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Universe grants blessings so send them a card

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I Admit It. The Big U Isn’t Always a Dick. Sometimes the Universe Grants Blessings

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  • October 11, 2018

Lying down on the cool grass, looking at the clouds I realized that the Universe isn’t always a dick. Sometimes the Universe grants blessings. I know I’ve said the Universe is a dick on more than one occasion but that is a lie. Mostly. As is the first sentence of this post. I was not…

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Hope when the Universe is being a dick.

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Even When the Universe is Being a Dick I Hold on to Hope

  • Posted by ayb
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  • October 4, 2018

Recently I was speaking to a friend and in the midst of our conversation remarked “I run my life on hope.” (You know, a car runs on gas. A parent runs on coffee. America runs on Dunkin. A.Y. runs on hope.) Though I hadn’t intended to be witty or humorous, he started to chuckle. Per…

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Sharks are one of my biggest fears

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Sharks and Snakes Terrify Me, Death Isn’t Funny, and Also Fear is a Dickhead

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  • September 27, 2018

Like everyone, there are things that scare me. Some shit that downright terrifies me. We call that Fear and Fear is kind of a dickhead. He knows what he’s doing. Getting into your head and under your skin and hoping he’ll keep you from moving forward or chasing a dream or seizing an opportunity. Fear…

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