Let’s say you bought a car and the seller didn’t have a title for it. Maybe it was some overgrown project car dug out of the seller’s back yard, or maybe the seller drove to the car to the meetup and it seemed to run just fine…
Becoming a “real” poet meant burying an old favourite movie.
The letters arrived in my dorm mailbox every Thursday. I’d unlock the little door, fish out my…
For me this manifesto can be read over and over and over again, so this time I decided to go…
“Life gives to the giver, and…
An early reviewer pointed out that what follows depends substantially on acting from a position of privilege. I’ll address that issue in a followup article.
“It is not that we have a short time,” writes Seneca…
I want to thank every single member of the Virtual Reality Chat for all the wonderful memories and times that you have shared and given me. You all have given me so much when I gave you absolutely nothing. I’ve done nothing but destroy and shatter parts of the community and caused people to fight…
I took more than 40 courses at Cornell. These are the 15 that stuck with me 15 years later.
“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.” (Mark Twain)
There are a lot of great blog posts and books out there about how we should all say ‘No’ to more things in order to focus more on what really matters.
This seems pretty obvious to most people. But why is it so difficult to actually do?
*2018 resolution with a strong sense of conviction: I’m done explaining myself bitches!!*
365 Days | 8,760 Hours | 525,600 Minutes | One Year
What’s the first thought that catches your attention when you think of Sanjay Dutt? a.) 1993 Bomb Blasts or, b.) A Responsible citizen of India? Many would still remember him as a criminal who illegally possessed the AK-56 rifle during the blasts.
I was 25, footloose and fancy free and that I had a grey Ferrari to command and a cabin by the sea, just added to the allure of being a Naval Officer in Mumbai in the mid nineties. Life couldn’t have been better except for the fact that Cupid hadn’t struck by then and that…
Everyone is an “entrepreneur” nowadays — Instagram phonies, Mary Kay…
Fear, As We Know it: It was afternoon, I was in the subway and was smiling to myself after a wonderful class. The…
Toxic co-workers do exist, and most workplaces have them. How difficult a co-worker is for you to deal with…
Comments. I need to check the comments. I just woke up. I haven’t eaten anything yet…
One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. As someone who’s been there, I was able to find some…
I remember fantasizing being 30 — a highly successful career, a beautiful (lavish) home, a wonderful husband and 2 kids, a…
I’m blessed to be the father of three amazing children. It hasn’t always been easy, what I expected, or sometimes even what I wanted, but I’ve loved every moment of it. Perhaps more importantly, raising my son and daughters has given…
When I talk to friends back in India, one of the topics that never fails to surface is that of…
生活中所發生的日常，都值得分享 !
I’m a risk taker, a big scary goal setter, a dream big kinda gal, if you will. I see something I really want…
Part of persons self development is managing emotions and not letting them control us but we need to be able to control them, anger is…
..at one condition.
I went back to help me go forward. I had started feeling stuck and not very happy with how slowly my life seemed to be going so I decided to take a step back and evaluate my journey. I believe this is what we call introspection and I use that word loosely as there was…
On this 9–5 Job , all you need to think are you working for Family or for Money only. Literally sometimes it makes me feel so low when i have to choose in between the Family and my Profession. Many times i was so engrossed that i failed to wish someone on…
Too often, we believe that being a good mom means putting everyone ahead of ourselves. The fact is, if we don’t take care of ourselves, we get burnt out. We lose patience and emotional balance and often find ourselves doing things we don’t want to…
Back in 2016, I gave a talk at my alma mater, Goldsmiths, University of London, for the launch of…
I often beat myself up over the most minor things.
I would tell myself, “what are you going to…
Lembramos muito do passado e planejamos o tempo todo o futuro. Será que não estamos esquecendo de algo igualmente importante?
Um dos meus maiores exercícios diários tem sido me dar conta do meu momento presente.
Just over the weekend, I learned that your return flight could be cancelled by the Airlines company if you happen to miss your first flight.
After about 40 minutes on the phone with an agent from the help centre, it came to a fruitless conclusion and I had no…
Lessons learned from an eccentric millionaire.
Welcome to Atlanta. I hear you’re single…
By Tara Campbell
“Do what you love, and the money will follow.”
“Follow your passion.”
Everyone..locked stories are the future of Medium. I’ve seen a bunch of “private notes” on recent submissions from other editors saying they “don’t publish locked stories.”
Life is what you make of it and I’ve found that it has all to do with your outlook, your perspective, your…
Winston Churchill is no stranger to anyone. He was an inspirational British leader…
Hi Robyn Jane,
Thanks so much for your comment. Some interesting things in here…I will try to respond as clearly and accurately as I can :)
My late father, a highly-respected evangelical Lutheran minister, used to teach his confirmation…
Thanks for reminding us of this… you mustn’t be relegated to do something you love to have a successful career. After starting my first business, I realized the quickest way to destroy something you love is to make it your job. This may not ring true for everyone, but something that I once enjoyed had become my grind, the source of much stress and…
Reading pressure.
There are more way more books than you will ever be able to read.
Social pressure.
There are way more events and things to show up to than you will ever have time to.
Everyone in this globe want to get awareness about each and every thing this exist in this universe but do not ever try to know his own universe. I think all the universe is exist in his own heart. But he never ever try to recognize his own existence…
By Kurt E. Van Stuyvesant
We often say “I should be more Positive in life”, and yet on the other hand, we are seen complaining and…
Sorry for the delay in responding, and thank you for your last letter. It always does…
The boss: so, what’s your plan with Yitzchok?
