Mark Gilliland
@markzen.bsky.social
Relaxed existential inspirations sprinkled with sociology, mindfulness and neurolinguistic programming.
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Mark Gilliland
@markzen.bsky.social
· May 7
We don't have a lot of time to waste on not being ourselves.
I used to believe that nobody could be interested in me because I didn't know who I was.
June 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I used to believe that nobody could be interested in me because I didn't know who I was.
Give yourself the gift of compassion.
May 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Give yourself the gift of compassion.
I'll trade you one barter for a haggle.
May 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'll trade you one barter for a haggle.
My smile is made from many tiny drones working in unison.
May 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My smile is made from many tiny drones working in unison.
Let's take our conspiracies from theories to reality.
May 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Let's take our conspiracies from theories to reality.
Don't treat your life like a crime scene.
May 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don't treat your life like a crime scene.
Simplicity first. Complexity second.
May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Simplicity first. Complexity second.
Are you happy to see me, or is that just gas?
May 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Are you happy to see me, or is that just gas?
Most of my deniability is implausible.
May 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Most of my deniability is implausible.
It takes a while for us to make our smile real.
May 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It takes a while for us to make our smile real.
Let's drag our chair noisily across the floor this morning.
May 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Let's drag our chair noisily across the floor this morning.
I can't stop mentally singing "Yeah, he was an American pope. Raised on promises."
May 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I can't stop mentally singing "Yeah, he was an American pope. Raised on promises."
The next phase of existence starts... now.
May 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The next phase of existence starts... now.
Just because an answer is easy doesn't mean it's a slut.
May 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Just because an answer is easy doesn't mean it's a slut.
Their insanity isn't our insanity.
May 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Their insanity isn't our insanity.
It's difficult when you don't know how you're defining yourself.
May 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's difficult when you don't know how you're defining yourself.
Start the day practicing being emotionally gentle.
May 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Start the day practicing being emotionally gentle.
I like your preponderance.
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I like your preponderance.
My No's could often be harder.
May 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My No's could often be harder.
I'll laugh at my own jokes after you've left.
May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I'll laugh at my own jokes after you've left.
Some autobiographies are admissions of awfulness. We read them at the risk of destroying our ideal assumptions.
May 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some autobiographies are admissions of awfulness. We read them at the risk of destroying our ideal assumptions.
Working towards the reward of self-worth.
May 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Working towards the reward of self-worth.
I'd stop doing this if I didn't love writing so much.
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'd stop doing this if I didn't love writing so much.