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be wise about how you support them

Be careful not to lose yourself in the depths of their struggle. Provide your support for their journey, but it’s ultimately up to them to get the answers they need to change. In short, don’t allow it to reach a point where your compassion becomes compressed. – TheRhymeRula

It’s not that simple

Changes for the better are not simple because it’s all circumstantial. All of it requires effort and for some an awareness that they’re failing themselves. Moreover, that awareness demands relentless effort, and the moment you become inactive, failure lurks inescapably on the horizon. – TheRhymeRula Photo credited – Gabriel Ramos

I hope you Find your way back

Move with vigilance Be scrupulous with how you change your perception Identify the deceptive ones And never succumb to their offerings Ignorance is malignant Indignant fury for justice Even if your path is obscured Search for that beacon of truth Because it’s out there And it awaits your arrival So embrace its shine of clarity

PSA: Are you even their friend?

Who else resonates with this quote?

If you knew

Evaluate everyone before you establish a connection or risk toxicity. – TheRhymeRula

City Photo Mix (New Haven, Connecticut)

Title: Now Boarding Location: New Haven Amtrak Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Photo description: I took this photo before boarding a train back to Boston. Before boarding, we unfortunately experienced a few minor delays that pushed the departure time behind schedule. Aside from that, I enjoyed the round-trip ride that took me through the major […]

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Should I have stepped in?

So, this past Friday, I was witness to a dilemma that I believe I could have involved myself in but chose not to. Upon leaving the situation, I felt a semblance of regret that I had to share with a friend that night. Anyway, it went down like this. I entered the Harvard University campus […]

Category: Poetry