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Editor Picks — Our favourite Posts On CRY
Image by Watercolor_ConceptSorry, we’re a bit late on getting our picks out this week. Life happens, but we haven’t forgotten so here we go; our favourite pieces from CRY Magazine. Remember, we’re choosing pieces from any time period. Could be this week, could be last week, could be last year.
KernAll of the pieces on CRY are incredible (that’s why we publish them), but sometimes there’s a story that we feel honoured to host. For me, Everything I Wanted To Tell My Dad When He Was Dying is that piece. The Silent Wave took vulnerability to another level and paired that with writing and storytelling that wraps you in a bear hug. Favourite excerpt:
We’re much the same, you and I. We both feel pain so deeply that everything hurts. The world hurts, it’s a bitch of a place, whenever we’re honest with ourselves.
Our lives are themed with grief and loss. Things affect us too deeply. I’m similarly empathic, must have gotten it from both of you.Safia
My favourite post on CRY right now is I Humbly Reject Your Rejection by Nada Chehade. Infused with humour and wit throughout, Nada gives us a glimpse into what she calls “therapy under the covers” — a tactic she uses to re-channel the negative voices in her head.
This excerpt made me laugh:
I read an article about a guy who kept boasting to his friends about becoming a published author for ten years and never did. I kept laughing and laughing. Then I realized I was five years in and lost my shit. Six. I’m six years in.[image error]
Editor Picks — Our favourite Posts On CRY was originally published in CRY Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
How To Live A Full Life while Accepting Your Age?
First, you decide if you are going to let your years or your abilities limit you.
November 18, 2021
The Beautiful Butterfly Is Actually Emerging From Its Cocoon
Let’s Hope it Lasts Longer Than the Life Expectancy of a Butterfly
The Southpaw Flow State
Image provided by CanvaAll my life it has felt like life is a futile fight.
I have been in this phase now where I am paying attention to what my energy looks like.
Compassionately destructing the detrimental ways in which I operate.
They love to hate when I concentrate so I take my time and I meditate.
Never again will I forsake me.
As the phases of life flow my devotion grows and I become better acquainted with my flow state.
Deeply focused on being.
Beyond the point of distractions.
I immerse myself in the moment and disregard the labels the diagnostic criteria propose.
I disregard how well google says it knows me.
The statistical evidence cannot make sense when the method of the analysis is rooted in incompetence.
How?
Due to the insidiousness of these inequities I will say that again by asking questions…
How do you measure a man’s worth without getting to know him?
What does a woman do when it is between her livelihood and her womb?
How does she choose?
Who ends up losing?
Who created these choices that society says we are to choose from?
Who and what were they thinking about when they planned this all out?
The current flow of this phase that I am in is emergence from confusion.
I now pay attention to the mood that I am in.
I hold no one else accountable for my life participation.
I pay no attention to judging the mistakes that other people make.
They are human, too.
I am immersed in this moment.
They love to hate when I concentrate so I take my time and I meditate.
What if the point of this life was merely to appreciate experiencing it?
Never again will I forsake me.
Provoking thought is the purpose that provides my fight with meaning.
It no longer feels futile…
I am deeply focused on being.
[image error]The Southpaw Flow State was originally published in CRY Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
