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A Journey with and through a Room: Moments of Breakthrough

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A Journey with and through a Room How a room transformed me, my relationships and my life I am 31. This is my age, yes – but not my definition, my self definition. When you hear me, and within hearing me, also  know me – you will know that when I say “I am 31” I merely speak of age and time, not who I AM as a person within myself. I have for some time been exposed to individuals who define who they are according to age. “I am this / that age – I must be married, have kids, have a place of my own, be ready to retire…” and the list goes on… I oftentimes imagine seeing people who speak like this as a rat in a cage, running on a wheel – the wheel representing age and time, running in circles in their own minds and lives to catch up to time, yet not realising they are creating their relationship with time and age in their minds in the first place!!! Honestly, I have accepted and allowed myself to – (because of how some closest to me in my life, even those who I ha...

A Decision in One Moment can make a Difference in this World

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A Decision in One Moment can make a Difference in this World I saw this post from Humans of New York which inspired a post I wrote. However, from this – another interesting point opened up which is how ONE THOUGHT can affect your entire being and so your actions (or non-actions) that stems from it. So, below is the initial post together with an expansion thereof... Oftentimes when reading such stories of the perils and difficulties people face this life – I looked at the experience of this women and to what extremes she had to go for herself and her family, yet day in and day out she’s still waking up, standing up and doing whatever it takes to find a way to live in this world or make a living for herself and her family. How many countless people face such conditions and even much, much, much worse in their current circumstances that do not only affect them individually but also their families and many others in their life. Most tend to want to go into a powerless...