Elements Of Poetry

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Elements Of Poetry

Poetry is just words on a page.

Anything beyond that definition risks falling into a philosophical or literary debate that would amount to such an abstraction of the beauty of the artform as to render it pointless. There are no rules. No restrictions. No limits to what you can and can’t, or to what you should and shouldn’t do.

A lot of this book will help you to hone that expression, giving you tips, tools, and tricks to make it more evocative. But that is all just make up and window dressing. Expression is the key. Some people gravitate towards rhymes and structure, others to free-flowing verse, others still, to long form paragraphs or books, crafting each line with meticulous care. It is all just writing. It is all just words on a page. It is all just poetry…

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Hunt Your Own Shadow - Free 12 Week Email Course

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Hunt Your Own Shadow - Free 12 Week Email Course

Featuring exclusive guided audio tracks, introspective contemplations, expansion challenges, and email coaching - this course will act as a guide, offering insights, prompts and suggestions that will help you to dive into your shadow, reintegrate, heal, and grow.

To sign up, just put your email here and I will send you week one’s content.

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Exposing Inner Demons – An Uncut Example Of Writing Therapy

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Exposing Inner Demons – An Uncut Example Of Writing Therapy

I don’t know why, but I feel the need to write something down. And then to share it. So I guess you my dear reader are invited to take a journey into the stream of consciousness that is this piece…

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There Is Something Spiritual About Cutting Your Hair

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There Is Something Spiritual About Cutting Your Hair

There is something spiritual about cutting hair. A release, a letting go, a transformation, a potential for change. Yes, cutting my beard is a simple act, but it symbolic of a decision, to reaffirm myself and to choose to live…

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Uncomfortably Numb: I Need Medication But It Doesn’t Work

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Uncomfortably Numb: I Need Medication But It Doesn’t Work

I’m not well. I feel fundamentally flawed. Like this world expects more of me than I can give. That in order to fit in and survive, I need to change myself, to alter the very thing that makes me, me.

Medication…

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Why Mental Illness Makes Dating Almost Impossible

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Why Mental Illness Makes Dating Almost Impossible

How soon should you disclose your mental illness?

This question is something I tackle every time I’m entering into a new relationship. Share your truth too soon and you scare people off. Attempt to mask and you inevitably watch it crumble. Either way, you risk being left alone…

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The Oppenheimer Effect: Multiple Universes and the Power to Destroy Ourselves

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The Oppenheimer Effect: Multiple Universes and the Power to Destroy Ourselves

Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. - J. Robert Oppenheimer

There is a theory of alternate realities that posits that whenever a decision is made, two universes split off and start divergent timelines. In one universe you chose left, and in the other you chose right kind of deal. If you consider this from a singular point of view, accounting for all the decisions you make in just one day, the number of universes you are creating is astronomical. When you multiply that number by all the decisions everyone is making simultaneously, as well as their downstream consequences, the number of possible universes being created according to this theory is basically infinite.

So, what does this have to do with Oppenheimer?

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How To Make Positive Habits Stick

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How To Make Positive Habits Stick

I exercise at least 10 times per week. These sessions involve running, weights or swimming in the mornings and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at night. I didn’t just start with this exercise routine. I slowly built it up over years, taking time to develop the conditioning and lifestyle needed to support this level of training.

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I Don't Know How To Be A Dad

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I Don't Know How To Be A Dad

It feels like there is a pit of neglect and abuse opening behind me, that I am desperately attempting to sprint away from. I’ve got my children slung over my shoulders and my wife running beside me as we flee somewhere, anywhere, that is safer than where we came from…

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How To Deal With Death, Disability, & Displacement

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How To Deal With Death, Disability, & Displacement

Given enough time, life will cause us to suffer in one way or another. We will all become injured or sick at some stage, sometimes quite seriously.

Some of us will suffer significant setbacks, both personally and financially. A large percentage of the population lives with disabilities, mental illness and issues carried over from their past.

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