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nickydee in #life • last year

Haw :(

On the plus side (and there's always a plus side in an equation if you know how too look!)... I learned a new word from this post! :) ...

so on the plus side (although I don't take sides that often)...

I learned a new word from this post so thank you for ~~taking~~ spending the time.

pareidolia - who knew?

Hey... imagine if that 👆 is how we saw life, huh?!

This would be summink! 👇

Be Happy. Despite anything around you. It's everything at once so just focus on what you need to, when you need to would be my suggestion.

And don't forget to dance, godsdammit!

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nonameslefttouse last year

Brought that word to light two posts in a row, and several times in the past. That phenomenon can be fun to play with when creating art. It can also push one to the brink of insanity. Can even manifest mass hysteria. It's good to know about these things. Makes combating the negative impacts at least, possible.

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nickydee last year

Yeah... or to sanity in full :)

Gawds... the mass thing. Terrifying. That's what scares me most about we humans! 😬

And yes. Knowledge really is power! Self knowledge arguably the most.

p.s. I like your art. 👍

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nonameslefttouse last year

If something that isn't there causes one to stop what they're doing or even become afraid, maybe they're living the full experience, but they're not getting anything done.

And yes, scale it up to contagion levels; frightening. History proves that well enough.

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nickydee last year

Yep.

But with phobias, they use "exposure therapy" or summink to get folks accustomed to their biggest fears slowly.

Over time... people stop being afraid of whatever the thing is.

Perhaps we should just learn to walk into and sit with our fears long enough for them to abate?

Death is the big one. Of course.

I reckon if you smack that one in the nuts most of the rest fall away.

You know that psychology thing where they say: "Don't think of a white horse." And then the only thing the brain can think of is a white horse?

I'm suggesting that ignoring and avoiding things actually increases the fear and problem possibly. Since it must be the same dynamic and mechanism.

Surely?

This is Fight Club and V for Vendetta by the way. This is the main message. The deeper message. Brilliant, really

But we got stuck on the isms and misconstrued it. Again :|

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nonameslefttouse last year

I've learned death is not frightening. Not even a little bit. What we're actually afraid of in that moment is hurting others. You feel their loss of love and connection, quite naturally. One can be as ready or carefree as they want, even by choice, but you can't take them, their fears, and how they feel out of the equation.

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nickydee last year

Well you're a rare one.

That's for sure! :)

A keeper, in fact.

I'm considering having "Nothing" tattood on my other forearm, btw. It's far cleverer, and more accurate, than the dragon tattoo I was gonna get that I thought was "me".

Lords and ladies. Slap me on the wrist when that ego rears its head (again), please. 😬

Dinner time here now. Thanks for the creativity and inspiration.

I'll be back

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nonameslefttouse last year

I might write it on my forehead.

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nickydee last year

I thought of that too but then thought it may be a bit extreme. Even for me :D

An arm or wristband it shall be. The credit to the artist will be in the explanation.

And it'll be some story!

How interesting you were the first person I spoke to in depth around here, huh?

We should prolly trust our instincts a bit more. Workin' on it.

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