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Equanimity, Freedom, Thoughts

Grow beyond traditions

J Tyes

I have just finished reading "Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories" by Shirley Jackson, and something occurred to me. This novel was a collection of published and unpublished short stories that Shirley Jackson's family found and allowed to be published. One thing that stuck out to me was the nature of the situations and common… Continue reading Grow beyond traditions

Equanimity, Freedom

When love feels like hate

J Tyes

I have heard many times from people I no longer interact with that I hate them, when all I am doing is showing love. It’s a conundrum. It’s scenarios that can you make you feel like you are choosing wrong when all you are doing is choosing yourself. Love is an action word that is… Continue reading When love feels like hate

Equanimity, Freedom, Thoughts

You v.s. You + the world

J Tyes

There are so many things stacked against us… each one of us. There is no one person or group of people excluded. No matter what subgroup of human being you identify yourself as, you and the world is against you. The world says that beauty is thin and fair-skinned. You hate yourself because your image… Continue reading You v.s. You + the world

Equanimity, Freedom, Thoughts

Choose Love.

J Tyes

For the last installment of the inspiration from Rumi, I chose two quotes. I thought it was fitting for these two quotes to be together in a blog as well as appear in the last entry because of the content -- LOVE. "Be certain that in the religion of Love, there are no believers and… Continue reading Choose Love.