It strikes me that the most expressive people I’ve known have often been the ones least comfortable with deep and explicit discussions about feelings.
Those that have been accused of being unfeeling and overly analytical, on the other hand and contrary to television stereotype, have often been extremely able when it comes to talk about emotions, emotional life, and their effects.
I wonder if others have had the same experience, if this is a cultural phenomenon, etc.
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§ Under the leaves, soil. Under the soil, stone. Under the stone, souls.
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§ Want to be a radical? Refuse to suffer. Then, wait for the assault.
§ Goodbye 2017, part two. (The real part.)
§ Sometimes you find home where you’ve never been—and you dwell where you aren’t.
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