What Is Patriotism?
by Emma Goldman
1908
San Francisco, California
Men and Women:
What is patriotism? Is it love of one's birthplace, the place of childhood's recollections and hopes, dreams and aspirations? Is it the place where, in childlike naivete, we would watch the passing clouds, and wonder why we, too, could not float so swiftly?
Chapter 5 * Nila
"...I swear to love you forever. You are no longer indebted to me. I'm indebted to you. My heart is in your debt. My happiness. My very life is yours."
This, Jethro..
Loss and Trauma Treatment A: Soothe Your Emotional Pain Your Way
Loss and Trauma Treatment B: Recover Lost Aspects of Your "Self"
1. List your qualities, characteristics, and abilities that you valued in yourself or that others valued about you before the events occurred (aim for at least ten items).
2. Which of the above items feel most disconnected from your life today or tend to be expressed less today than they had been previously?
3. For each quality you listed, write a brief paragraph describing why you feel disconnected from the attribute in question or why the quality is no longer expressed as extensively as it had been previously.
4. For each quality you listed, write a brief paragraph describing possible people, activities, or outlets you could pursue that would allow you to express the quality in a more substantial way than you are able to do currently.
5. Rank the items from the previous question according to which of them seem both doable and emotionally manageable.
6. Set yourself the goal of working through the list as best you can and at whatever pace seems most comfortable.
Loss and Trauma Treatment C: Find Meaning in Tragedy
1-I never imagined back then that such tragic events would lead me to:
2-What I did was significant and very meaningful to me because:
3-The first step of my journey toward the achievement was when I:
4-My achievement was possible because I changed my priorities such that:
5-Changing my priorities led me to make the following changes in my life:
6-Along the way I realized my purpose in life is:
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Gus grunted a painful chuckle. “How do you fight for something that’s already yours?”
“People aren’t property, Gus. You can’t possess her. You can fight for her attention and maybe even her heart, and that’s enough to live out your ’til-death-do-us-part.”
“I kissed you.”
Biting her lips together, she nodded. “Total prick. I can give you womanly
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Vladimir Mayakovsky
“As they say-
"the final juicy incident is closed"
my beloved boat
is broken on the rocks of daily life.
I've paid my debts
and no longer need to count
pains I've suffered at the hands of others
The misfortunes
and the insults.
Good luck to those who remain”
My beloved boat
is broken on the rocks of daily life.
I’ve paid my debts
and no longer need to count pains
I’ve suffered at the hands of others.
The misfortunes and the insults.
Good luck to those
who remain.
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