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One Thing, Or the Other
One Thing, Or the Other
Perspective is everything in addiction
AshBunny
Aug 18
Ocean Views
Ocean Views
On a walk by the beach…
A. Gee
Aug 18
What Photo Do You Use For Your Messaging App Profile?
What Photo Do You Use For Your Messaging App Profile?
It tells a lot about you
Chingmay Anaïs Jo
Aug 18
3 Things I Learned After I Started Writing Online
3 Things I Learned After I Started Writing Online
Most people will relate to the second point
Aviral Tiwari
Aug 18
Is Blake Lively Modern Day Philosophy?
Is Blake Lively Modern Day Philosophy?
Learning about ourselves through the shallow
Amy Sea
Aug 18
I Just Want to Be
I Just Want to Be
Learning the wisdom of dogs, trees, elders, and imperfection
David Penberg
Aug 17
Recently Boosted
Good Night Mom
Good Night Mom
Reflections on a life
Susan Brearley
Aug 12
How My Teacher Taught Me Three of the Greatest Lessons in Life
How My Teacher Taught Me Three of the Greatest Lessons in Life
Some lessons in life can come from unexpected sources and moments
Michael Toby
Aug 12
The Privilege Of Slow Living
The Privilege Of Slow Living
Is the slow life for everyone?
This Is Sophie Today
Aug 7
Pain Scale Problems
Pain Scale Problems
Rating chronic pain from none to a ton is ultimately useless
Randall H. Duckett
Jul 26
A Bowl of Rice
A Bowl of Rice
A short story inspired by tyrants
Patty Kawasaki
Jul 9
A Cardinal’s Wings
A Cardinal’s Wings
…more than I could have wonderfully dreamed
Felipe Leon U.
Jul 1
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
How I field one of life’s most embarrassing questions
John Passadino
Jun 25
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
How I live and how my disease has progressed
Leila Johnson
Jun 24
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
Not all qualities associated with immaturity are inherently negative
Eleni Stephanides
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Like the God of the Bible, who repented that he had made man, we repent that we have made our technologies.
Connor O'Leary
Jun 20
The Dis-ease of Disease
The Dis-ease of Disease
Those of us with chronic pain struggle with constant stress
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
We are threatened, not by a sudden atomic conflagration, but a slow, ever-increasing poverty of soul
Connor O'Leary
Jun 14
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Despite its dismissive nature, being called crazy may indicate you are doing something right
Michael Toby
Jun 10
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
A cautionary tale about scams and the vulnerability of our parents
Rodney Lacroix
Jun 10
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
Both are indescribable
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 6
Is That All There Is?
Is That All There Is?
A simple question provoked an existential crisis
Mindi Boston
Jun 4
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
One man’s reflection on the metamorphosis of aging and how this all could have gone so wrong
Rodney Lacroix
May 30
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
But do the haters have to hate so loudly?
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
May 23
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
Stirring the pot of family history via cooking lessons
Toni Crowe
May 15
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
A Mother’s Day Reflection-Transforming Generational Trauma into a Legacy of Love
Solanyi Ulloa
May 13
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Everyone has a Story
The Black Yogini
May 3
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Sometimes you just can’t reason your way out of major depression on your own
Eleni Stephanides
May 3
Eclipse
Eclipse
In totality
Rebecca A. Barrett
Apr 28
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth
Desert Spirituality Is Life-Giving
Natalie Hanemann
Apr 24
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Be mindful about your choices and how they can impact others
Michael Toby
Apr 19
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