neck-deep in whatever it is..it can be challenging to see things clearly.Last year was a rough year for me. At the same time though, every time I would clear a hurdle, the line between the lifestyle I want and my diligent efforts to attain it would get shorter and shorter.Two things occur to me much more clearly now … Continue reading Your evolution is not a ‘nothing’
Love these Walls Down
https://youtu.be/8w8akIScwiQ I released a dub single in 2019, “Love these Walls Down”...my voice is no longer as light and high pitched as heard in the song though.It’s deeper now and has gotten a bit of a husky texture to it.I laugh harder.I speak louder.I haven’t tackled singing anything.. honestly I haven’t quite figured out to … Continue reading Love these Walls Down
Me and my awesomeness
I am AWESOME.Yes, with fuckin capitals...and the fact that I don’t say it often enough have got some people out here confused. We..meaning, my awesomeness and I need to let it be more clearly and frequently stated.The more I set boundaries is the more I see how little value I held in some people’s eyes..as … Continue reading Me and my awesomeness
Growth is embarassing
Yesterday’s post was a little different..it was an audio narration and a diagram that I did on the process of getting unstuck..This is a follow-up, in that another very essential component of healing is those periods when you’ve got to make a hard left - a turn - based on what you discover about yourself … Continue reading Growth is embarassing
The Forty series – Future
The #forty series is an exploration of the good F-words that have been helping me to craft a more joyful and productive life. Future Based on the F’s that I’ve dropped so far (all the puns intended), I think my future is gonna be bright as F?$%.…as bright as this sunset.. 🤔 or is this … Continue reading The Forty series – Future
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