Mind & Psychology

Perception, ego, healing and practice — what the mind notices, denies and can transform.

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Abstract architectural foundations supporting a rising tower—symbolising first principles, lemmas, and the architecture of thought.

Foundations Before Towers: On First Principles, Lemmas, and the Architecture of Thought

Beneath every grand theory lies a quiet lattice of first principles and lemmas. This essay explores the bedrock and bridges of reasoning—and why inhabiting a school’s foundations matters more than memorising its slogans.

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Belief, Collapse, and Redemption

We build our worlds on belief—often reinforced by the echo of others—until illusion collapses and demands the harder work of integrity, repair, and renewal. This essay traces the arc from chorus to shattering to redemption.

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Love with Open Hands

“Letting go” has become the modern mantra. Yet if we relinquish all we desire, what remains to root a life? This piece argues for open-handed love—attachment, protection, loyalty—and the chosen weight of responsibility: showing up for one another, guiding and growing together. Is this not what life is about?

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The Strength Behind Kindness

Kindness is not weakness or naïveté. It is strength forged through suffering, the power to harm restrained, the beauty of choice made again and again. Unlike niceness, which avoids conflict, kindness endures it—and transforms it.

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The Inheritance of Shadows: Epigenetics, Trauma, and the Choice of Renewal

Epigenetics shows that we inherit more than DNA—we carry the echoes of our ancestors’ trauma, hunger, and resilience written into our biology. These epigenetic marks, passed across two to three generations, shape health, weight, stress, and even how we respond to the world. Yet awareness gives us agency: by confronting what we carry, we can choose healing and create a legacy of renewal for those who come after us.

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The Stain on the Shirt: Perception, Passivity, and the Weight of Goodness

Evil does not overwhelm the world, yet a single act of cruelty can feel larger than life—like a stain on a white shirt. Goodness is the quiet backdrop of daily life, but it gains meaning only when it resists. This essay explores the dichotomy of good and evil, the silence of the good, and the weight of responsibility that makes moral choice luminous.

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How Many Trees Make a Forest? Truth, Relativity, and the Blurred Lines of Perception

How many trees make a forest? This essay explores the blurred lines between subjectivity and objectivity, the relativity of perception, and the thresholds created by language. From forests to fairness, poverty to truth, we uncover how meaning emerges not in absolutes, but in the gradients and relationships that shape our shared reality.

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I Took The Long Way Round

A quiet reflection on pain, healing, and companionship. Sometimes the longest roads lead us to the gentlest places—and to people who choose to walk beside us, not ahead.

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Healing Abandonment Wounds: From Trauma to Safety and Self-Compassion

Abandonment wounds run deep, shaping how we navigate love, trust, and safety. Through understanding trauma, conditions like BPD, and the power of compassionate healing, we can begin to rewrite the painful inner monologue and move toward genuine connection and self-compassion.

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Reflections on Humility

A reflection on the tension between humility and hidden power—this piece explores the quiet strength of being underestimated, the dangers of overconfidence, and the subtle warfare of perception in a world that mistakes silence for weakness.

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