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This May Be Why We Are Anxious
Why is it that some people live ‘safe lives’ filled with anxiety and others live lives full of risk and recklessness and yet nothing seems to trouble them?
By Dean Gee4 years ago in Humans
Animal Magnetism
It is such a strong, overwhelming, driving, primal force that it just rips off the thin veneer of social responsibility, the accepted rules of etiquette we all adhere to and at least give lip service to as supposedly civilized people.
By John Whye4 years ago in Humans
the unsinkable.
She clutched the valice tightly to her. The bodice of her dress fit snug clinging to the corset that held her just so beneath. He watched her with a possession that defied question.
By Melissa Eaves4 years ago in Humans
The Emotional Stages of Moving Interstate
Moving south to a regional area has been a goal of mine for years. My hometown isn't a big city, and it's not near a big city, but living in a big city was never the goal. The goal was to move away to somewhere like my home town that was also just not my hometown.
By Jaimie4 years ago in Humans
The Fruits of One's Labor
One of my favorite song lyrics deals with the satisfaction of another day worked and to see the fruits of one’s labor enjoyed at the end of the day. The song is called ‘Victory Dance’ by My Morning Jacket and whose lyrics directly address the earned happiness and contentedness after a day of struggle through a hard day’s work.
By Ben W4 years ago in Humans
The Reality in Which We Live
Title: Attributed to a quote by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address to US Congress, 2022 Freedom is the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes. (Wikipedia)
By Sandra Alexander 4 years ago in Humans
The fight to be ‘free’ ironically leads you to be ‘oppressed’.
Being modern means to get approved? Isn’t that contradicting the actual idea of being modern, which was supposed to be free? Traditions are considered limiting and constraining as they are set by the people of past generations and must be followed and respected to fit in. The world wanted to find their own reasons, their own purpose and their own freedom to live the way they wished to and so they chose ‘modernity’. But, as I look around I see the modern world seeking approval from the ‘society’ to fit in too? What’s the point?
By Geetanjali Sharma4 years ago in Humans
Freedom big and small
Freedom sounds big, freedom sounds impressive, freedom sounds huge. However, sometimes freedom is simple, freedom is humble and freedom is modest.
By Sarah Morgan4 years ago in Humans
How the Daylight Saving Time Debate Is a Case Study in Negotiation
Listen to this week’s edition of the newsletter here! 😊 As many of you may already be aware, a bill making Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent by November 2023 has already made its way through the Senate. The decision has been met with mixed emotions. Some argue that permanent standard time is the better option and some are simply happy to no longer have to change the clocks twice a year.
By Nita Jain4 years ago in Humans
Feeling Freedom
As a child, I thought freedom meant the right to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. I couldn’t wait until I turned eighteen. That was the age of autonomy when I could legally say, “You’re not the boss of me!”
By Vivian R McInerny4 years ago in Humans
Staying in the Closet. Top Story - March 2022.
Stuff is stuff. Every time I walk through a thrift store I am reminded of how quickly things go from must-haves to must-nots. This is especially true of clothes. You’ll find racks of discarded shoes, handbags worn but not worn out, and dresses guilty only of the crime of outlasting their peak of stylishness.
By Vivian R McInerny4 years ago in Humans
I Challenge This Challenge
Over the last year, I have entered a lot of stories in various Vocal + challenges, always with a small dose of hope and a larger dose of skepticism. That skepticism has been well-earned, but that's another story.
By Paula Shablo4 years ago in Humans