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Theme · Trauma

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01
Essay3 min readJuly 23, 2026

Boundless Compassion

And Its Limits

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Memoir5 min readJuly 11, 2026

Prolog

The Spiral of Doom

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Essay2 min readJune 23, 2026

The Endless Reaching

Not a Pathology

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Poetry1 min readJune 19, 2026

Natural Intelligence

Trigger Warming

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Poetry1 min readJune 5, 2026

Less Effort

Nothing Flashy

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Collection7 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 4June 1, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 4 - Capacity and Practice

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Collection5 min readShock CollarMay 30, 2026

Shock Collar

A Short Autobiography

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Memoir1 min readShock Collar · 14May 28, 2026

The Tragedy of My Life

Shock Collar - Part 14

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09
Poetry1 min readMay 26, 2026

Worshiping Absence

Missing Out on Aliveness

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Memoir4 min readMay 18, 2026

Crossing the Desert

Perspective On the Distance Travelled

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Memoir2 min readMay 2, 2026

The Practice of Imperfection

A Shadow of a Shadow

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Essay2 min readApril 24, 2026

The Practice of Being Seen

“Seeing accurately is an act of love.”- Eye of the Mountain

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