Armed with platitudes
and the unrelenting
garble of distractions
Disrespecting process
Disregarding warnings
I pretend
to be anchored
in faith.
(Image my own)
Armed with platitudes
and the unrelenting
garble of distractions
Disrespecting process
Disregarding warnings
I pretend
to be anchored
in faith.
(Image my own)
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Sometimes denial is destructive, but I suppose sometimes we must deny to live.
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I saw my mother make a career out of it. It certainly worked for her.
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😔
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I feel all your commentors have captured the essence of this piece! Nicely done, VJ!
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Thanks Susi.
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Hey, VJ, maybe this itself is faith. ❤️ (From one who relates to every word btw!)
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You could be right. Appreciate your perspective, Isha
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks
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The world needs poetry like yours VJ. That ending is 👌
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Thanks so much, Bree
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Most insightful
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Thanks Derrick
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Pretending is what I used to do when I was at my lowest. I felt this post my friend.
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You are not alone. Thank you.
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It’s hard to face the truth. We are masters at self-deception. (K)
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Definitely.
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Sometimes, denial is used as a weapon, while other times it is a self-preservation mechanism.
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For sure.
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Sometimes that’s our only armour.
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Sadly true.
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I think we are too hard upon ourselves. It’s okay to sometimes lie, pretend or even deceive, depending on circumstances.
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So amazing with this pretending .Anita
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Thank you, Anita
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Pretending…holding on as best we can. 💕
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Some days that is all we’ve got. Thanks.
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💕
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YES!!!!
It is when we fall apart completely, we know whether we ever were or not. And there is always hope!!!! I am anchored in hope, but must never live in denial of who I am without it.
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🙏💕
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Sometimes we pretend because we need false assurance
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Yes, or we are not equipped to cope.
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Very true.
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pretend says it all
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Yep! Thanks Ron
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And, it’s, this, false faith that, traps all who are in denial, keeping them from, seeing, knowing, acknowledging the, truths that, they are, trying to, deny, which cause these, individuals to, get, stuck, indefinitely.
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Yes, and it’s frustrating in dealing with them.
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