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They Don’t Die, They Just Stop Showing Up
Losing people who are still alive hits different. There’s no funeral, no closure—just silence dressed up as distance. You tell yourself it’s life, but deep down, you know when absence is intentional. This one’s for everyone who’s ever realized, too late, that they were the only one still sitting at the table.
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ALL RISE: THE SOUL VS. THE SELF
A courtroom of the mind. The witnesses are the emotions. This isn’t about punishment—it’s about coming home to yourself. All Rise: The Soul vs. The Self is a six-act reckoning where Fear, Sadness, Love, and Anger take the stand. What begins as prosecution ends as understanding. If it hits, share it with someone who’s still…
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The Dominant Within
True dominance isn’t about what you do to others—it’s about what you’ve mastered within yourself. If you want to control, first you must control yourself. Your finances. Your health. Your temper. Your integrity. These are the foundations. Because how can you control anyone else when your own life is chaos? How can you lead if you haven’t…
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I Want to Make You Cry
I want to make you cry.Not from pain. Not from fear.From something deeper—the kind of cry that shakes loose everything you swore you’d never feel again. People hear the word cry and think weakness. Think punishment. Think breaking. But that’s not what I mean. I don’t want your tears as proof of my power. I want them…
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I Don’t Call it Luck
~ Luck — noun: success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions. Let me be clear—if you’re not in my life on a personal level, in my small circle, then you only see what I let you see. Social media is a highlight reel, not the whole damn story. People catch…
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Peacefully Unpeaceful
Being at peace peacefully can be unpeaceful—peacefully.It sounds ridiculous until you live it.It’s hard to be scared of thunder and lightningwhen you’ve spent your whole life standing in the storm.Then the storm finally ends,and you realize you don’t know how to exist without the wind. Peace doesn’t announce itself like victory—it creeps in like withdrawal.You’ve…
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I Am Not Uncertain
I am not uncertain. Not because I have every answer. Not because the path is clear. But because hesitation is a luxury I don’t allow myself anymore. And if you need proof, look no further than Samwise Gamgee. Samwise Gamgee wasn’t born a hero. He wasn’t chosen, he wasn’t destined, and he sure as hell…
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The Lie of Normal
Unusual is usually unusually usual. The things we call strange don’t stay strange for long. Shock wears off. Edges dull. Repetition has a way of sanding down what once cut sharp. A new habit, a wild idea, even the pain you swore you could never carry—give it enough time and it slips into routine. What…
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Some Bridges Burn Better
There are times when burning a bridge isn’t recklessness—it’s survival. Not every connection is meant to last. Some tie you to places you’ve outgrown, to people who keep you small, to versions of yourself already buried. And sometimes the only way forward is to strike the match and watch the bridge collapse so there’s no…
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Dominance Isn’t a Performance
Dominance is not a performance.It’s not about cracking whips or throwing floggers.It’s about control. Real control. And that starts with you. It’s easy to grab a flogger, crack a whip, and think that’s all it takes to be a Dominant. But here’s the truth: knowing how to use the tools doesn’t make you a master. It’s the mind behind…
Carolina Confidential
Reflections that sting. Truths that soothe. Words that last.
Carolina Confidential 