Parallel Selves: Dreams as Windows Into Alternate Realities
In dreams I’m rocket scientist on different continents, surgeon in alternate genders, artist in completely other lives. Quantum mechanics’ many-worlds…
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Tag: mindfulness
Plant Consciousness: Rethinking Silent Suffering in Nature
"Plants communicate stress through chemical and electrical signals, challenging our assumptions about consciousness and ethical responsibility toward silent life."
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The Fluid Identity Trap: Why “What Do You Want to Be?” Is the Wrong Question
"Identity isn’t a final destination—it’s an evolving process. At 25, the realization dawns: career labels and fixed roles are illusions.…
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True Heroism: Why Imperfect Humans Inspire Us Most
Childhood hero worship often blinds us to human flaws. Growing up, we realize that even great figures carry imperfections. True…
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promises to the dead: guilt, grief, and responsibility
A broken deathbed promise hardens into daily guilt. We cannot ask the dead for release; we can only shoulder what…
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when fairy tales die: self-rescue and adult truth
At nine, a torn cape ended belief in scripted destiny. Adulthood learns there is no protagonist privilege, only choices and…
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Learning from Everyday People: The Invisible University
We walk past everyday gurus—drivers, vendors, housemaids, guards—each a living department in an invisible university. Experience holds maps, flavors, and…
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Do Places Hold Emotional Energy? Emotional Archaeology
An essay on whether places hold emotional residue. Old walls as sediment from centuries of feeling; physics as metaphor; hospitals,…
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Digital Loneliness: Performative Connection & Real Presence
Always online yet unseen—on performative connection and the courage to seek real presence over endless notifications.
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Admitting They Were Right: Love, Ego & Better Decisions
Realizing they were right can sting—and teach. On love, ego, and shifting from impulse to intention in the choices that…
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