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314 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingShort stories about life, love, and the art of being human, expressed via spoken word by Artist Sarah Long.
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31. vicious cycle
June 15, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBIt bothers me when people love with conditions, cuz when you see it, and you feel it, it feels like a lie… It feels fake and it just makes me think why? What's the point. Lies never work out the way you think they will… But humans do it all the time. They pretend to love for some reason their Monsters think will benefit them, so really, you’re lying to yourself, and eventually, it backfires and then you get upset when love doesn’t work out. But ya gotta ask yourself... What is it abo...
vicious cycle
June 15, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBYeah, so, it bothers me when people love with conditions, cuz when you see it, and you feel it, it feels like a lie…It feels fake and it just makes me think why?What's the point?Lies never work out the way you think they will bro.But humans do it all the time.They pretend to love for some reason their Monsters think will benefit them, so really, you’re lying to yourself, and eventually, it backfires on you and then you get upset when love doesn’t work out. And it's like dah........ya gotta as...
30. Lines
June 14, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.34 MBBut I don't think about my lies the same way I did. Now I like the lines…. They remind me of where I've been and where I don't wanna go ever again. They remind me of how many lies I told myself and how that lead to a lot of shitty situations and that made me really frustrated and the frustration got big and it caused me to do a lot of crazy things, and those things lead more of the same things. But then I realized how my lies were causing the lines and so I stopped lying and started tel...
Lines
June 14, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.34 MBThe lines around my eyes that highlights the pain I've been. But I don't think about my lies the same way I did.Now I like the lines.They remind me of where I've been and where I don't wanna go ever again. They remind me of how many lies I told myself and how that lead to a lot of shitty situations and that made me really frustrated and the frustration got big and it caused me to do a lot of crazy things, and those things lead more of the same things.But then I realized how my lies were causi...
29. slow dance
June 14, 2019 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.52 MBI think I wanna take my time with you... I wanna hold hands and I wanna slow dance... I wanna go for walks and have long conversations about stuff from the past just to give us something to talk about, so we can hang out. And I wanna know what's it like to kiss you for the first time…. To feel those butterflies every time you cross my mind. To feel that obsession for someone when you start to fall for them. To wait for their call… And then I wanna go really slow when we start to get c...
28. Ugly
June 14, 2019 03:00 - 1 minute - 829 KB"My peach pale skin with blemishes from the zits I had when I was a kid..." From all the sadness and all the anger. All the grief that built up inside my lungs and I couldn’t get it out cause I was too afraid to express myself. And I had too much fear in my way, and I was suffocating in shame. And my fear exposed itself with acne all over my face. But then time did its thing and eventually, I grew up to become an adult and the acne went away…maybe because I accepted my self when and I r...
pale skin
June 14, 2019 03:00 - 1 minute - 829 KB"My peach pale skin with blemishes from the zits I had when I was a kid..."From all the sadness and all the anger.All the grief that built up inside my lungs and I couldn’t get it out cuz I was too afraid to express myself.And I had too much fear in my way, and I was suffocating in shame.And my fear exposed itself with acne all over my face.But then time did its thing and eventually, I grew up to become an adult and the acne went away…maybe because I accepted my self when and I realized I can...
Ugly
June 14, 2019 03:00 - 1 minute - 829 KB"My peach pale skin with blemishes from the zits I had when I was a kid..." From all the sadness and all the anger. All the grief that built up inside my lungs and I couldn’t get it out cuz I was too afraid to express myself. And I had too much fear in my way, and I was suffocating in shame. And my fear exposed itself with acne all over my face. But then time did its thing and eventually, I grew up to become an adult and the acne went away…maybe because I accepted my self when and I rea...
