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Monthly Archives: April 2017

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Freedom

Posted on April 22, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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The freedom to lie, The freedom to steal, The freedom to kill, Freedom for a few. The freedom to love, The freedom to heal, The freedom to feel alive, Freedom for all.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized Tagged activism, freedom, politics

Loved and Accepted

Posted on April 19, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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I thought I had Discovered myself Within a place That resonated with my Vision and my Passion I went there to be loved and accepted Only to be misunderstood and rejected I created a place To love and To accept … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry Tagged acceptance, love, rejection, understanding

Intersubjective Madness

Posted on April 15, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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The beautifully mysterious subjectivity of mental illness is too often lost in the noise of objective, authoritarian voices that dominate conversations about this form of non- or anti-convention. The creative space where we could potentially explore and negotiate what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Health Tagged creativity, mental health, mental illness, subjectivity

Smoking Mirror

Posted on April 12, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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Going home to a place that Faded away With time, with life, with age Survival is death. The heavens in my eyes opened up Flooding me Awakening me Liberating me, my Pristine superficiality Shattered. Sleep, food, sex, air Oblivion. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry Tagged activism, conscience, grief, guilt, hope, liberation, loss, rage, shame, the past, time

Intentional Carelessness

Posted on April 8, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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Intentional carelessness is the act of purposefully choosing not to attach ourselves to what happens or to what happens as a result of what happens. It is a stance that promotes curiosity and openness to experiencing life as it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Mindfulness Tagged carelessness, caring, compassion, curiosity, lenses, mindfulness, openness

The Rose Guard

Posted on April 5, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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How can we appreciate the roses When our bread is nearly gone When our bread was Stolen from us last week. How can we feel any happiness or Understand hope when our Bread is nearly gone. Our bread was stolen … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Planet Earth, Poetry Tagged appreciation, beauty, bread and roses, sisterhood

Mind = Action

Posted on April 1, 2017 by jrdreistadt

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What happens in our minds and our actions are mutually influential. Our minds offer us the freedom to be open, continually metamorphic, and generative. What we think or feel is followed by what we do. We respond and react to … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Mindfulness, Uncategorized Tagged action, mindfulness, thinking, thoughts, transformation

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