HeyJaredAndrew Whalan’s Writings
Reflections and short stories. See https://andrewwhalanpoet.substack.com for poetry.
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The Journey of the Sensitive Man (opens the original)
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The separation from the patriarchy began i think at age eight. After breaking my arm,, i lived with an uncle and aunt who got on so well that the household was absolutely peaceful. Then i went back home to my parents’ extraordinarily sad relationship and realised that something was terribly terribly wrong there.My parents’ relationship was patriarchal with my mother effectively in full revolt against it. Which meant and I mean continuing unresolved conflict reigned. I never saw them resolve an a
Ikigai Regained? The joy of writing (opens the original)
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Having lost yet another role, which this time was a technical writing role (as opposed to the training one previously), I am...writing.Although I’ve written blogs previously, it’s not a blog. Nor for those that do follow me, not poetry although the muse is yet to visit me. But the muse will.A revamped novel. As I’m not working and I’m not writing thousands of job applications I am resurrecting a novel. Not the first one which is a dual reverse order narrative mess. No this is the second one whic
When Ikigai Fails - Training in Isolation (opens the original)
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For me, my Ikigai has failed me. And yet what is my Ikigai answers the four factors that makes Ikigai. And what undoes my Ikigai is a fifth factor - isolation and irrelevancy.Ikigai in its English translation is doing:What you love (Your passion).What you are good at (Your skills).What the world needs (Your mission).What you can get paid for (Whatever).<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fFMO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A
why the patriarchy is a cult (opens the original)
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Unfortunately this will recur. Again. Whether it is the murder of yet another women by her partner. Or whether it is the rape of a young girl by teenagers. Or whether it is AFL players having too good a time.Most likely the murderer will be brought to justice. More unlikely will be the rapist. And most unlikely will be the AFL players. Most likely they will be let go by their club and everyone will forget about it. Until it happens again. And despite the public outcry, the calls for action, the
Another AFL Off-Field Win - Another loss for women (opens the original)
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I remember years ago being at my then wife’s friends’ place. Watching TV. A documentary. About the fall and rise of Ben Cousins.And every so often her friends would coo, Poor Ben. And I’m watching thinking I know what’s going to happen. Nothing will change. And nothing did. That was fifteen or so years ago. I don’t want to talk about Ben Cousins.Which brings me to the news about the Swans sexual assault investigation. Not an allegation. Not an incident. Not players finding themselves in unfortun
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