27. Eyeliner
June 14, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.06 MBI put makeup on today to cover up my face, that way there, when other people look at me, they won’t see what I see, they’ll see what I want them to see… The outlines of my eyes I highlighted with eyeliner to make my eyes look wider, so I don’t look so tired. And then with a touch of rose blush on my cheeks, it makes me look healthy, so I hide the pain of my mastectomy. And my red lipstick hides the chapped cracks on my lips so I don’t look so dehydrated. All of these things help me look ...
Eyeliner
June 14, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.06 MBI put makeup on today to cover up my face, that way there, when other people look at me, they won’t see what I see. They’ll see what I want them to see. The outlines of my eyes I highlighted with eyeliner to make my eyes look wider, so I don’t look so tired.And then with a touch of rose blush on my cheeks, it makes me look healthy, so I hide the pain of my mastectomy.And my red lipstick hides the chapped cracks on my lips so I don’t look so dehydrated.All of these things help me look good whe...
26. Cover up
June 11, 2019 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.24 MBHow long does it take for the human being to realize that being naked in public isn’t right? What age do we start to feel the feelings of shame in our bodies…? When do we start to hide who are and what we came here for, and when do we cover up ourselves up as a way to feel hole? Or as a way to protect ourselves from the ridicule? When do adults who hate themselves for all the same reasons their parents hate themselves, start to imprint their kids with the same kind of self-hatred? Well… ...
Cover up
June 11, 2019 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.24 MBHow long does it take for the human being to realize that being naked in public isn’t right?What age do we start to feel the feelings of shame in our bodies?When do we start to hide who are and what we came here for, and when do we cover up ourselves up as a way to feel whole? Or as a way to protect ourselves from the ridicule?When do adults who hate themselves for all the same reasons their parents hate themselves, start to imprint their kids with the same kind of self-hatred?Well…Based on m...
Makeup
June 11, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 922 KBI put makeup on today to cover up my face.But I know it’s not the real me, and now I wonder why I would do such a thing.Maybe it’s me trying to blend with everybody doing the same thing.Covering up the truth of who they could be, cuz she doesn’t think she’s good enough to be the real me.My peach pale skin, with blemishes from the zits I had when I was a kid.The lines around my eyes that highlight the pain I’ve been in.And the indents in my cheeks that make me look happy when I laugh about som...
25. Makeup
June 11, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 922 KBI put makeup on today to cover up my face. But I know it’s not the real me, and now I wonder why I would do such a thing… Maybe it’s me trying to blend with everybody doing the same thing… Covering up the truth of who they could be, cuz she doesn’t think she’s good enough to be the real me. My peach pale skin, with blemishes from the zits I had when I was a kid… The lines around my eyes that highlight the pain I’ve been in… And the indents in my cheeks that make me look happy when I la...
Self-Destruction
May 06, 2019 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.29 MBSelf-destruction can be a long process.Like, if you really wanna break the habit of self you gotta take down the trees in your forest of sad stories. You gotta get to the roots of the trees that don’t serve you…So you gotta clear out the past that keeps you stuck in the resistances of what was and what always has been, and you gotta make peace with your Monster so (HE) stops controlling your intuition. That’s the GPS of your soul, and it tells you how you’re feeling.So if you don’t feel good,...
24. Satisfied
May 03, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 1.72 MBBut the only way to really make the pain go away is to love yourself unconditionally. That means you have to give to yourself unconditionally. You have to give yourself attention more than you think it is necessary and feel satisfied in each category of self-mastery. You have to show up every day and put YOU as a priority, regardless of the conditions, and within the conditions, and because of the conditions. So it doesn’t matter what’s going on in your life, if you wanna keep growing an...
