A Mind That Breathes

Always yearning to break free...

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Feeling Blue

When you are feeling blue, you will always have someone... or something to lean on.

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Purpose: Fun

This is a time when we start to wonder, "What is our purpose in this world?"

We live to cherish others and have a life that is enduring, inspiring, and fulfilling. Or, better yet, just have fun.

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Silliness

A little silliness adds that "chemical X-Factor" to an upbringing and a hard-earned endeavor - of which makes life "everything nice;"

And so then how the Powerpuff Girls came into play every simple yet dashing moment.

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Death reminds us of the impermanence of humanity.

It claws through the void that even in our time of greatness, it consumes us.

It shows us how indifferent this universe can be.

-J.silvosa

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I hope that we learn from this. Someday, when we've come to hate so much, we hope to forgive as well.

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"It's not important how delicious the food or the wine is;

The most important is how in love we are with life."

-Francis Mallmann

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Hellos and Goodbyes

You had me at "hello"

That was when it all started.

With that one word,

I became your slave.

And you didn't even know it.

You were magnetic.

Every waking moment,

It was always you.

But in my mind,

It was just my imagination.

There was never really us.

Pity,

What a serotonin-induced mania

Can achieve in a feeble mind.

Alas,

Your hellos to my goodbyes.

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Pray

We've never understood our transgressions

Until we've hit rock bottom.

We've tasted defeat,

But never drowned from it.

We've scaled higher,

Only to hope

That we'll never see the darkness of our failures again.

Until now.

We've felt the loneliness clutch at us,

And force us to the very depths of our folly.

We pray.

That is all we could do.

Call and beg for mercy,

From something or someone larger than ourselves.

May we found peace,

Lest the tumult that we weather everyday.

To rise again someday

And time might keep us company,

But pain constantly reminds us

To pray.

Such respite for all sinners.

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What if a guy still can’t get rid of his mental agony?

Seek help from a professional. Don't let it linger. Take control of your life. Only you can do it.

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What are your thoughts on Roe v Wade being overturned?

It sets a major precedence over a secular belief vs human rights. Even before Roe was overturned, red states still had clauses for abortion laws to be enacted through certain criteria like if it endagers the mother's health, neonatal at an age of less than 20 weeks, etc. It's not entirely banned. But now, this is a significant action that could negatively affect women. Esepcially women of color.

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When will you return to the United States?

Who are you?

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What should a guy do if he can’t get over a girl?

Let go. Enjoy the moment, your moment. Find your way back to where you were when you were happy.

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Would you date an Indian guy?

Yes. I'd date any ethnicity.

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What if the cause of the guy’s mental agony is a girl that he can’t get off his mind?

The first step is to know that there's something wrong. You knew that there was a disconnection between your thoughts of her and the reality, whatever it is. Next is to accept what it is now and not what it could be. But there is nothing wrong with lingering thoughts and feelings. But do not let it consume you. Take time for yourself. You don't have to embrace acceptance now. It's like a grieving. Go through the stages.

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Grief

Grief, Is a response. It is not a necessary evil. Nor will it necessarily heal through time. It is an entity separate of life and death. It lives, It feeds, And it knows its limits when it’s had enough.

It has a face that can only be seen within the deepest of dreams,Manifesting as your lost loved one. It smiles, Yet the smile permeates within your soul. It’s pleasurable, yet painful. It’s validating, yet agonizing. It’s gentle, yet it’s cruel. It smiles, indeed.

It doesn’t necessarily heal in time.Not always. It is nurtured, The way you accept your fate, The way you cope, The way you cry and sleep at night.The strength, The courage, Serenity, All as one but not always through time.

Time is sometimes an enemy. It materializes as your regrets; The “should haves” and the “must haves.” Time forces you to think of your loss,And what could you have done differently. Too late is the hour of your glory. It is time to move on to better things.

Easier said than done. Definitely, But it’s a working progress. As grief has it’s tentacles wrapped around us, We waddle away from it, Instead of heading onwards, Like we should have been doing in the first place. Again, Not an easy feat.

Here we are, Standing by the bones of our fathers(1), Regrets, Sins, Hatred, Wherein grief is our only friend - A separate reality, A separate entity.

We shoulder upon ourselves the very human nature, To blame ourselves or others, To look strong in the face of uncertainty. But as strong as we are,  We are also weak. All we do is cry -  To mourn -  The only response viable to certain adversity(2). So, just cry,  That’s what we do, And it’s ok. Grieve. 

Footnotes:(1)fathers - ancestors, predecessors, any deceased loved ones.(2)adversity - death, calamity, any event that caused a certain level of catastrophe.

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I miss you, Gramps. I wrote this about you when you left your earthly body some time ago. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to love you.

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What should a guy do if he’s in mental agony?

Find the cause at all cost. Remove yourself from it no matter how painful it is. You'll lose anyway, but at least you will no longer be dependent to it anymore. And it takes time.