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Ego Always Taste Bitter

Ego Always Taste Bitter

(Especially When Someone Pinched it)

Dr. Sumita Bavaliya

Jun 22

Letter to Maharaji

Letter to Maharaji

A teacher grieves his guru, and questions the path of renunciation.

Jun 20

NATURE | WILD LIFE

NATURE | WILD LIFE

More Than Just Stripes: How Zebras Master Survival

Jun 20

What the Wars Are Really Telling Us: A Message

What the Wars Are Really Telling Us: A Message

In a world burning from Gaza to Iran, from silence to hypocrisy, from slogans to missiles — we must ask: Who are we becoming?

Arfa Jahan Iqbal

Jun 20

Real Confidence Starts With You

Real Confidence Starts With You

Authenticity means your actions match your values. Not people’s opinions.

Marwa Chouhdary

Jun 20

Industrial Food

Industrial Food

A bounty of abundance with little value

Corinne Ryan Simmons

Jun 20

Structure Your Relationship Intentionally

Structure Your Relationship Intentionally

Part 1: Play or Tyranny

Derrick A. Mason, LMFT

Jun 20

The MAGA Bill That Could Erase Black Medical Professionals

The MAGA Bill That Could Erase Black Medical Professionals

And How HR 3518 Threatens More Than Medical Schools

Mark Calee-Empathy...Power!

Jun 20

Lost in the Wild

Lost in the Wild

Paranoia of Thoughts

Jun 20

Reasons why I left UPSC

Reasons why I left UPSC

Every aspirant needs to study this

Growthdiaries Blog

Jun 20

How An Unexpected Friendship Was Just What I Needed.

How An Unexpected Friendship Was Just What I Needed.

“An unforeseen connection is like a beautifully wrapped gift, waiting to be opened and cherished.”-Jayne Higgins

Jun 19

A few stars shine brighter :)

A few stars shine brighter :)

Featured Stories and Must-Reads

Dr. Tarannum Shaikh

Jun 18

One of the Many

One of the Many

— a poem about existential homesickness

Jun 17

I Thought I Needed Motivation. Turns Out, I Needed This Instead

I Thought I Needed Motivation. Turns Out, I Needed This Instead

For years, I kept Googling "how to stay motivated."

Jun 17

Suffering sustained

Suffering sustained

Are you just perpetuating pain?

Corinne Ryan Simmons

Jun 15

Are We Raising Resilient Kids — or Just Sheltering Them from Reality?

Are We Raising Resilient Kids — or Just Sheltering Them from Reality?

A Call to Action: Moving Beyond Moral Panic Toward Real Mentorship and Growth

Mark Calee-Empathy...Power!

Jun 15

The Pirate Queens of the Caribbean

The Pirate Queens of the Caribbean

Overlooked Women in History — Women Who Defied Their Times

Jun 15

Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick

Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick

Nice doesn’t scale. True peace comes through the potential for the moral application of strength, not through meekness, or weakness.

Derrick A. Mason, LMFT

Jun 15

The Rat Race: A Battle We Never Chose

The Rat Race: A Battle We Never Chose

We are all running a Race that doesn’t exist.

Pratyusha Chakraborty

Jun 14

Reconnect With Nature: How Walking Barefoot Changed My Mornings Forever

Reconnect With Nature: How Walking Barefoot Changed My Mornings For...

Ditch the shoes, find your peace

Jun 13

The Battlefield

The Battlefield

Where to find God

Jun 13

Echoes From My Inner Labyrinth:

Echoes From My Inner Labyrinth:

-Notes From a Sub-maximal Life

Jun 13

Working Women

How they changed everything

Corinne Ryan Simmons

Jun 13

SELF IMPROVEMENT | PRODUCTIVITY

SELF IMPROVEMENT | PRODUCTIVITY

2-Minute Hacks That Can Potentially Change Your Life

Jun 13

Voluntary Self-Sacrifice, or Codependence?

Voluntary Self-Sacrifice, or Codependence?

Sometimes it’s a slippery slope.

Derrick A. Mason, LMFT

Jun 13

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