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Jan 27

How to Love Without Clinging

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source by GG of AllTheManyLayers "Indifference looks like detachment, but it is not; indifference is simply no interest. Detachment is not absence of interest. Detachment is absolute interest, tremendous interest, but still with the capacity of non-clinging. Enjoy the moment while it is there and when the moment starts disappearing, as everything is bound to disappear, let it go. That…

Dec 18

Coping.

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Hola Chicas, While the physical pain has eased a bit, I’m still reeling emotionally. After Tuesday's post, I've allowed myself- in the moment- to experience whatever crops up. I'm talking shame, anger, grief, confusion, sadness... there were even fleeting moments of hope and appreciation- especially while reading your heartfelt comments and emails (and I read each and every one). While…

Dec 19

Being Great Has Nothing to Do With Being Perfect

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by GG of All The Many Layers What keeps you up at night? I wrote a piece with that title a few weeks ago for Kelly Diels about my general disinterest in small talk and how I'd prefer that all my conversations have something to do with the meaning of life or human behavior or creative banter of some sort.…

Jan 27

Seeing Your Natural Hair Through New Eyes

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Seeing Your Hair through New Eyes, & Why It’s Important… by Chai of Back to Curly A few weeks ago I stood in front of my mother’s mirror while visiting her home in Florida, prepping my twists into a pinned up style when she quietly stood next to her sink. She waited as I pushed the last pin into place…

Jan 27

I Love My Mother. I Hate Her Schizophrenia.

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com I'm torn. Life keeps requiring things of me that I don't feel qualified to handle. Every celebration has this undertone of responsibility. Guilt clings to my happiness. I fight to feel free. I get tired. Because how can you feel free when you have a schizophrenic mom who has not contacted you in over a year…