Satisfied
May 03, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 1.7 MBSure, time takes some of the pain away. But the only way to really make the pain go away is to love yourself unconditionally.That means you have to give to yourself unconditionally. You have to give yourself attention more than you think is necessary and feel satisfied in each category of self-mastery.You have to show up every day and put YOU as a priority, regardless of the conditions, and within the conditions, and because of the conditions. So it doesn’t matter what’s going on in your life...
threads
May 02, 2019 10:00 - 4 minutes - 1.99 MBYou think it’s just another day.You get up and autopilot kicks in.You hit the alarm several times till you finally get up and, do what you do, you, head straight for the coffee pot and then you get ready for a job which actually hate, but you go anyway, 'cause you have to pay for the things you don’t really want, but you think you do…cause that’s what you use too, and thats what makes you feel good. ….things to compensate for how much hate yourself.And so what’s really going on is you're wast...
23. threads
May 02, 2019 10:00 - 4 minutes - 2 MBYou think it’s just another day. You get up and autopilot kicks in. You hit the alarm several times till you finally get up and what do you do, you head straight for the coffee pot and then you get ready for a job which actually hate, but you go anyway, 'cause you have to pay for the things you don’t really want, but you think you do…cause that’s what you use too, to feel good. ….things to compensate for how much hate yourself. And so what’s really going on is your wasting your days away...
slippery slope
May 02, 2019 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.8 MBGrief…Usually burying its way into the lungs, which makes it hard to breathe. And since the lungs are so close to the heart, it also causes heartbreak. But that’s only because we let out monsters get in the way.And, monsters love to embellish in the pain.They use grief to make you feel like you lost something….or someone.And you could believe that lie if you want.You could let the grief worm it’s way through the rest of your body, and it will test you and tear apart at the seams, and that’s w...
22. slippery slope
May 02, 2019 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.81 MBGrief… Usually burying its way into the lungs which makes it hard to breathe. And since the lungs are so close to the heart, it also causes heartbreak. But that’s only because we let out monster get in the way. And, monsters love to embellish in the pain. They use grief to make you feel like you lost something…. or someone. And you could believe that lie if you want. You could let the grief worm it’s way through the rest of your body, and it will test you and tear apart at the seems...
slow dance
May 01, 2019 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.52 MBI think I wanna take my time with you.I wanna hold hands and I wanna slow dance.I wanna go for walks and have long conversations about stuff from the past just to give us something to talk about, so we can hang out.And I wanna know what's it like to kiss you for the first time. To feel those butterflies every time you cross my mind.To feel that obsession for someone when you start to fall for them.To wait for their call…And then I wanna go really slow when we start to get closer in love. I wa...
20. like a knife
May 01, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.16 MBEspecially if you let the cuts go deep… They’ll tear ‘ya apart at the seems and you won’t be able to sew yourself up, so your blood will leak out, and without good blood, you don’t have any life force. So grief. It’s a curse. It’s traumatic and the damage is almost irreversible. But if you can pull the knife out before the knife goes too deep. Before it cuts through the veins and the arteries…. Then maybe you can stop the blood before you lose too much and you can save yourself from...
like a knife
May 01, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.15 MBPeople die its part of life.And the pain of the loss cuts like a knife. Especially if you let the cuts go deep…They’ll tear ‘ya apart at the seams and you won’t be able to sew yourself up, so your blood will leak out, and without good blood, you don’t have any life force.So grief.It’s a curse.It’s traumatic and the damage is almost irreversible.But if you can pull the knife out before the knife goes too deep. Before it cuts through the veins and the arteries.Then maybe you can stop the blood...
people die
April 30, 2019 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.08 MBPeople die...It’s part of life. And it sucks when you’re an empath cause the pain of the loss cuts like a knife, especially if you loved someone to death. The pain you feel as your heartbreaks when the love you had leaves so suddenly, it can be suffocating.And then the grief sets in like a disease and it makes you wanna leave, just like your love did.But sometimes you can’t...for whatever your reason. Self-preservation?So you stay and you live in misery...And sure time takes some of the pain ...
