Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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Meditations in an Emergency
Imposter syndrome

Imposter syndrome

Too too sullied flesh

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Jul 17, 2021
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Imposter syndrome
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Imagine wading into a pool one morning and you forget how to swim. Instantly, you don’t know what to do. The water isn’t inviting, there’s a strange feeling instead, an alien feeling (what am I, here). You grab for the ladder. In some way, without anyone noticing, you’ve been exposed. You had the wrong idea about yourself as a person, someone who could …

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