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There is no such thing as anxiety…

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by James

The End of Anxiety: How Knowing Myself Set Me Free Anxiety is the chaos of being lost—the fear that arises when you do not trust, love, know, or believe in yourself enough to face, handle, embrace, or overcome an experience, whether real or imagined. I haven’t felt anxiety in over 660 days. No panic, no…

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“I’m Not Attracted to You Anymore” the freedom in these words.

Posted on January 27, 2025January 25, 2025 by James

Few phrases hit harder than when the person we love says, “I’m not attracted to you anymore.” It feels like a direct assault on our identity, our value, and the very core of who we are. But in reality, while this statement is deeply painful, it holds within it layers of meaning, about them, about…

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Forgiving Others is About You

Posted on January 26, 2025January 25, 2025 by James

Forgiveness is a word that carries the weight of a lifetime, doesn’t it? It’s simple to say, but its depth is something that can drown you before it saves you. For years, I misunderstood forgiveness. I thought it was something I did for the benefit of others, a way to release them from the consequences…

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The Solitude We Fear and the Self We Find

Posted on January 23, 2025January 30, 2025 by James

To be alone is often a fear most cannot consider, much less face. The silence of solitude terrifies because it leaves us with nothing but ourselves, stripped of the noise that so often fills our days and drowns out the questions we are too afraid to ask. Yet, in solitude lies a gift unmatched, a…

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I Need Nothing.

Posted on January 22, 2025January 30, 2025 by James

“I need nothing.” The words hang in the air like they shouldn’t belong to me, but they do. They weren’t always mine, though. There was a time when the word need felt like an open door to panic, a constant grasping for something—validation, security, meaning—that I didn’t believe I had. Back then, every want disguised…

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You Better Think Before You Follow… Who’s Driving You?

Posted on January 20, 2025January 21, 2025 by James

Ideas are a dime a dozen; they’re everywhere, all the time, all at once and it’s very hard to tell we’re even being influenced by them. I’ve engaged in some extremely diverse think tanks only to find the majority of of people just want to be heard. Everyone seems to be an expert, and yet,…

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The Power of Touch. And it’s crutch – this man’s thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2025January 20, 2025 by James

When a Man is Wanted, Loved, Touched, and Known I’ve lived through the seasons of what it feels like to be wanted and the emptiness of what it feels like when you’re not. There’s a shift that happens in a man when his wife wants him, not just as a partner in life, not just…

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Get Scared… It’s the Spark you Need.

Posted on January 17, 2025January 18, 2025 by James

Fear as Fuel: A Journey into Adventure and Growth (A Reflection on an Old Discovery) Fear is universal. It touches every part of our lives, shaping the choices we make and the paths we take. For many, fear feels like a wall; stopping progress, stalling dreams, and creating hesitation. But what if fear isn’t the…

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Was Eve a Sinner? Reclaiming Eve Pt10

Posted on September 25, 2024September 24, 2024 by James

Essay 10: The Fall and Redemption: How Eve Shapes Our Understanding of Sin and Salvation Introduction: Eve’s Role in the Narrative of the Fall and Redemption Eve’s place in the biblical narrative is crucial for understanding both the nature of sin and the scope of redemption. Her actions in the Garden of Eden have often…

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The Bible Don’t Need No Women … err… their agency is life | Reclaiming Eve pt 9

Posted on September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 by James

Eve as a Paradigm for Women in Scripture: Re-examining Women’s Agency Across Biblical Narratives Introduction: Eve and the Paradigm of Female Agency Eve is often portrayed as a symbol of moral weakness, but when we dig deeper into her story, we uncover a figure that embodies the complexity of human agency. Eve’s choice to eat…

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