Author Archives: dave umbongo

Patient Medicated is NOT a Health Outcome

Posted on January 23, 2019 by dave umbongo

“Patient Medicated” is NOT a Health Outcome. Continue reading →

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Mind, Mindfulness, Meditation and Bollocks

Posted on January 18, 2019 by dave umbongo

If you’ve been told “you should meditate” then you’ve been fed some right ol’ bollocks. If you’ve been told meditation is about quieting your mind, you’ve been fed a special kind of right ol’ bollocks. Anyone who tells you that … Continue reading →

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Whenever…

Posted on January 15, 2019 by dave umbongo

Whenever… we take it upon ourselves to decide for another what they need we take away their power to decide for themselves. We reduce the space in which they can be human. We reduce the space in which they can … Continue reading →

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Boxing Kitty…

Posted on December 26, 2018 by dave umbongo

Boxing Kitty says…

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forced to sin – Emanuel Jal

Posted on December 16, 2018 by dave umbongo

My dreams are like torments My every moment Voices in my brain of friends that were slain… ..telling me keep going, dont give up

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Tower of Song – Leonard Cohen

Posted on November 25, 2018 by dave umbongo

I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get? Hank Williams hasn’t answered yetBut I hear him coughing all night longA hundred floors above meIn the tower of song Tower of Song. Well my friends are gone and my hair … Continue reading →

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“Consensus reality” is Major Major reality reality…

Posted on August 10, 2018 by dave umbongo

‘Experiences that fall outside of “consensus reality”…’ Tis an odd thing to say, eh? There is no such thing as “consesus reality”. For sure, when it comes to “mental health” there is no consensus -anywhere. Maybe that’s a good thing. … Continue reading →

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How some humans listen…

Posted on July 26, 2018 by dave umbongo

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Bodies with voices, and voices without bodies

Posted on July 5, 2018 by dave umbongo

It is not the case that some people with bodies are “voice hearers” and some are “not-voice hearers” . The categorization is false – #fake, made up. Are you an “air breather” or a not-air breather? Its similar. Everyone can … Continue reading →