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HIGH- FUNCTIONING DEXTER [TRIGGER WARNING! This post mentions suicide.]

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Photo by Ahmed on Unsplash   What’s that dear reader? Wait another story? Okay, only this one, then I must go; I must go and be alone for I have a newfound strength in solitude. You enter the ominous aristocratic setup; a grand building greets you at the entrance and a forbidding doorbell glares at you as if daring you to press it. You are then greeted by a shrewd fellow; the building’s secretary. Sometimes it’s a simple wave, other times it’s the usual smile that strangers familiarize themselves with as they share the spite of catching the early worm in the wee hours of the morning. The paintings are peeling, and the pillars seem to rise and fall like a horse on a ghoulish carousel. You walk through the vestibule and a young fellow in a fitted and padded blazer walks past you with one hand in his pocket, looking down ardently trying to act as though they had never encountered you in their lifetime. This person is hiding something. Then another walks past, this time his pair o...

ON TAKING CARE OF THE BODY

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Body-"the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal."  I believe that the body is the soul's driver, it is the essence of life, driving us to achieve our daily goals. Before this year, I was in the blues about "self-care and self-love". These words all seemed alien to me, of course before, I found healing through taking care of my body and mind. Maybe you might not understand what self-love and self-care entail, but they are the rather effortless practice that you might already be accustomed to.  For me, self-care entails a conglomerate of entities; both physical and mental. Below is a list of daily practices that form part of my self-care routine. * Daily meditation- this helps me center my mind and generally relax my body by releasing all muscles and ligament tension. * Daily exercise- Helps with muscular development and mental grit. * GratitudeJournaling- List down 3 things that you are grateful for throu...