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One reason for writing it was that I was concerned it would soon all be gone. “I was here—once and no more.” Before the land disappeared entirely, I wanted to make a record of the old road I’d found and followed, in case it might help anyone else searching for a path like this.
One Blade of Grass
Henry Shukman
After becoming proficient in that fundamental “move,” of Existential Kink—of getting off on “the ugliness” in such a profound way that it no longer strikes you as ugly, but as an adorable, funny part of the whole—the next step is to practice allowing yourself to feel, receive, and truly get off on how wonderful your life already is. That's right. And I'm not talking about just some dusty old “gratitude” or “appreciation.” I'm talking about soul-ripping, heart-pounding, genital-throbbing, gut-busting reception.
Existential Kink
Carolyn Elliott
The second remembrance recognizes that sickness is a universal phenomenon: “Breathing in, I know I am of the nature to have ill health. Breathing out, I know I can’t escape having ill health.”
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