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Rich Cyan
I guess you can say I have quite a few friends Who know my name and books I had penned Those who’ll share wine and eat the same cheese Send birthday wishes and get-wells from disease Continue reading
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Urban War
Some friends are only friends as long as you keep drinking the same alcohol, eating the same crap food, gossiping ’bout the same people, & moaning ’bout the same damn shit. Continue reading
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Old Faces, New Friends
Pool. Food. Drinks. Old jokes and old funny stories. These were the highlights of my Saturday night. I was with a group of familiar faces, those I’ve known for more than a decade. Yet a part of me said they’re strangers to me. I knew their names but I didn’t know who they were. Continue reading
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Growth Exponential
In bars and on beaches, the few times we meet They don’t bother to ask, it’s a one-way street. It’s always their stories, no room for mine. So I all I can muster is a casual, “I’m fine.” Continue reading
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Types of Gluttony That Rob You of a Purposeful Life (Part 1)
Every other night we’d dine out, my former group of friends and I. No special occasion. Nothing to celebrate. Nothing new to even talk about. We’d get together because eating was “fun”. Going to a new restaurant felt exciting. Trying a new cuisine meant you’re adventurous. Posting a photo of yourself with a food on… Continue reading
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3 Tips on How to Deal With Family and Friends Not Supporting Your Dreams
Nothing is more disappointing than offering blood of commitment and tears of sacrifice to the fruition of your dreams only for it to be met with the sound of crickets and an army of tumbleweeds from your family and friends when you finally achieve it. The original release of my book “Walden and Hyde (and… Continue reading
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Choose Your Lonely (2 Types of Loneliness)
Confession time. Chasing the dream can feel lonely. Sometimes I’m anxious, worried, doubtful, and scared, hoping someone would hold me and assure me it’s going to turn out okay. Then I share my dream to others, either getting an indifferent “Cool” or a cold, fat nothing. It can be disappointing, I must admit. But here’s… Continue reading
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3 Relationship Truths in Every Major Life Transformation
Going through a major life transformation (e.g., getting married, shifting careers, immersing in a spiritual transformation, or pursuing your dreams) is an important and wonderful time in life adorned with both good and bad things. The good: enthusiasm, excitement, the promise of great things ahead, and the euphoria of the ‘new’. The bad: doubts, criticisms,… Continue reading
Xeno Hemlock 