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Birds Don’t Need A ‘Flying for Dummies’ Book Either

Ever seen a bird, freshly born and out of its nest, chirping alongside its hungry siblings, fighting over a worm—while its parents hand him a copy of Flying for Dummies?No?

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The Comfort of Uncertainty

The Decoded | March 2025 | By Lisanne

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Breaking Free

The Decoded | March 2025 | By Lisanne ​     26.3 Every moment you feel bad about not tackling something is another moment you are not tackling it.  …

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Beneath the Dust

The Hotpot | January 2025 | By Lisanne   2.1 Yesterday I heard a young couple arguing at the bus stop. Loud and angry. The girl with the raised voice told…

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Study The Old Masters

The Decoded | No. 9

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Childhood Story

The Decoded | No. 7 | By Lisanne ​   15.5 It matters not how angry the man. How charged with punishments his soul. Rarely do we see what we…

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Glass ceiling

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Faith and education

The Decoded | No. 3

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Message in a bottle

The Decoded | No. 2

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The man in the arena

The Decoded | No. 1

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