Saint Orpheus

14 Posts
22 Mar

To Break Your Teeth On Love

Saint Orpheus0 CommentsRelationships
As I've gotten older, I've learned to visualize love in a very specific way. It's an ocean. Black as onyx, turbulent and capricious, it's a Herculean task to navigate. But, if you're lucky, the sea glitters. My first lighthouse made me glow for five years. I met the second at a party and, despite all logic, experienced love at first sight. The third, and most recent, was the first to break my heart. These three towers have withstood the test of time, acting as the yardstick by which every other relationship is measured. Not in the sense that a new…
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15 Mar

The Neuroses of Hamelin

Saint Orpheus0 CommentsMental Health,
Don't you know when you have a friend over, and that friend absentmindedly puts her drink on the ground, except the ground is filthy, so the cup becomes filthy? And you don't say anything in the moment, choosing to carry on with conversation, but vigilant in monitoring the fate of that cup? (Where will it go next? What tables or surfaces might she move it to? What’s your game plan if she asks for a refill? How do you best handle the cup once she’s done?) And you have to have this 30-minute inner monologue take place in about 2.4…
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08 Mar

car· di· o· meg· a· ly

Saint Orpheus0 CommentsRelationships,
I’m a pretty emotional person and as a general rule, my reflex is to rebel against the stoicism that men are told to embrace. I pride myself on the high level of empathy I exhibit, and think that this correlates with emotional intelligence as an invaluable resource. Finding ways to validate others, to make them feel seen and heard, is something I strive for in every arena. Still, it came as such a natural inclination, that I always assumed that would be enough. The people I've allowed in my life are easy to adore. Up until recently, despite the normal…
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01 Mar

Inhabitance

Saint Orpheus0 CommentsWriting, ,
The pervasive spirit among women is one of incomprehensible strength. They not only withstand systematic oppression and gender-based discrimination, but also thrive on a planet that is so very much against them. Throughout all of humankind’s history, women have been treated as second-class citizens, and things have only changed but so much in the 21st century. Nevertheless, they regularly take the poor hand that life has dealt them and turn it into a royal flush. Women all over the world persist, time and time again, in order to craft a future for themselves and others that is worth sacrificing for.…
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