Becky Blab

These walls we build
the armour around
our hardened hearts.
What is their purpose,
if all withers within?
Like a snake, I shed
these skins,
layer by layer.
This dry, brittle shell
can crumble.
I welcome you in,
waiting for the re-growth.

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While it may seem to some
that I’ve gone insane
the truth remains
I’ve never been less so.
More clarity comes in simplicity,
more peace in dissolution.
While it may seem to some
that I’m swimming upstream,
I’m constantly being pulled
down by the torrents.
Becoming an offering
is no easy task,
requiring erasing
of all the past.
Limitations, like ropes
bind me tight;
still, Iike lightening
I strive for what’s right.
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If you’re feeling great today, you may end up inadvertently spreading the joy to someone you don’t even know.

This network from 2000, colored for average mood, shows yellow as happy, blue as sad, and green as in-between.

New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from [...]

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