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Mr. Raven's avatar

Fantastic writing you deserve a wider readership here, I shared some quotes from your post, I hope some more people drop by.

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Gregory Pettys's avatar

Thank you. Much appreciated.

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Juantastico's avatar

So young, so young

So much pain for someone so young

I know it's heavy

I know it ain't light

But how you gonna lift it with your arms folded tight?

If I die in the month of May

Let the wind take my body away

I wish I may, I wish I might

Don't leave my body down there with my arms folded tight.

(Arcade Fire, The Suburbs album, track 10)

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Gregory Pettys's avatar

I love this song. Powerful.

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Yasmin's avatar

I spent 6 weeks in Thailand last year, met some of the most awesome, happiest people. I felt very humbled about my own problems when I visited

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Kelly Moody's avatar

thanks for this. i'm finally catching up on reading your substack after a few months of being more off grid and without media much, and it was nice to see pop up this morning while I was cutting into olives i gathered in phoenix last month, for curing.

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Gregory Pettys's avatar

It’s not enough to be sad. We have to be happy too :)

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