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Theme · Transformation

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Poetry1 min readJanuary 31, 2026

The Underwhelming End of Urgency

Nothing Dramatic is Happening

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Essay2 min readJanuary 7, 2026

Reducing the Noise

Three Applications of the Webber-Fechner Law

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Essay5 min readLotus Eaters · 2January 3, 2026

Don’t Stop, Just Notice

Lotus Eaters - Part 2

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Collection5 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 2December 26, 2025

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 2 - The Role of a Father

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Memoir2 min readDecember 5, 2025

Shedding Skin

No need to to cut it,when it’s ready,it tears on its own.And it’s still nauseatingand disorienting every time,after so many before.

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Essay4 min readNovember 30, 2025

How to Do 100 Years of Transformational Healing in One Year

20 Simple Steps

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Poetry1 min readNovember 1, 2025

Porous

And ever changing

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Essay6 min readOctober 28, 2025

Coherence of the Center

General Theory of Transformation

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Essay8 min readDevelopmental Order · 3October 21, 2025

The 5 F's: Freeze, Fawn, Flee, Fight, Follow

Developmental Order - Part 3

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Collection10 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 1October 14, 2025

Start Here - the Arc of Becoming

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

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Collection4 min readOctober 8, 2025

Guides for Healing

Chapter 1 - An Ocean of Pain

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Essay7 min readShaping Water · 3September 30, 2025

Resurrecting the Lost Technology of Grief

Shaping Water (part 3)

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