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Expectations of the World

Staying both unsettled and at peace.

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Aug 09, 2023
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Nothing quite unsettles me like the idea that I have been loafing and complaining while others have been brilliant. This happens most of all when I look in the mirror and call myself shabby, stupid, flabby and provincial. It means I’m disciplining myself into fixing one or more of those problems. This time around, I got a retro haircut that works. My wi…

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