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The Sadness in New-Found Freedom
The Sadness in New-Found Freedom
How can one find motivation in the rest and boredom after the pure Chernybol that was my life merely weeks ago?
Daily Life Escapism
Jan 28
I Graduated From The School of Hard Knocks, With Honors.
I Graduated From The School of Hard Knocks, With Honors.
My diploma was living to tell about it.
Brian Brewington
Jan 23
1 Year Ago I Felt Confused And Didn’t Learn Spanish
1 Year Ago I Felt Confused And Didn’t Learn Spanish
January 3rd, 2022 (10:39am)
Alec Zaffiro
Jan 19
I am Scared of Being Stuck
I am Scared of Being Stuck
It was a horrible feeling that grappled me from the inside in a helpless moment. What was I doing with my life?
Daily Life Escapism
Jan 18
The Prom Night Salmon Battle of 1989
The Prom Night Salmon Battle of 1989
How my senior prom caught up to me on New Year's Eve 2022
Jennifer Marla Pike
Jan 17
The Email, Voicemail, Text Message, Or Handwritten Letter To My Counselors, Therapists…
The Email, Voicemail, Text Message, Or Handwritten Letter To My Cou...
Consider it a therapeutic open letter of sorts — you wanted feelings, here ya are.
Brian Brewington
Jan 11
Childhood memories
Childhood memories
Grandma’s Strawberry Patch Was the Best
Ida Adams
Jan 5
My Super Power is Also My Greatest Weakness
My Super Power is Also My Greatest Weakness
How can an employee with such a smile on his face quit his job out of the blue? Why is he leaving after he got a raise?
Daily Life Escapism
Jan 3
The Mandatory 2022 Year-End Essay
The Mandatory 2022 Year-End Essay
Because it isn’t the New Year without one.
Den Baranda
Dec 31, 2022
You See It When They Fall Out Of Love With You
You See It When They Fall Out Of Love With You
You may not always realize it at the time, it may take years for you to acknowledge you did, or you may live in denial the rest of your…
Brian Brewington
Dec 30, 2022
How Long Can You Cruise Burnout?
How Long Can You Cruise Burnout?
As a grown-up man with bills to pay and cats to feed it feels like the illogical thing to do. But mentally it’s the right thing to do.
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 29, 2022
When I’m Open To Them, The Signs Are Always There
When I’m Open To Them, The Signs Are Always There
Sometimes, quite literally. Other times, in more subtle ways — but always there for us if we’re open, able, and willing.
Brian Brewington
Dec 19, 2022
I Stalked Someone. Was it worth the Risk?
I Stalked Someone. Was it worth the Risk?
I walk along my usual path towards the train station when all of a sudden I notice her. Does she know something I don’t?
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 16, 2022
I know yours. Do you know mine?
I know yours. Do you know mine?
Being anonymous on the internet can be described as a western. The good. The bad. The ugly. And a plot twist?
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 12, 2022
Five Unforgettable Moments at a Sedona Retreat
Five Unforgettable Moments at a Sedona Retreat
#mariaonthego series: the gathering of the shamans
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Dec 8, 2022
My grandma died, but I only cried for my cat
My grandma died, but I only cried for my cat
To this day one of my darkest memories is my sister turning toward me with a crying face and asking me “why aren’t you crying?”.
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 4, 2022
When the World is Five Miles Apart
When the World is Five Miles Apart
#mariaonthego series: an unforgettable moment while traveling to China
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Dec 2, 2022
Residual BURNOUT — why it only gets worse
Residual BURNOUT — why it only gets worse
The real solution is extreme but it exists. Keep an open mind because it’s not going to be simple to read, as it is hard for me to write.
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 28, 2022
Dumbledore’s Crafty Secret Strategy to Save Wizardkind Works for Writers Like You, Too
Dumbledore’s Crafty Secret Strategy to Save Wizardkind Works for Wr...
Perhaps the book’s greatest mentor was also its biggest villain?
Sarah Cy
Nov 24, 2022
Don’t follow me! UNLESS…
Don’t follow me! UNLESS…
There’s a thing called quality which you achieve through hard and rigorous work. And guess how you know whether you’ve written a good piece
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 24, 2022
Drown in failure to find fulfillment
Drown in failure to find fulfillment
Success is a single event in time, and yet we crave it so much. And failure brings us further from success each time. That’s bullshit!
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 23, 2022
The spring in my step is RUSTY
The spring in my step is RUSTY
There’s no spring in your step anymore and it’s not because your afraid to spill that cup of joe.
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 21, 2022
Some Monarchs Did Not Get The Memo To Go to Mexico
Some Monarchs Did Not Get The Memo To Go to Mexico
I wanted to give a short-fun-filled life to those that stayed
Ida Adams
Nov 20, 2022
The double-edged sword of being a software developer 🔪
The double-edged sword of being a software developer 🔪
Working in a high-tech company is tragic. Past the Unicorns, Sunday burritos, insane, and paychecks you realize the truth: It’s all a lie!
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 17, 2022
What The Food is Going On?
What The Food is Going On?
#mariaonthego series: a weekend in the french quarter with a condensed serving of jazz, cajun food, hauntings, and much more
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Nov 8, 2022
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