💭Life-Tempering

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Letter to my Future Self

Letter to my Future Self

My Dear Friend, How are you doing? Have you been dancing? Have you been embodying your WIldfire? I am aware, even now, that despite the treasures the world has to offer, you may arrive at them alone. They may call you mad for chasing after intangibles, the lost muses, the...

by Norm
The Fear of Forgetting

The Fear of Forgetting

To have a life without growing memory is to not be born. We abandon the years when we have grown. In turn we leave our past selves behind. My Dear Friend, I am afraid of forgetting my life. If yesterday was lost, forgotten, and the world had moved, friends have...

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The Meaning of Tempered

The Meaning of Tempered

You may have seen this word thrown around here: Tempered. It's in my notes, it's in my podcast. It's everywhere, and holds a special place in my heart. A quick google search results in the following: 1.1) Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating...

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Celebrating Birthdays and Existdays

Celebrating Birthdays and Existdays

Earlier this month (6th) was my 28th birthday. Yay! Well, that's the celebration. All good now. Putting the standard celebration aside, according to what the world is advertising to me, my birthday is an important day to me. How am I celebrating it? Well, it's this post! I'm not doing...

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Cultural Immortality

The Concept Definition (Explicit) So far, there is no explicit definition. This is a neologism. As of published date, have not made any effort to find already-existing terms out there. Definition (Tacit) Neologism: This is to determine the relationship between an individual and society in general, asking a simple question:...

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Why (Question)

This feels like the final question to answer once everything is done. Better yet, even before I start something: * Why at all? * Why do anything? * Why must we continue? * Why must we end things? I'll leave it open. Maybe years later, I can flesh this post out. For now, here...

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