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    A ramble about note-taking,  saving old writing, and finding your way
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    A ramble about note-taking, saving old writing, and finding your way

    Writing and note-taking on paper is a waste in all aspects other than how writing physically feels good. It’s nice to get away from screens,
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    Love or Ego? Pick One
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Love or Ego? Pick One

    What‘s the point in being a man of words when, for months, you couldn’t find what to say?
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    Mr. Right / The Messenger
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mr. Right / The Messenger

    I wish sunlight stayed 24/7 That emptiness didn’t come every night And I can’t stop replaying the things that you said That I’m just not the
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    Sad Column
    Matthew Hirst
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sad Column

    When your religious principles don't align, after you’d already spent most of your individual life trying...
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    Do You Feeeeeeeeel Itttt
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Do You Feeeeeeeeel Itttt

    I’ll never get over how personally understood and connected music can make you feel. How you can hear a lyric that touches you so deeply,...
    22 views0 comments
    Heartbreaking
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 1 min

    Heartbreaking

    "According to the World Health Organization, 'Close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds...
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    I'm gonna start sharing random drawings, as well... and you should join me.
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 0 min

    I'm gonna start sharing random drawings, as well... and you should join me.

    18 views0 comments
    What's Going on with the 'Hard Times' Section of this Page?
    Matthew Hirst
    • Jul 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    What's Going on with the 'Hard Times' Section of this Page?

    I’ve been thinking about starting a blog covering all things depression/anxiety, that later delves into some lifestyle along the way. (Pe...
    37 views0 comments
    Lost
    Matthew Hirst
    • Jun 19, 2017
    • 0 min

    Lost

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    Well
    Matthew Hirst
    • Jun 19, 2017
    • 0 min

    Well

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    ecliPsed
    Matthew Hirst
    • Jun 19, 2017
    • 0 min

    ecliPsed

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    Puzzled
    Matthew Hirst
    • Jun 19, 2017
    • 0 min

    Puzzled

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    The Blank Page Between Chapters
    Matthew Hirst
    • May 19, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Blank Page Between Chapters

    May 19, 2017, 5:19 PM There's a popular metaphor that likens the ending of stages in our lives to the ending of chapters in a book. In th...
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    Two Specific Emotions
    Matthew Hirst
    • May 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Two Specific Emotions

    May 5, 2017, 1:39 PM Two specific emotions ride shotgun when an individual is staring out at open water. Fear and wonder. There's an inex...
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    Reluctant Love
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 23, 2017
    • 0 min

    Reluctant Love

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    The older I get
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 23, 2017
    • 0 min

    The older I get

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    A hopeless losing
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 23, 2017
    • 0 min

    A hopeless losing

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    Maturing
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 20, 2017
    • 1 min

    Maturing

    April 20, 2017, 6:36 PM My maturation process became more observable to me when I realized that I no longer burn bridges like I would hav...
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    Infiltrated Dreams
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 3, 2017
    • 1 min

    Infiltrated Dreams

    April 3, 2017, 9:41 PM They still infiltrate your dreams, but you can't differentiate between it being one that is pleasant or one that w...
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    Fleeting
    Matthew Hirst
    • Mar 19, 2017
    • 2 min

    Fleeting

    March 19, 2018 The sheer power of love has always astonished me. It's possibly the strongest feeling experienced by humans. After getting...
    9 views0 comments
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