Tag Archives: pressure

A cookie cutter

Posted on December 1, 2023 by zfthrimej

might sound alarming, like a gingerbread man that is self-harming, jarring, scarring, dealing with pain, and the numbing repressive pressure of having to accept or be the same. Despite expectations of having to fit a shape, to smile and be … Continue reading →

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A celebrity used to look naturally attractive;

Posted on July 7, 2023 by zfthrimej

now that person looks distorted and plastic. Social pressure and surgery can be a price of fame. They can lead to or reveal insecurities or shame. Cosmetic vs authentic? Often overrated is the artificial. There’s beauty and meaning in what’s … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a question can’t be answered with a yes or a no (since the answer might really be an I don’t know).

Posted on October 21, 2021 by zfthrimej

When setbacks keep happening, uncertainties grow. One answer may be: it depends on how things go. To frustrate, fail, or slow can suck or can blow. Understanding and improvement: what i work on fo sho.

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A ping pong player is weighing options (back and forth) on what next to do:

Posted on September 29, 2016 by zfthrimej

either attend an auction with paddles, or paddle a canoe.

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In jousting, a lance is long and pointed (so people will know for whom it is aimed).

Posted on September 6, 2016 by zfthrimej

If that weapon is not specifically directed, it might confuse or mess with brains.

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Brainwashing is how one person describes a wedding

Posted on August 31, 2016 by zfthrimej

(because that person got scarred by marriages that turned out depressing). I wish that person would see the good in matrimony; I also wish that person was not so lonely.

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A celebrity used to look naturally attractive; now that person looks distorted and plastic.

Posted on August 25, 2016 by zfthrimej

Social pressure and surgery can be a price of fame. They can lead to or reveal insecurities or shame. Cosmetic vs authentic? Often overrated is the artificial. There’s beauty and meaning in what’s true and original.