19. people die
April 30, 2019 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.09 MBPeople die... It’s part of life. And it sucks when you’re an empath cause the pain of the loss cuts like a knife, especially if you loved someone to death. The pain you feel as your heartbreaks when the love you had leaves so suddenly, it can be suffocating. And then the grief sets in like a disease and it makes you wanna leave, just like your love did. But sometimes you can’t...for whatever your reason. Self-preservation? So you stay and you live in misery... And sure time takes ...
18. butt cheeks
April 30, 2019 06:00 - 2 minutes - 994 KBAnd time stops. And we go off into pure love and we let the orgasm run through us, and in between and underneath us. And you can’t let go of the sheets and my hands are stuck to the skin of your butt cheeks… Because the intensity of our chemistry makes the climax so mind-blowing, I can’t help but wonder if we’re even still here or if we’re lost…in somewhere in heaven. LET'S BE SOCIAL Connect with me via my favourite hangouts; + @ ArtistSarahLong on Instagram + @High_Frequency_Art on In...
butt cheeks
April 30, 2019 06:00 - 2 minutes - 980 KBAnd this time we come at the same time. And time stops.And we go off into pure love and we let the orgasm run through us, and in between and underneath us. And you can’t let go of the sheets and my hands are stuck to the skin on your butt cheeks. Because the intensity of our chemistry makes the climax so mind-blowing, I can’t help but wonder if we’re even still here or if we’re lost somewhere in...heaven.LET'S BE SOCIALConnect with me via my favourite hangouts;+ @ ArtistSarahLong on Instagram...
so beautiful
April 29, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.38 MBI just want you to be happy. I wanna take your pain away, and I wanna see you fulfill your dreams. I wanna see you soar like a hawk and I wanna see you happy in love. I wanna see you create epic art and I wanna see you light the world up with who you really are...because who you are, is so beautiful. So, please... Believe in yourself more than anyone else. Believe you have whatever it takes to be great because you already are, and believe that you’re worth showing up for. You’re wo...
17. so beautiful
April 29, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.39 MBI just want you to be happy. I wanna take your pain away and I wanna see you fulfill your dreams. I wanna see you soar like a hawk and I wanna see you happy in love. I wanna see you create epic art and I wanna see you light the world up with who you really are...because who you are, is so beautiful. So, please... Believe in yourself more than anyone else. Believe you have whatever it takes to be great because you already are, and believe that you’re worth showing up for....you’re wo...
so beautiful
April 29, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.38 MBI just want you to be happy. I wanna take your pain away, and I wanna see you fulfill your dreams. I wanna see you soar like a hawk and I wanna see you happy in love. I wanna see you create epic art and I wanna see you light the world up with who you really are...because who you are, is so beautiful. So, please...Believe in yourself more than anyone else. Believe you have whatever it takes to be great because you already are, and believe that you’re worth showing up for.You’re worth the time,...
16. me
April 29, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.31 MBShe’s not who she use to be. She’s not even me. It’s like she’s like this being I don’t realize is really me but at the same time, I see that she’s all me. She’s the self I’ve been afraid to be. And maybe that’s what I was afraid of the most. That I would have to be... MySelf. LET'S BE SOCIAL Connect with me via my favourite hangouts; + @ ArtistSarahLong on Instagram + @High_Frequency_Art on Instagram + @ ArtistSarahLong on Facebook + Artist Sarah Long on YouTube + Confessio...
me
April 29, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 1.3 MBShe’s not who she use to be. She’s not even me. It’s like she’s like this being, this being I don’t even realize is me, but at the same time, I see that she’s all me.She’s the self that I’ve been afraid to be. For reasons that my monster makes me think are true and then I stop my self from doing the work to be more like her. But now I feel like I've come to this place that I can't stop myself, like I did before. Now I realize what t I was afraid of the most. And once you know you can't ignore...
one day
April 28, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.23 MBI love her.I do.I love her so much, it’s embarrassing actually cuz….I just wish she loved me the same way.I just wish we could just be together in some way.But she won’t contact me.She won’t even acknowledge my request…But I do believe in law of attraction, and so I’m trying to love her unconditionally, even though she doesn’t love me back.And I believeOne day….LET’S BE SOCIALConnect with me via my favourite hangouts;+ @ ArtistSarahLong on Instagram+ @High_Frequency_Art on Instagram+ @ Artist...
