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surfing the tsunamis
“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” Simple: Everything is random. Keep working hard. What it means:...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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giant monster
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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dive right in… the water’s fine
Mosh pits Annotated bare chest Stage diving sky diver Spray the crowd with cold water Now it’s mosh pits and wet tits I think I need a...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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what would you do
What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor, Cause he’s hungry and the only way to feed him is to...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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everyday i write
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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no no samo samo
“Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns…We may...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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a spell on you
“Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect,...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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hey now
What is like a smelly fart, that, although invisible is obvious? One’s own faults, that are precisely As obvious as the effort made to...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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10 years in recovery
The Four Reliances First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words; Second, rely on the teachings, not on the...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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roads
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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when it doubt ….. try backtracking
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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while my life ….gently weeps
I had spent years adjusting to the idea of dying. I made piece with dying as I sat beside my dying lover’s bed and gave him permission to...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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sunsets, nostalgia, and the promise of a new day
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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budapest- a labyrinth of friendships, spirals, and touchstones
“In the past, when gays were very flamboyant as drag queens or as leather queens or whatever, that just amused people. And most of the...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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take a bow
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ― Gautama Buddha it has been quite the season...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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epiphany
Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of...

Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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