May Poetry Contest Runners-Up
There were so many truly incredible poems submitted to the May Poetry Contest! Over the next several days I'll be sharing some!...
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Albert Strasser
- Jun 6
- 2 min
May Poetry Contest Winner!
The Lamb by Marisa Aragon Ware ______________________ It’s early September under summer’s last breath Crickets sing their final song...
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Albert Strasser
- May 11
- 2 min
Showing Up
The world needs your art, your words, your stories. It's time to show up.
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Albert Strasser
- May 9
- 2 min
Anguish
In Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown describes anguish as "an almost unbearable and traumatic swirl of shock, incredulity, grief, and...
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Albert Strasser
- May 8
- 2 min
When "Trying Harder" Isn't the Answer
Death and trauma seem a powerful means through which life teaches us to surrender, to exhaust our striving...
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Albert Strasser
- May 7
- 2 min
What We Can Learn From Flies
In what parts of your life are you acting like a fly in a high-ceilinged room with skylights? What shadows are you avoiding?
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Albert Strasser
- May 6
- 2 min
Writing Tips: Perfectionism and Getting Out of Your Own Way
It's better to do a lot of "mediocre writing" than a little bit of "good writing." A big part of getting out of your own way is just...
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Albert Strasser
- May 5
- 2 min
Finding Deeper Ground When Hope is Lost
There was a time in my life when I thought it was all going to work out. I had a confidence in life that was built on an assumption that,...
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Albert Strasser
- May 2
- 2 min
The Myth of Personal Development
There is a fundamental aggression baked into almost every facet of the "personal development" industry that says, "you are not enough."
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Albert Strasser
- Apr 8
- 4 min
When Grief is Lost
This past weekend marked the 5 year anniversary of my Dad’s death, and it has me reflecting on grief. I remember when he died, I was...
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Albert Strasser
- Mar 13
- 1 min
A Different Kind of Listening
I'm not sure who needs to hear this today, but I want to give you permission to be creatively wild. You don't have to do things the way...
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Albert Strasser
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Connection Is the Hack of All Hacks
Like many of us, I have often been seduced by the idea that I should be able to do it alone. It's such a popularized cultural narrative,...
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Albert Strasser
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Scheduling Advice for Artists and Freelancers
We live in a world that has arbitrarily decided that 40 hours is the right number of hours to work each week and that 9 am to 5 pm is the...
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Albert Strasser
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Nobody Has Their Shit Together
We're all trying so hard to get our shit together, to "get on top of things," to tie up all the loose ends so that we can...what? Rest?...
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Albert Strasser
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
On Breathing Deeply
"Take a deep breath." It's advice we've probably all received at one point or another, and have probably given too. As colloquially and...
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Albert Strasser
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
On Failure
In an interview with Tom Bilyeu on Impact Theory, Dave Asprey - the personal development influencer and the person who popularized...
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Albert Strasser
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
On Imperfection
I recall listening, a year or more ago, to an episode of a podcast by Tara Brach - a wonderful psychologist and meditation teacher who...
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Albert Strasser
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
On Love and Grief
There is a beautiful, terrible, painful, awe-ful tenderness that comes with the love and grief of the human situation. It is no wonder...
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Albert Strasser
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
To Find Light in the Dark
The word Forgiveness has a particular meaning to me. 10 years ago I walked 500 miles down the Camino de Santiago, looking for a way out...
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Albert Strasser
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
Presence Heals
My lovely girlfriend once shared with me something her Massage teacher shared with her.... Presence Heals. I thought about this yesterday...
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