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Alexander Demetrius
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6 days ago

Chapter III:

Chapter III: Under the Influence In surfing, the term catching waves isn’t entirely accurate. In reality, the wave catches you, provided you’re ready for it. I experienced a similar phenomenon when I watched a series of video interviews entitled, The Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell. What he conveyed through…

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6 days ago

Chapter II

Chapter II: Divided We Fall If you’ve ever daydreamed or become completely engrossed in a project or event, you have experienced a mild case of dissociation. What a person with Dissociative Identity Disorder experiences on a daily basis is far more severe than just an afternoon stroll into the clouds…

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14 min read


Feb 1

Chapter I:

Chapter I: What’s in a Name My birth certificate displays the name, Alexander Demetrius Minharez, born to both Linda Oyervidez Johnson and Luis O. Minjarez. The spelling of my last name differing from that of my father’s was no accident. The j was intentionally substituted with an h to make…

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18 min read


Apr 17, 2019

Brush with fame

I once worked delivering flowers for a shop in Beverly Hills, California. One day someone called the shop and requested delivery of a bouquet to the home of Milla Jovovich. She had just given birth to her first daughter and was already home recovering. After arriving at her beautiful LA…

Celebrity

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Brush with fame
Brush with fame
Celebrity

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Jan 11, 2019

On the shoulders of Giants

Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen further than others it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The same can truly be said of my own life. A wealth of colorful individuals willingly shared their wisdom which is indeed a pleasure to pass along. Jay Leno had…

Entrepreneurship

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On the shoulders of Giants
On the shoulders of Giants
Entrepreneurship

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Jan 8, 2019

Three Stages of the Spirit

Three Transformations of the Spirit A powerful metaphor altered how I thought about self-discovery and transformation. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche called it the Three Transformations of the Spirit. These metamorphosis are symbolically represented by the camel, the lion, and the child. In his view, many people long to reshape the…

Life Lessons

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Three Stages of the Spirit
Three Stages of the Spirit
Life Lessons

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Jan 4, 2019

A Tiger tale

A tigress was pregnant and starving when she came upon a little herd of goats. And in her zeal she pounced too hard. The goats scattered, and she brought about the birth of her little one and died herself. The goats came back to where they’d been, and they had…

Inspiration

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A Tiger tale
A Tiger tale
Inspiration

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Dec 28, 2018

The weight of a Snowflake

Do you know what poverty, inequality, and discrimination have in common? Neither of them would exist if all people in the world were as kind as all of you for allowing me the privilege to share yet another story. “Tell me the weight of a snowflake,” a sparrow asked a…

Poetry

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The weight of a Snowflake
The weight of a Snowflake
Poetry

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Dec 27, 2018

Happiness

Looking back, it’s funny how I once thought my happiness depended on other people’s approval. Reshaping my personality to suit their moods conditioned me to become chameleon like, lacking any authenticity. That is until a shift in perspective awakened me to the source of true happiness — myself. Beforehand, the…

Life Lessons

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Happiness
Happiness
Life Lessons

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Dec 14, 2018

Clapping for a story

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