HeyJaredNabanita
An ex English professor turned online writer who writes reflections on being human. Here to help you recognize the power of honest introspection so you can let go of a burdensome past, move forward and be more present.
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Doubts (opens the original)
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Does that sound like a familiar refrain? Grandiose plans for success but no bandwidth to follow through since what if things didn’t work out?Might as well forget about trying. Spare myself the effort and the shame failure brings. Every little attempt ends the same way. Aborted, abandoned since we allow the mind to be besieged by doubts to the point that even the attempt seems futile. Unknowingly, we become prisoners of our mind where we second guess ourselves, question the need to even try and l
Fear (opens the original)
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What does fear taste like?Have you tasted the salty kind of fear, the one that lingers in your mouth as you break into a cold sweat with clammy palms? How about the fear that settles in the pit of your stomach and nauseates you and refuses to let go? The worst fear is where the uncertainty of the outcome often involves a loved one. The threat of some harm befalling someone you care for deeply is so hard to deal with. Most of us are conditioned to worry more for others than ourselves. That is why
Fragility (opens the original)
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All of us lie since that is the easiest option. The daily lies we indulge in by providing a stock answer to “how are you” with “I’m fine or “I’m ok” are so common. Easy, convenient, but not honest. Admitting our vulnerability by saying we are troubled by something takes a lot of courage.Collateral damage comes with the territory . Big or small. Take it or leave it. We’re talking about different shades of lies, ranging from the innocent, white lies to the ones that are deeply disturbing and climb
Presence (opens the original)
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Due to our inherent social nature, the notion of presence is almost always other directed. Meaning, we tend to think of others rather than ourselves when we seek company. As I ponder the reason for such other centric mindset, some key reasons come into focus. We learn early on that there is not much worthwhile to seek in ourselves; everything that is attractive hence is to be sought in others. I am aware that our inherent social nature creates the urge to mingle and be with others. That is a per
Certainty (opens the original)
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You’ve certainly fooled meI’ve been a sucker for you All through lifeYet, often you did not keep your promise. The soundtrack in my head kept Sending me back to look for youLatch on and hold on tight for dear life.Yet the harder I held onTo certainty, the more elusive It became, mocking me withA “Catch me if you can” refrain.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FQ1M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-med
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