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Brilliant

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Rob, The segment “ Who we are” just grabbed me by my rebellious existential inner raging resistance towards what appears to be the fixed path of destruction we seem to be on.

What a breakthrough to be reminded that I can be a militant dissident warrior in the ranks of the resistance and fill the darkness with powerful energy that rises above fixed limited solutions … I am writing a piece right now loosely called “ Well , I guess I’m a dissident for real now “ .

Your words offer me so much perspective this morning I’m in tears. I have been desperately searching for ways to embrace this synergy, this amalgamation….. of merging fight and light . Thank you

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He won't let up about love. 😮‍💨 fine. Love wins. I relent.

...love ALWAYS wins. It's not FAIR. 😤😉

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God is for Real - If you want it to be! Leap of faith is well worth taking! Love You Man! I am one of the growing number of folks in the USA mixing and matching beliefs as you say. Jesus rules my heart and soul, Buddha and Lao Tzu my mind and a sprinkle of many other sources of wisdom from around the world throughout history make up my spiritual/secular view. Frank McCourt, retired NYC teacher, Irish immigrant of humble roots and author of popular book/film, Angela's Ashes - once said at a college commencement speech I attended in CT many moons ago - "I treat religions like a buffet, I take what I like and leave the rest."

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Mar 6Liked by Rob Brezsny

Absolutely mesmerizing and wondrous! Brilliant! Thank you.

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Mar 6Liked by Rob Brezsny

once I was caught in a riptide and felt concerned until intuition spoke and soon my feet were on the sandy shore. intuition seems to speak beyond human language.

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Rob, this is brilliant, and so helpful: "Which of your maladies or pains might be gods in disguise? How might you get them to take off their masks and begin knocking on the front door?"

I have a lot of well-worn furniture up in my brain attic, and sometimes I stub my toe against an old dresser full of old ideas and while I hop around and rub my toe I wonder, "Wow, I need to get rid of that."

Now I have a new metaphor to use: I need to move that furniture into the sunlight and see what it would become in the front parlor. Throw open the armoire and let the light pour out of it.

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Hi. I am Sagitarius and I did what you suggested.... I thought about two aspects of myself, said them out loud....and then you married them. I married my shame to my pride. Now I am scared that was too much....my goal is to love my WHOLE self......even the ick parts. What have I done?

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