Reflections
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Newest writings, expanded thoughts, and fresh lantern lines.
This is where the newest Mental Magnolia writings will gather: expanded thoughts, honest questions, perspective shifts, and the occasional lantern found along the trail.
As new reflections are published, they will find their place here.
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There are some song titles that make you stop and think, “Well… that sounds terrible.” 😂 “Wish You Pain” is one of them. But then you listen. Been here before and I just wanna see you grow Want you to grow ’Cause everything that matters most That’s where it goes…
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Meeting the Parts We’d Rather Hide in the Attic There are parts of ourselves we display proudly. The qualities we like being associated with. The generous parts. The patient parts. The parts that make us feel like decent human beings. And then there’s the attic. Now Playing Song: “A Symptom of…
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“…cut me some slack, who do you want me to be?’Cause I’m too messy, and then I’m too f’n cleanYou told me, ‘Get a job’, then you ask where the hell I’ve beenAnd I’m too perfect ’til I open my big mouthI want to be me, is that not allowed?”~…
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Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself,(I am large, I contain multitudes.) ~ Walt Whitman, Song of Myself (1892 version) We have a strange habit of turning life into an either/or question. If I love being with someone, I shouldn’t want time away from them. If I’m grateful…
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September was National Self-Care Month, and we began with a couple of simple questions: What actually counts as self-care? What does it mean to care for yourself? A nap? Five quiet minutes? Doing something you enjoy, even when there are a hundred other things you could be doing? But as…
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When I was younger, so much younger than todayI never needed anybody’s help in any wayBut now those days are goneI’m not so self-assuredNow I find I’ve changed my mindI’ve opened up the doors Now Playing Song: “Help!”Artist: The Beatles Watch, then come back. Help! has always been one of…
More is growing here as the library is reorganized. For now, you can wander through the full collection and begin wherever something catches your attention.
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