15. one day
April 28, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.24 MBI love her. I do. I love her so much, it’s embarrassing actually cuz…. I just wish she loved me the same way. I just wish we could just be together in some way. But she won’t contact me. She won’t even acknowledge my request… But I do believe in law of attraction, and so I’m trying to love her unconditionally, even though she doesn’t love me back. And I believe One day…. LET’S BE SOCIAL Connect with me via my favourite hangouts; + @ ArtistSarahLong on Instagram + @High_Frequenc...
14. spit tastes
April 27, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.14 MBI think It's the sound of your voice. It’s the way your breath feels on my face… It's the way your spit tastes. It's the way you touch me… The way you really want me. Like you mean it. I love the feeling of feeling that energy. And I imagine this is what its gonna feel like when you finally contact me. When I finally fall in love… A real connection Intimacy. Passion. And of course, really mind-blowing orgasms. LET'S BE SOCIAL Connect with me via my favorite hangouts; + @ ...
spit tastes
April 27, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.13 MBI think It's the sound of your voice.It’s the way your breath feels on my face…It's the way your spit tastes.It's the way you touch me…The way you really want me. Like you mean it. I love the feeling of feeling that energy. And I imagine this is what its gonna feel like when you finally contact me. When I finally fall in love…A real connection.Intimacy.Passion.And of course, really mind-blowing orgasms.SOCIAL MEDIA // @ArtistSarahLong artistsarahlong.com artistsarahlongstore.com EMAIL // a...
to die
April 26, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 1.69 MBHey….I just wanted to ask you a few things about dying…I’m just wondering…Were you prepared…to die?I don’t know how you prepare but some things that came to minds were things like;Did you have all your ducks in a row and did you have all your drawers cleaned out?Did you have your journals with all your feelings and thoughts about life and love burned down? And did you have all your debts taken care of?Did you have your funeral planned out and did you have your gravesite picked?Did you say goo...
12. to die
April 26, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 1.71 MBHey…. I just wanted to ask you a few things about dying… I’m just wondering… Were you prepared…to die? I don’t know how you prepare but some things that came to minds were things like; Did you have all your ducks in a row and did you have all your drawers cleaned out? Did you have your journals with all your feelings and thoughts about life and love burned down? And did you have all your debts taken care of? Did you have your funeral planned out and did you have your gravesite picked?...
Alone
April 26, 2019 14:00 - 4 minutes - 2.23 MBHow do you know who you are if you never spend time alone?If you don’t eat alone.If you don’t live alone.If you don’t sleep alone.If you don’t travel alone.How do you know what you really want?What your goals are?What your interests are?What you prefer?What makes you happy, what doesn’t.How do you know what you want, if you’re always influenced by someone else?When you’re always around someone else?You don’t.You can’t.Being alone teaches you about you, and when you know yourself, you become a...
11. Alone
April 26, 2019 14:00 - 4 minutes - 2.24 MBHow do you know who you are if you never spend time alone? If you don’t eat alone… If you don’t live alone…. If you don’t sleep alone… If you don’t travel alone… How do you know what you really want? What your goals are? What your interests are? What you prefer? What makes you happy, what doesn’t… How do you know what you want, if you’re always influenced by someone else….? ….When you’re always around someone else? You don’t. You can’t. Being alone teaches you about you, and wh...
10. Collide
April 25, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 910 KBI’m excited… To love with her like I’ve been dreaming of for a really long time… And I know she’s coming soon. I feel her in my bones I see her in my mind's eye I can taste her… She tastes good. And I know when the time is right, we will collide and hot damn, it will be divine. LET'S BE SOCIAL Connect with me via my favorite hangouts; + @ ArtistSarahLongon Instagram + @High_Frequency_Art on Instagram + @ ArtistSarahLong on Facebook + Artist Sarah Long on YouTube + Confessions o...
