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Desertdazed's avatar

Wallowing through tragedy and trauma with my own kiddo right now. Your messages are hitting a spot deep down and resounding. You are walking the path before me shining a light to acceptance. I am sorry for us both to be walking it, but I am grateful all the same.

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

I’m sorry to hear that, there’s nothing worse than when it’s our kids who suffer. Something good will, no must come of it. Not because I say so, because you say so. Sometimes though, it takes a while to finally say so and in the meantime all we can do is be there for them however they need us and go through it and feel it fully, then release, over and over again🖤

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tru3's avatar

Healing tears taste different than bitter tears, don’t they?

Not many have the courage to walk through the Corridor of Hell to be reborn.

I honor your path, Brother.

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

They really do. Reminiscent of the sea

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tru3's avatar

Salt is a crystal that contains memory: of the ancestors, of all Life. Healing is Re-membering.

So it appears to me.

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Jacqueline Rendell's avatar

FUCK YES!! 🔥

Aside from all the other incredible stuff you said, thank you for introducing me to a new word. Phaneron. As a believer that there are as many worlds as there are people to perceive them, this word fits right in at home with my paradigm.

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Annemarie Nickerson's avatar

As always you fucking do it! I wish I had the words to respond in such a beautiful way. What I can say is THANK YOU from the bottom of what is left of my heart. I've been awake all night, preparing for misery. After reading this, I prepare to flip my switch. I have been terrified and paralyzed, I shall overcome and will not let those other vibrations come into my wellbeing. I can not thank you enough for helping me to see, I am not alone! Thank you!!! 💞

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

🖤🖤

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Jay Scherick's avatar

I don't think I've ever seen such abject pain and such profound wisdom together in one place. The anguish and challenges you are facing are hard for me to even imagine. And yet, despite the raw harshnes of this "straw", you are finding a way to spin it into the most precious gold. It is the ultimate alchemy - at it's highest. And I am awed.

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

Thank you Jay. And thanks for subscribing, it means a lot to me🖤

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Justin Levi's avatar

Thank you for sharing such intimate thoughts and feelings Shawn. As always, much love and metta from Perth

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

Thanks Justin, mo metta backatcha 😉

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Amanda D's avatar

I see myself in all of this, thanks for sharing your thoughts

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

Thanks for reading them❤️

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Angela Kaufman's avatar

You reminded me:

Old "so bad it's good" joke:

What did the men nailing Jesus to the cross sing?

Whistle While You Work

Groan dually noted.

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Rusty Eyeball's avatar

I love a good bad joke😏

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