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Getting Real
We are most fascinated what we are often afraid of being: Real.
Because Real is not always pretty.
It’s not always finished.
It’s not always ready.
It’s not always what is expected, accepted
predicted,
loved or
kind.
Real is crying in a pile of dirty laundry.
It’s up at 4am thinking about all the cruel things said and the things that could have been.
It’s throwing up from too-much and not-enough.
When we cover it up, it’s the stuff that rusts.
Real is what is happening right now.
Inside-outside-between
Where does it come from?
How is it created?
Who is responsible?
Get Real.
Because Real is not always pretty.
It’s not always finished.
It’s not always ready.
It’s not always what is expected, accepted
predicted,
loved or
kind.
Real is crying in a pile of dirty laundry.
It’s up at 4am thinking about all the cruel things said and the things that could have been.
It’s throwing up from too-much and not-enough.
When we cover it up, it’s the stuff that rusts.
Real is what is happening right now.
Inside-outside-between
Where does it come from?
How is it created?
Who is responsible?
Get Real.
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