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Month: June 2016

What’s Going On? – Jackie Shea

It was forty-six years ago that Marvin Gaye was wondering what the fuck was going on. People were coming back (or not coming back) from Vietnam having suffered terribly, drug-use was peaking, and police-brutality was a common response to young activists. But what’s forty-six years? There has been suffering, fighting, hate, and a whole lot […]

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Just Keep Swimming – Jackie Shea

I said, “I am down, lonely and afraid.” To better help you understand how I’ve felt over the last couple years, I used the analogy of a person laid out on the concrete, getting their face bashed in. I asked all of you to meet me down there, hold me, ask me where it hurts, […]

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The Story I Never Tell: There’s No Silver Lining – Jackie Shea

My body was breaking out in mysterious rashes. I’d discreetly lift a pant leg to reveal the repellant red rash and ask people what they thought. They’d say, “ Huh, that’s weird, but I promise you it’s no big deal.” Or, “Don’t worry so much.” Or, “Be positive. Have positive thoughts.” I was positive when […]

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Failing Better: On Imperfection – Jackie Shea

May 26th, 2016: Melissa: I just want to get an A+ at life. I want to be perfect at everything and for everyone. Me: I’ll give you an A+ when you can accept yourself in the moments where all you’ve got is a D- Melissa, if she knew me better, could have retorted with the […]

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