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Greg Hopkins

Shit! The House is on Fire!

The horror of coming home to a swirling blast of smoke

6 min readApr 16, 2024

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Shit! The House is on Fire!

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Farewell Alarms

Garbage Day in Italy

A look under the hood of daily life in Italy

4 min readApr 1, 2024

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Garbage Day in Italy

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Greg Hopkins

Poet David Whyte on Re-Imagining Shame

David Whyte recasts shame as a helpful messenger

4 min readMar 28, 2024

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Poet David Whyte on Re-Imagining Shame

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What Exactly is Satan?

Is the Prince of Darkness an actual evil force, a primitive world view rife with projection, or an orphaned part of our own psyche?

5 min readFeb 26, 2024

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What Exactly is Satan?

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No Car? No Problem.

A brief, practical guide to e-biking as your primary transportation

6 min readFeb 19, 2024

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No Car? No Problem.

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Greg Hopkins

National Health Insurance for Expat Retirees Doubles in Italy

The cost is between €2,000 and €2,700 per person per year

5 min readFeb 16, 2024

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National Health Insurance for Expat Retirees Doubles in Italy

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Farewell Alarms

Unexpected Benefits of Expat Life

Ditching everything known forces the brain to adapt

5 min readJan 18, 2024

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Bag of Tricks

Weathering a spate of boredom requires a firm hand and following the mandate of first, do no harm

4 min readDec 25, 2023

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Bag of Tricks

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Year-End Wrap, 2023

Running in place — things are about the same as one year ago

3 min readDec 16, 2023

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Year-End Wrap, 2023

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Neurodivergent

The Critic Finally Relaxes

Recently, the chiding voice inside my head has been surprisingly quiet

4 min readDec 7, 2023

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The Critic Finally Relaxes

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Greg Hopkins

Greg Hopkins

1.99K Followers

Retired. Surrounded by beauty. Grateful to have (sort of) escaped the matrix. Fascinated by our collective evolutionary journey.

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