crouching gopher, hidden cobra
I am, at times, a coiled cobra, ready to strike. After too much time in the snake charmer’s basket, I can no longer resist the seductive...
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Ilan Cooley
- Jan 30
- 2 min
jack in the box
I turn the crank and it plays a silly song. Even though you know what’s about to happen, it’s still a bit startling when the lid springs...
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Ilan Cooley
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
hold on
"I have trouble processing information, and doing routine tasks. It is hard to navigate personal situations, and read social cues. If I...
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Ilan Cooley
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
zig zag
"We need to shatter our snail shell shackles and start to really live again." Life seems linear in a lot of ways, but that’s the macro...
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Ilan Cooley
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
isolation 201 - a new chapter
"It is time to step into the reality of what is, and let go of what will not be. Even though abstract and unknown factors and influences...
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Ilan Cooley
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
we can fly
"Something beautiful comes from solitude and darkness. Find your wings and fly. Find your way and go. But please know, everything you...
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Ilan Cooley
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min
see me
"We need to let people know we still see them. We see them, even if we cannot wrap our arms around them. As I sit here alone, feeling...
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Ilan Cooley
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
1918
"A lot of women came before me to forge the path I now walk freely. I am thankful for the women who set precedents, and anyone who...
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Ilan Cooley
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
grief vs depression
" I felt I had to write this entire thing to justify that my grief was real and difficult. I felt I had to defend my struggles. I felt I...
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Ilan Cooley
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
10,000 hours
"In his book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell asserts it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to become expert at something. Theoretically,...
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