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The Narcissist Bogeyman.

Love in action is integrity, honesty, humility, vulnerability, compassion, courage and accountability. Self-love means being willing to see and accept yourself as you are, and allowing and trusting others to see the whole messy truth, not a strategically partial truth.

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I Am Not For Sale.

Add water, instant wife won’t work this time. Been there, done that. Money doesn’t create comfort, connection does. Someone else’s financial security is not the stability I want. I stand on my own two feet. I march to my own drumbeat. I want a lover and a friend, not something that’s pretend. ...

world

What Are You Worth? It’s Time To Find Out.

By Courtney Marie Schmidt

poetry

The Blue Eye Of Man. {poetry}

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troublemakers

Replace ‘It Gets Better With Time’ With ‘This Sucks.’

Because time is just a reminder of all the days ahead that she won’t be here. All the days ahead that I will miss her more. Instead, tell me that you know it sucks. Because it does. That’s the truth. This sucks. Plain and simple. This is awful and horrible and heartbreaking. I need you to ...

world

A Journey To Trust: What Life In The Midwest Is Teaching Me About Others.

That world, and rightfully so, was not good enough for my parents. Hence, our unspoken family motto, trust no one.

art

My Truth Expressed Is Beautiful — Because It is.

Don’t let anyone take apart your thoughts, dissecting you like a first-year medical student’s cadaver. Your thoughts, your perceptions, are a mosaic of your life steps and their resulting feelings. Your thoughts are not unlike a painting one may stop in front of for minutes, even hours, in a ...

happiness

When You’re Happy And You (Don’t) Know It…

You look at yourself, and realize that while you were busy entrusting the Universe with your happiness, the Universe, in all its wisdom, had been busy setting up these tests to make sure you can actually implement all that you’ve been observing along the way, and not just being theoretically ...

you & me

I Am Weird And Lovable And Kind: Being Numb Is No Longer An Option.

Poetry pours through the splitting holes and music runs through my hair. I chase the shadows scurrying and learn to silence the critical epilogue. Knowing, we are not an ending but living in a perpetual healing.

wisdom

Listening To Trees — Guides And All-Embracing Shadows Of The Truth.

Connecting with trees, feeling and listening to their messages, has helped me to create a more stable structure around my work with plants; they were the missing element. Their size, woodiness, age and vibration give scale to the plant world.

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