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Jun 10Liked by Robert the contemplative

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your beautiful story/words with us. And yes, you got me inspired tonight 🥰. Thank you

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Oh this makes me tear up whew

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Congratulations! I'm a first in my family also. Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing your heart with all of us! ❣️

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Jun 10Liked by Robert the contemplative

Congratulations on completing your first year!

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Jun 10Liked by Robert the contemplative

CONGRATULATIONS, Robert! Thank you for sharing about your PhD journey AND squeezing love out of what must have felt unbearable sometimes.

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😭 thank you

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Jun 10Liked by Robert the contemplative

that quote “rise in love”

such a profound way to rephrase things.

this is definitely changing my orientation. Changing the language i tell myself. “I rose in love with xyz” and not “fell in love with xyz”

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That quote is jumping me lol. I love it

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Jun 10Liked by Robert the contemplative

Thank you for breathing in Goodness and, then, sharing it. “Tag”, we’re it!

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Aww this comment made me feel so good

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Congratulations to you, Robert!!! What an accomplishment! Be proud of all you’ve done. Blessings for your next year of studies/work!

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Jun 30Liked by Robert the contemplative

𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 '𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦' 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘋𝘳. 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵! 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨...

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Jun 18Liked by Robert the contemplative

Many congratulations, dear heart!! Here's to the triumph in a year well spent. Adding you to my prayer list and trusting that your success will culminate in a more brilliant, radiant, glorious you realized 🥰🙏🏼✨️

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Jun 17Liked by Robert the contemplative

Just re-read this. Congratulations on your achievements so far in the PhD program. May success remain with you to allow you to flourish. You have a beautiful soul and spirit. Thank you for your words. Looking forward to more.

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thank you so much!

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Jun 17Liked by Robert the contemplative

Congratulations, Robert! Your belief that everyone has inherent worth is something I wish more people believed in. It's refreshing to see someone push back against the oppressive ways faith has been used and instead focus on love and dignity. We all deserve to live in a world where love and kindness are at the forefront. What a beautiful story!

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Jun 14Liked by Robert the contemplative

You are a strong beautiful courageous black man - sending love out into the world. Sending love right back at cha.

Congratulations on finishing this year. You’ve got this 💪🏽

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Jun 14Liked by Robert the contemplative

Your thoughts on being contemplative resonated with me. It truly does feel like an affliction at times. While I do feel that being a thinker, and really considering things from all angles, is mostly a positive thing, at times I'm so in my head that I make myself crazy. Yesterday, I actually told a friend that I'm too much in my head at the moment and feeling very wound up and blah.

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Jun 13Liked by Robert the contemplative

Congratulations Robert!! This is huge. I don’t kmow you personally but reading about you successfully finishing your first year of Phd really brought a smile to my face. Cheering for you from a distance (literally- from India)!!

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Thank you!

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Hey, huge congrats!! Am finishing a PhD myself and am also Disabled, so I get it at least somewhat. Way to go, and hang in there!! And yeah, every victory along the way’s definitely worth celebrating!!

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Thank you, Robert. You're a breath of fresh air in this go-go-go world of capitalist teachings.

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how kind. thank you!

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