My Self:
- I have a strong affinity for beauty.
- Absolutes and superlatives concern me.
- Collaboration yields a product greater than the sum of its parts.
- Where community fosters real love and growth, there I will always try to be.
My Ideology:
- Socialism < Capitalism < Altruism
- Change (even good change) is always a form of loss, and loss must be grieved. Grief, then, is a sign of health. It is the only medium through which we can peacefully and effectively move around in life. That's why it's so easy, yet so dangerous, to remain stagnant. Those who know this are changing the world.
I would argue that although grief can propel sometimes that propulsion is just running from (rather than facing and working through) the pain... or worse, for many it is the thick sticky tar that slows the wheels from moving... the dense misty fog that steals away all the colors the dancing sunbeams make... the quick sand that swallows joy in gulps, sucking life from the soul and belching out an empty shell that only knows survival... or perhaps your definition of grief is different than mine... ahhhh, I'll bet over coffee, we could have a long rambling discussion on this topic ; )
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