Me and My Shadow

_{Not Just a Number - An NFT Collection...}

The World Is Too Much With Us

_{BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH}
 
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.

Today

 
Today I'm listening to someone further along the road than me, who it seems was right, again.

I had to see for myself, of course. And now I have.

So Today I'm heeding some sage advice from ol' @tengolotodo and I'm writing my post first. And then I'll get to answering comments and catching up with all of the creativity around here.

I did wake up groaning inwardly at the thought of dealing with we humans today. I won't lie. I try not to, you see. ^{check your shadow at this point, please}

So, instead of grabbing my phone and logging straight on around here, I went to YouTube instead.

Hopefully, one day, I will be able to say Threespeak instead. But... I don't see why anyone should change platforms if they are all the same, really ^{because most people are still doing the same shit}. It sounds like a lot of work for nothing.

So YouTube it was because there is still more content over there, and more creatives as well, and I was looking to fill up my soul a bit this morning.

Sometimes my soul gets tired.

I found some incredible Slam Poetry ^{thanks again for the reminder... well... I won't tag you again because most folks around here will think I'm trying to climb socially or summink if you might think this - see your shadow shit, please. It's exhausting for everyone around you if you don't. Mmmmkay?}

It's not me.

It is you.

Most of the time.

If you take the time to learn how things "work" a bit better.

I have absolutely no doubt at all that if most humans did this there would be far less pain and suffering in the world.

Am I a "PollyAnna". ^{*sigh - see above, please}

I have spent eight long years getting to know my Shadow.

I don't mean taking an hour here or there or attending a workshop on a weekend getting to know my Shadow. Or seeing an expensive psychologist for 45 minutes once a week who, probably, hasn't even done the work themselves.

I mean lying awake at night, hugging myself to sleep, while I cried fucking buckets Shadow work. Buckets so big it made me nauseous Shadow work.

I mean digging down fucking deep and every day alone with my own shit for many, many, many fucking years now. Okay? ^{This is a hard boundary now. The end. Own your shit or go bye bye.}

Because I know my shit! ^{and if you think I'm lying - see Shadow stuff, please. I'm on to you. In fact, you give yourself away pretty blatantly if you don't know yourself very well.}

But that's not why I did this work.

I'm far from a sociopath even though I don't give many fucks these days. In fact, I did this work so that I could walk in this world, without wanting to kill myself because of the atrocities all over and every day normal...

and still care.

Doing this work has also made me authentically be able to give no fucks now.

This does not mean I don't care. In fact, I extended a hand of assistance to yet another struggling human today without any expectation of return. Simply because I've been there and it sucks. And it is the right thing to do.

Am I a Polly Anna Doo-gooder? I'd ask you, curiously, why this may bother you at all?

Interesting, huh?

The life hack

 
Meditate.

The end.

This is the beginning of this work...

_{It is not your fault! Shame will hinder you. This is a human psychological phenomenon and we all do it so stop being a pussy!}

This is not about worshipping "false idols" either.

^{I'd add here that any rule that has been written probably by mankind to encourage the fear of new knowledge is more about abuse than it is about "enlightenment". Sounds like a someone wants other someones to remain under their power and control. To me.}

Imagine generating a fear of ideas and philosophies that is so great...

we are too afraid to talk about them at all!

Especially when they allow us to see ourselves and, thus, the nature of things more clearly.

Diabolical!

_{Fear does actually lead to the dark side - of US.}

Meditate.

The end.

This is not about prayer. This is about contemplation. Introspection. And how to know yourself.

Even beginning with 5 minutes a day is enough.

With practice you will be able to observe your own thoughts on the fly as you walk in the world. And this is what enables you to choose when to give a fuck. And when not to give a fuck.

When you honestly do not give a fuck for real, you will also need less money, less material bling, less people who may not really be friends, less validation, less, less, less...

and you will have more peace.

And more time to do the things that bring you more peace. And you will do them well and they will bring you joy.

If you want to know what I think the ultimate life hack is...

to keep things clear, peaceful, simple, streamlined and, hence, most productive and focused for yourself...

Meditate.

The end. ^{so that you can have tea with your Shadow}

_{Warning: I will no longer be picking up what anybody lays down who does not "work" things in action.}

 
In Love. Only. ^{❤️ 👣}

Breakfast

 

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All it takes for Evil to succeed
is for good men (and women) to not know their Shadow

_{Misquoted by Nicky Dee}

Eternal Seeker
Hardened Dreamer
Mother
Peaceful Warrior
Determined Dancer
and Stargazer

still...

Beyond fear is freedom

And there is nothing to be afraid of.

_{To Life, with Love... and always for Truth!
Nicky Dee}

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_{All images my own for this one. All photo editing done with GIMP.}

 

_{I will not be over checking and [edited to add] correcting typos/grammar etc because of the mostly complete lack of respect for the effort I put into my work any longer. Please 'scuse inevitable typos because ONLY HUMAN. Fixed today because this post is worth it.}