Today's Tendril...

A handful of rain is better than a bottle full of lightning.

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IC Centric

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Today's Tendril...

What does a soul-punch feel like? A lie.

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Real for a Moment 6 (Dark Version)

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Salve 3

Decidedly positive.

The glass is half full.

Positively decided.

Fortitude doesn't cavil.

Negativity sears.

Mental scars criss-cross.

The coin — two-sided.

Don't leave choice to chance.

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Today's Tendril...

Sometimes you have to drink from the fire hose. Sometimes you long for an oasis. And sometimes, just sometimes, you get to sip from the golden chalice.

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Today's Tendril...

The most interesting path to follow, is the one that winds through the mind.

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Christmas (2016)

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The line between "a broken will" and "a stake in the ground" is drawn with choice.

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Fallen (2016)

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Today's Tendril...

First love is a soul-stain that never comes out.

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Salve 2

Fingers love to point.
Eyes love to pry.
Emotion is a pendulum.
So trust in the mirror,

Because the mirror does not lie.

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Today's Tendril...

Patterns that fluctuate between a heavenly pause and a hell-bent deviate are the marks of either a tormented mind or an enlightened one.

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All Again

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Updated 2018
Original version released 2016

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Success is a tuple of: independent spirit, business acumen, conversational savvy, and resiliency.

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Justice might be blind, but it can still bare its teeth.

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Salve 1

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Characters Within (Interis Dieagolis) 7

"Silence is golden," said Modesty.

"Not when you're a cut above the rest," replied Hubris.

"Absolutists. Both of you," said Balance, in disgust.

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Today's Tendril...

Old habits might die hard, but new habits take a while to grow up. And even longer to mature.

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The weight of forgiveness is a curious thing. It can be as heavy as an anchor when being sought, then become as light as a feather once it is received.

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Cityscape and Waves (in the Abstract)

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The Totality of Value

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Today's Tendril...

The trouble with a deity that only you can hear is that the "holy message" communicated to the rest of the world comes across as a one-sided conversation.

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Today's Tendril...

When science reinvents itself, it's called progress. When faith reinvents itself, it's called aberrance. Life is not static. And a faith locked in dogma and legalism is no more alive than a stone.

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Today's Tendril...

Hive mentality — good for structure, continuity, and safety. Bad for creativity, individuality, and evolution.

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