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Everything is Not What it Seems
What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by?
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I am not at all a personal mantra or philosophy guy.
In fact, I struggle to be positive in general or even remember inspirational quotes to throw into dire situations. Recently I’ve adopted the practice of having a few gratitude pages in my journal where I try to write down more “up beat” affirmations about life. This has been somewhat painful for me.
I’ve even tried making a list of hard things I’ve accomplished so I can go back and look at some of the calluses I’ve created within my soul for when things get difficult. This is wildly inconsistent as well. Some days I can think of a few different things. Other days, it is simply that I got out of bed.
I do, oddly, believe in the good of people. It is something that fascinates me as a writer and person. The paradox of the human condition. Causing both suffering and happiness with each individual action.
Most people who follow me on here understand that I have a dark POV and I very much fit the stereotypical brooding poet stereotype. I wear black a lot, enjoy sad stories, and occasionally like to sit and stare at a lake on a cloudy day wearing a peacoat. So getting any sort of personal mantra or philosophy out of me is a bit tricky and arduous. I do have one though:
Everything is not what it seems.
Now this might not seem like a mantra or philosophy because it is inherently vague and almost distrusting, but I adopted this when I was young and just starting to understand the pain and insecurity that was being passed to me through generational trauma.
Even at this point in my young development, I was trying to convince myself that there had to be more to the people who made me feel so uncomfortable, so ashamed to be me, that their lack of acceptance towards me was really aimed at their own souls and identities.
That is what this saying is geared towards. That is what this quote relies on. I manifested it young as a survival tool. Now as an adult, I see how accurate it is when examining people. Malice, anger, cruelty, more often than not is a symptom of tragedy, trauma, and hardship.
Now, that isn’t an excuse for crappy behavior. You have to own your pain. It isn’t fair that it happened to you, but it also isn’t fair that you take it out on others.
Your trauma is your responsibility.
Everything is not what it seems also points to the motivation to simply stay curious in life. To ask questions. Both Ted Lasso and Walt Whitman talked about through their media and lyrics. Stay curious because everything is not what it seems. And, just to be clear, I certainly don’t mean this as a conspiracy theory or tinfoil hat mentality. There are hidden motives to the world, but nothing worthy of a tinfoil crown.
Everything is not what it seems points at the hidden worlds inside of us that has captivated me as a writer for so many years. It transcends everything I do as a writer in fact. Whether it is the Unnamed from the Greenland Diaries, and their various complexities or my poetry about lonely ghosts wanting to recreate a family. I look for monsters to understand them, because part of me wants to understand their pain.
Whether that is pain inside of me, in others, or even in society itself.
I’m constantly trying to understand the monster.
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Additional Personal Philosophies
My wife has stuck by me through more than I can imagine. And I can't thank her enough for that, even when I struggle to reciprocate at times. I've felt like a perpetual outlier for much of my life and even lately, as though my troubles or thoughts lay so deeply in the cracks of existence that no one else can relate. In some respects, this may be true, considering my experiences and perceptions are coming from my vantage point. But they aren't wholly unique.The trouble tends to be that I don't […]https://strayadultwrites.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/additional-personal-philosophies/
Moving forward or looking backward? Weekly Recap 10/5/2026
I’d like to share a piece of advice that I heard recently:
“Moving forward while looking backward is usually not a very good idea.”
How often do we find ourselves progressing in life, but too focused on our previous missteps to enjoy the forward momentum? The wake doesn’t drive the boat, as they say. Our past can only indicate where we’ve come from, not where we’re going. Better to look ahead!
Of course, in this particular instance, the above quote was uttered by a father to his son, immediately after the child careened into me at a restaurant.
Still, it’s fairly straightforward and practical advice for many situations. Remember y’all, the lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of the understanding.
Daily writing prompt What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by? View all responsesGood morning and happy Monday, friends! Happy October! ‘Tis the season to load up on cinnamon brooms…
…and sushi.
I had another blurry week of school, but there have been some highlights.
Selene and I traveled to Rhode Island again. We left on Friday afternoon, hung out for a few hours, and then flew back home late Saturday. With the layovers and connecting flights, it felt like we were traveling for infinity hours.
I found the ocean in the self-proclaimed “Ocean State.”
Well, technically… it’s a “harbor.” But it all connects, right?
And I did get that coffee milk latte that I’ve had my eye on for a few months.
It was good, but it was also basically just a regular latte. I think I can now finally end my obsession with coffee milk.
While passing by a LEGO store, I couldn’t help but notice they have an Enterprise D set. Now that’s something I would build.
We got back just in time to pop into StaarCon for my presentation. I gave another talk on runes. More StaarCon thoughts shall come later, time permitting!
I also encountered someone who said they enjoy being on my mailing list. I won’t out them, but to this individual (you know who you are), I would like to say: thanks. It’s sometimes strange to think that anyone [other than my wife] reads these words.
