Reciprocal | New Column | Life
The Journey of Life
Announcing the new column of Reciprocal
Greetings to the all writers of Reciprocal,
We have stories to tell, stories that provide wisdom about the journey of life. What more have we to give one another than our ‘truth’ about our human adventureas honestly and as openly as we know how? – Rabbi Saul Rubin
Life’s journey is filled with good and evil, joy and pain, hopes and disappointments, experiences and regrets. At one point or another in our lives, we all encounter such situations. All of us are here to experience the journey. It’s a never-ending journey to experience many facets of life, not a destination for happiness or despair.
We all have more than one life because every morning when we wake up to experience something new, a new life begins. We only experience death once in our lives. We get to experience a lot in life, and those experiences teach us lessons that last a lifetime.
We all have experienced life’s journey, and we all have a variety of life stories to share, including tales of heartbreak, incredible struggles, memorable moments, dramatic highs and lows, celebrations, and recollections that sum up our experiences as people. Stories about planned or unplanned events that have an impact on our lives and help us define our goals
Every challenge you face in life contributes to your learning and sense of purpose. Living properly is always within our control, so we must always work to create a pleasant and serene life. Although the route may be difficult and full of potholes, the end result is blissful.
We all commit a mistake when we rush to get to our destination and forget to appreciate the journey. More significant than the final destination is the journey. More satisfying than the final goal are the individuals we met, the feelings we felt, and the lessons we discovered during the journey. Those memories and loved ones are valuable, and they will help you live a long and happy life.
This new column from Reciprocal is being created with the intention of giving you a place to share the difficult life lessons you have learned that might help the other person improve their life. I will publish a prompt each month that will allow you to reflect on your life stories and help you rewrite your own. In various situations, life reveals its various colors and shades. Let’s live a life of happiness!
The best part of life is to decide to make the journey through life like a best selling book. Tell a fantastic story when you are ready to tell others how you did it. Make sure life the best story ever written through a journey filled with overcoming obstacles, taking risks, and continuing to develop. – Catherine Pulsifer
Submission Guidelines For Submitting to This Column
- Remember to include the “Journey Of Life” and “Reciprocal” tags when sending us your stories.
- Keep in mind that we are all here to support one another, so link two writers with their articles (Below you can see the sample)
- Always send an unpublished draft of your story. At Reciprocal, we don’t publish previously published stories.
- Give proper citation to the images.
- The submission rules are available for reading here.
I want to express my gratitude for the love and affection you’ve shown the Reciprocal nature column. We appreciate you continually posting such lovely natural stories at Reciprocal.
I would like to invite all the writers of Reciprocal to show their support by sharing their life stories at Reciprocal.
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Cara Marie May’s Moments Claudiu Baciu Malky McEwan Rui Alves JoAnn Ryan Warren Turner Heaven’s Healthy Healing Paradigmshftr Kimberly V. Garner Lee Travathan Deana K Rodriguez Mani Pathak Mostafa Atique Terry Day Jennifer Barrios Tettay arun
Chrissy Cordingley Babbling Biologist Nicki J Ruby Lee Alex Skye Elena dL Akemi Sagawa Aakash Dahal Myriam Ben Salem🦋 Pantaleona wordsmithwriter Erika Burkhalter Anandhi Palaniappan Călina Mureșan
Lauren Vanden Bosch Nin Abayata Katy Lin Akhoy Jyoti Chaudhury SEVERIN MAKENGO Denise Estey Lindquist Zak Miriam Rachel Shreyasi Najla Abdul kareem Kalpana Khattri Sannan A. shivam bhatele Trisha Faye The Silent Monk Your NativeFriend Allisonn Church PPwrites Daniel Lai
Welcoming the new writers of Reciprocal
Michelle Jimerson Morris Amelia Johne Minerva Singh Andrew Gaertner Skye Howell (she/her) Warren Turner
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I would like to give a shoutout to Joseph Lieungh for writing beautiful poetry.
Linda Ng shared life lessons learned from traveling.