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Escape
(1.) The pursuit we owe to ourselves and the world.
Everyone is a prisoner of something. Current physical circumstances. Past trauma. A limit of belief or imagination. An insecurity. A lie we believe. A truth we ignore. A fear of failure. A voice in our heads that dictates what we can and cannot do. Expectations of family or society. Disability. Chronic Illness. Addiction. Grief. Shame. A general world weariness or exhaustion. A locked idea that the world we've known is the only world there is, or ever could be.
We praise the P.O.W. who escapes an enemy/internment camp. We praise the addict who escapes their addiction and chooses sobriety. But in so many other contexts escape is considered juvenile, a product of weakness or immaturity. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
(2.) To imagine something better for yourself or the world in a fictional setting, until you have the courage or ability to make it real.
No P.O.W. escapes an internment camp without imagining a vision of freedom powerful enough it spits in the face of their current tortured and starved reality. Equally so, an addict who imagines a reality in which they are sober, is often imagining something they think is impossible.
Escape gives us permission to think limitlessly, even when we think everything in our life limits us. Because it doesn't ask what's likely or possible, or what the odds are. It just asks, "What would your reality look like if you had it your Way?"
Everyone is a prisoner of something. Current physical circumstances. Past trauma. A limit of belief or imagination. An insecurity. A lie we believe. A truth we ignore. A fear of failure. A voice in our heads that dictates what we can and cannot do. Expectations of family or society. Disability. Chronic Illness. Addiction. Grief. Shame. A general world weariness or exhaustion. A locked idea that the world we've known is the only world there is, or ever could be.
We praise the P.O.W. who escapes an enemy/internment camp. We praise the addict who escapes their addiction and chooses sobriety. But in so many other contexts escape is considered juvenile, a product of weakness or immaturity. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
(2.) To imagine something better for yourself or the world in a fictional setting, until you have the courage or ability to make it real.
No P.O.W. escapes an internment camp without imagining a vision of freedom powerful enough it spits in the face of their current tortured and starved reality. Equally so, an addict who imagines a reality in which they are sober, is often imagining something they think is impossible.
Escape gives us permission to think limitlessly, even when we think everything in our life limits us. Because it doesn't ask what's likely or possible, or what the odds are. It just asks, "What would your reality look like if you had it your Way?"
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Escape by Bisk an Fuzz May 19, 2008
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A Tuxedo Mix Domestic American Shorthair Cat born in the month of July 2006 and adopted to a loving family a few weeks later after being found in the engine compartment of a Ford Escape (hence the name.) Had the tendency to be a jerk but always loved everyone (JUST DONT TOUCH HIS PAWS OR BELLY.) Loved Skittles and popcorn for some reason, but always was a weirdo so that's to be expected. Later in his life he ended up getting a baby brother named Benni and showed him lots of love and care and taught him how to be a weirdo as well.
Escape passed away January of 2019 after living a very wonderful joyous life. He looks down upon his family members always with them for every moment. He knows he will see his family when the time comes and is waiting patiently with plenty of fresh food and treats as far as his eyes can see.
Escape passed away January of 2019 after living a very wonderful joyous life. He looks down upon his family members always with them for every moment. He knows he will see his family when the time comes and is waiting patiently with plenty of fresh food and treats as far as his eyes can see.
Escape by D-Street1321 November 11, 2021
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The villa of one of the richest guy in Ruse - Sasho a.k.a. Kozichka a.k.a Vodalex.
There are many computers and its home to the Mighty Tolkata.
There are many computers and its home to the Mighty Tolkata.
escape by nqkavgotin February 7, 2020
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When a visiting team wins a game, they escape. Whether a home team wins or loses, they don't need to go anywhere, they're home already.
escape by The Original Agahnim January 28, 2022