Speaking of my wife… at some point this past week, she made medialunas.
They were delicious.
I’m done with festivals and presentations for a while. I’ve had to delay my M3 schedule slightly, but as soon as I catch up with school, I’ll have a new episode out for everyone!
That’s all for now, friends. Stay tuned for more soon!
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What Does It Mean To Be A Good Person?
Daily writing prompt What does it mean to be a good person? View all responsesFor me it means treating people how I myself would want to be treated. If I have treated people poorly then I would understand others doing the same. Giving to charitable causes, tipping where needed and helping people in need. It’s pretty much the blueprint…
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The END
After deep personal reflection, this is my final blog post, marking the definitive end of our conversations, poems, and stories. The cursor blinks its very last farewell.The glowing screen descends into the dark.No further stories are alive to tell.The fire dies without a single spark. The layout fades from every open tab.The final post is published to the void.The interface is cold and strictly drab.The beautiful domains are all destroyed. The metaphors are packed and put away.The rhyming […]
The plague of scientific titles and his prayer of humility and devotion to the Lord of the wilderness
Indeed, the best of mankind (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to be called by some godparents by his bare name, and he did not convey that he was angry or his honorable face was disturbed...
In order to succeed..
success requires some persistence, courage and adventure, and it's okay to tell you a secret that I leave between you and me on the way to it, and when you fall, don't care, get up and continuehttps://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/10/04/in-order-to-succeed/
Farrah Abraham Speaks Out About Jaw Surgery That Left Her Unrecognizable: ‘I Feel Like Frankenstein’
Farrah Abraham is getting candid about her double-disc jaw surgery. On Thursday, October 1, the former reality TV personality, 35, posted an Instagram video that began with a selfie of her at a pumpkin patch, standing in front of a Frankenstein figure, and included a clip of her stitches being removed, along with photos of X-rays and medical bills. The 16 and Pregnant alum penned a lengthy caption about the gruesome surgery. "Responding to the jaw surgery in my own words: I feel like […]
What’s the Best Way to Explore a New City? Throw Away the List. 🏙️
What’s the best way to explore a new city?
Whenever I visit a new city, I try not to plan every minute.
I like leaving some room to just wander.
Forget the “Top 10 places to visit” list.
Walk. Get a little lost. Take the road that looks less interesting. That’s often where the real city is.
Eat somewhere local. Talk to someone. Wake up early and see the city before it gets busy.
For me, exploring a city isn’t about checking places off a list.
It’s about slowing down enough to actually experience it.
You don’t explore a city by covering it.
You explore it by letting it surprise you.
Now I want to know yours:
When you arrive in a new city, what’s the ONE thing you always do first?
Drop your rule in the comments — I might steal the best one. 👇
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What’s Converting Right Now: 7 Strategies That Actually Work
There is a strange thing happening in B2B marketing right now. Companies are publishing more content, adding more AI features to their websites, increasing their ad spend, and producing more polished sales materials. Yet plenty of them are still struggling to generate qualified conversations. The problem is often not a lack of content. It is lack of relevance. A generic article about AI phone systems has to compete with thousands of similar pages. An article about AI phone answering for […]
How to Explore a New City Conveniently, Easily, and Safely
Your first time in a new city can be an eye-opening, and often overwhelming experience. You might want to simply get out and start exploring, but if you don’t have an idea of how to do it well, you can end up lost, tired, and thoroughly frustrated. Here, we’re going to look at some tips to help you better explore a new city in a way that helps you get to see the best of it while taking care of yourself at the same time. Get to Know the Public Transport System One of the first things to […]
What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive?
What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive? I think “feeling truly alive” is a truly ungrateful way to describe the moment!😏 My younger self partied hard every weekend for 6 years straight- I thought life was all that: earn money to have fun with worldly pleasures I’m sure most young people want to have fun out of angst nowadays. “ What kinda fked up world and economic crisis is this?” First, this world wasn't created for us to enjoy 24/7. Our brains […]
With the wave of a pen
social modesty of legal figures that confers a kind of exaltation and exaltation, honoring and presenting.https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/with-the-wave-of-a-pen/
Equipping youth with practical financial literacy
"Breakfast and lunch on our menu provided affordable good food for us. Both breakfast and lunch did not go beyond Shs. 4,000 (USD 1.02). And the meals made up a well-balanced diet. Our meals were very delicious and nutritious. A balanced diet to provide quick energy for us to keep us active throughout the training. Local dishes dominated our menu. We chose to have a selection of local foods. We had matooke (green cooking bananas), beans, greens, cassava, sweet potatoes, chapati, millet […]https://cparuganda.com/2026/10/03/equipping-youth-with-practical-financial-literacy/
life in fragments
I feel the most alive when I’m not distracted by the life I want to live. When I can place myself in the life I am living.