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Syl Sabastian

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"I admit to being an unusual person." - SS

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“Beautiful and astounding. Kind of resembles an amazing character I know. Some call him the Weaver of the Unraveled, the Rekindler of Doused Fires, the Sandman of Endless Beaches, the Friend to the Friendless, the Harmonizer of Unsung Heros. And some even call him Syl.” - Na'Cher

From age 10, on the day he literally exploded a light-bulb, Syl Sabastian’s acute life-long love affair with Understanding began. Since then his focus on, and love of Awareness, or more accurately his struggle with non-awareness, has never let-up.

An intense reader in his youth, Syl absorbed over a book a day, ...more

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Average rating: 4.35 · 34 ratings · 15 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Psychology of Bullshit (The Realism Series, #1) by Syl Sabastian (Goodreads Author), Elevia DeNobelia (Contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out BS!: Overcoming and Understanding Today’s BullSh!t (The Realism Series #1) by Syl Sabastian (Goodreads Author), Syl Sabastian (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Sense of Toxic Abusive People (Book 1 of The Realism Series) by Syl Sabastian (Goodreads Author), Elevia DeNobelia 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Sense of Toxic Abusive People (Book 1 of The Realism Series) by Syl Sabastian (Goodreads Author), Elevia DeNobelia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding the Crazy of Life and Self-Psychology in a Narcissism Culture (Realism Seroes #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Biella - Questions Answered - Book 1: Life-Lessons, Advice, and Alternative Solutions to Self-Help Issues (Book Three of The Realism Series ) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding the Crazy of Life and Self-Psychology in a Narcissism Culture (Realism Seroes #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Biella - Questions Answered - Book 1: Life-Lessons, Advice, and Alternative Solutions to Self-Help Issues (Book Three of The Realism Series ) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Biella - Questions Answered - Book 1: Life-Lessons, Advice, and Alternative Solutions to Self-Help Issues (Book Three of The Realism Series ) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Syl’s Quotes

“We have to take a stand against deception, take action against all lying, and together, as a society, using awareness, discernment, and understanding, empower ourselves to call bullshit against bullshit!”
― Elevia DeNobelia - Syl Sabastian

tags: anti-bullshit, bmn, buldhit-manipulator-narcissist, emotional-abuse, narcissism, out-bs, psychological-abuse

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“For me the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my interest has been to convince you that you must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time. I want to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.”
― Carlos Castaneda, Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan

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“When we realise we can add to the World, change the World, contribute positively to the World, simply via being Aware, we undergo a profound moment of Personal Empowerment. - Biella Noble”
― Elevia DeNobelia, Syl Sabastian

tags: awareness, empowerment, out-bs, personal, positivity, self-empowerment, social-change, unrelenting-positivity

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“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Once we know, we’re empowered.”
― Elevia DeNobelia, Syl Sabastian

tags: awareness, discernment, out-bs, personal-development, self-improvement, social-change, social-consciousness, understanding

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