Collide
April 25, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 897 KBI’m excited…To love with her like I’ve been dreaming of for a really long time…And I know she’s coming soon.I feel her in my bonesI see her in my mind's eyeI can taste her…She tastes good.And I know when the time is right, we will collide and hot damn, it will be divine.LET'S BE SOCIALConnect with me via my favorite hangouts;+ @ ArtistSarahLongon Instagram+ @High_Frequency_Art on Instagram+ @ ArtistSarahLong on Facebook+ Artist Sarah Long on YouTube+ Confessions of an Empath on YouTube
9. Blond
April 25, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.27 MBThis girl just walked by me… Blond hair and nice eyes and I liked her shoes and I liked her style. And even though I don’t usually go for blonds, I think I love her. She just did something to my insides that makes me wonder, who will be my next lover. It also makes me think that maybe the one that got away at the gateway, never really was the one like I thought she was. So maybe I made her up, just to get me through my storm? Maybe she was there just to give me hope that real love is s...
Blond
April 25, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.26 MBThis girl just walked by me…Blond hair and nice eyes and I liked her shoes and I liked her style.And even though I don’t usually go for blonds, I think I love her.She just did something to my insides that makes me wonder, who will be my next lover.It also makes me think that maybe the one that got away at the gateway, never really was the one like I thought she was.So maybe I made her up, just to get me through my storm?Maybe she was there just to give me hope that real love is still possible...
left out
April 24, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 1.41 MBWhat is unconditional love anyway?Do we even know?Is it even possible when your Monster is in control?I don’t think so…Monsters always have conditions, don’t they, they just can’t help themselves, it’s how they love and they love to make things wrong in some way, so they’re always looking for flaws in every way, and they find them, and that creates separation between you and them, and you and yourSelf….And when you always feel left out because your Monster makes you believe you’re not good en...
8. left out
April 24, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 1.42 MBWhat is unconditional love anyway? Do we even know? Is it even possible when your Monster is in control? I don’t think so… Monsters always have conditions, don’t they, they just can’t help themselves, it’s how they love and they love to make things wrong in some way, so they’re always looking for flaws in every way and they find them and that creates separation between you and them, and you and yourSelf…. …and when you always feel left out because your Monster makes you believe you’re n...
left out
April 24, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 1.41 MBWhat is unconditional love anyway? Do we even know? Is it even possible when your Monster is in control? I don’t think so… Monsters always have conditions, don’t they, they just can’t help themselves, it’s how they love and they love to make things wrong in some way, so they’re always looking for flaws in every way, and they find them, and that creates separation between you and them, and you and yourSelf…. And when you always feel left out because your Monster makes you believe you’re ...
Unconditional Love
April 24, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.14 MBHi, it’s me…I know we haven’t been talkin’ but I need something from you…What’s that?Your unconditional love I think.What’s that?The version of yourself that sees only me…Who’s that?Well, it's you I think…OK…Well, who am I then exactly?Well, you’re Me I think.Ok, this is getting confusing...Tell me what you want and let’s move on from this confusing conversation.I told you what I want.I want your unconditional love.That’s it.Simple really.You’re the one making this confusing.OK, ok...Uncondit...
7. Unconditional Love
April 24, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.14 MBHi, it’s me… I know we haven’t been talkin’ but I need something from you… What’s that? Your unconditional love I think…. What’s that? The version of yourself that sees only me… Who’s that? Well, it's you I think… OK…Well, who am I then exactly? Well, you’re Me I think. Ok, this is getting confusing…. Tell me what you want and let’s move on from this confusing conversation…. I told you what I want. I want your unconditional love. That’s it… Simple really… You’re the one makin...