Slevin: I was gonna play it by Ear.
Leaving Academia is hard. Whether it’s your choice or your lack of choice, it’s hard.
“In order to carry a positive…
“What would your perfect day look like?”
If you’ve ever been to a mall, I’ll bet you’ve been accosted by exotic-sounding kiosk-dwellers peddling overpriced…
Some things are just out of my control, and I have to be okay with that.
This past year brought a crazy amount of experiences into my life, some of my worst and best. From heartbreak and losses…
Nature Journaling with your kids
In an attempt to ‘live my best life’, I find myself retreating from relationships. I haven’t pressed this new desire enough to know whether or not it is a result of my issues with trust or interest in people, or whether solitude is necessary for growth. My desire to occupy…
有時候，你會不會覺得你的天空有點灰? 不知道為什麼，就是覺得有點不太對勁。
Scout Kent, you’re correct. They make it impossible to cancel via their phone, email, or website. It’s part of their scam. The only way to cancel is to go directly to Paypal or your card company and cancel the recurring payment. I hope this helps.
Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. -Stephen King.
At my old job I always had this nagging feeling of ‘not this’. Every day I walked into that office I felt like that wasn’t what I was supposed to be doing with my life. It was good to know that that wasn’t it but it was stressful not knowing what was ‘it’ then. I admired the owner of…
For the first time in I would say maybe since I started falling out of remission 6 years ago I am finally feeling normal, I finally feel happy, and I feel like myself! For me its been such a long road, a New York road if you will with potholes and construction closures sending me on…
Yeah, that “power” word caught my attention. You said ‘stop!’ or insulted me and everything I…
Untitled.
This tangent of thought was inspired by recently returning to the location at which I received a text from my wife nearly 5 months ago. Returning to that spot made me relive what it was like to receive it and made me reflect long and hard about how my life has changed since. This was a text that effectively marked…
A soul can be saved. But it will take softness and depth and space. The world…
i don´t know you, i never talked to you before.. I just saw you in some vrchat videos and i watched your vrchat rp videos, i never played vrchat so i don´t know anything of you.
But reading this i´m just gonna say this:
life is very complicated but you have just to fight for all you want in your…
We all want better sleep, and we all want tomorrow to be a more productive day than today. We…
It’s 1:02 a.m., and I am currently writing. It’s not my intention to express my frustration(s) on social platforms where people (I know) can see. I tend to write when dullness, pain, overjoys find me. I just don’t know how to let it go without telling it at all verbally.
These days, I’ve grown accustomed to the lack of respect humanity shows each other, not only on a daily basis, but…
This road is painfully familiar like a torturous song on repeat. Someone has trampled your heart, disappointed someone you hold dear or a headline has looted the oxygen from your lungs. You felt yourself contracting. You watched as that bitch of…
appeared first in my head
Don’t start a blog. Post your thoughts on Facebook instead.
Don’t write a book. Start a blog instead (see above).
Concentrate on the present moment. I believe this is incomplete, you cannot just concentrate on the present moment.
I know that some people may feel insulted since they KNOW they are working to their fullest…
It happened again. God poking me in the shoulder. Reminding me of the things I have left…
“Every artist needs a sincere, authentic sense of purpose,” texted my friend while we were debating the art behind making art, a…
“Help!”
Newton’s third law of motion goes as follows:
“For each action, there is an equal and opposite…
Going after your dreams — what does that even mean? Especially once you’re grown.
Thanks for such a open hearted ,real ,insightful look at love -great timing and much appreciated.
A few days back I came across a quote on the internet by Brooke Hampton. It read, ”Speak to your…
Yesterday I was working from home when I heard a knock on the door. Excited by the…
>> Is your life turning you ON OR OFF? <<
Let me ask you —
Do you come back from work every day exhausted, run down, and just wanting to kick back with some comfort food and TV?
Loyalty is a questionable asset, tougher to keep than character, especially in rigorous & severe times. We may say we don’t live in a harsh times so why bother, analyzing each aspect of it, constantly pushing ourselves to be loyal.However, this scrutinizing world doesn’t look for loyalty, not in business, the…
I have an all-consuming impulse to cut and run right now. I’m way past the point when I usually leave town. I’m antsy. And all I want is a fresh start. I want a new home, new friends, a new job, new coffee shop, new dive bar…
Like every kid, she had dreams.
This morning, Sam woke up knowing this is the best time of his life. He has got everything he ever wanted. A decent job with handsome salary and a beautiful wife, with these things he was on cloud nine. Little did he knew that this day could be the last happy day of this year. By the end of day, he had lost…
I remember as a teen, I wanted to be more responsible. I felt humbled when I realized much later in life that…
You are out on a trip — may be just a one day trip. You are driving on a hilly road, enjoying the weather. It…
Education has many definitions depending on how we value its real purpose. Formal education has become a peddler of selective knowledge.One of the great aims of education- learning how to learn- has been tossed out of the campuses as the market-driven society values job-specific skills more than the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
I woke up this morning to an eerie silence. No child asking for the TV on at 6 a.m. in the morning or saying “I’m hungry, mommy.”
See I meant to write yesterday because my daughter left for camp but every time I opened Medium I just couldn’t write.
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” ~W. C. Fields
Obsession for me can both feel great and at the same time feel very frustrating.
I’ve been feeling this one coming for quite some time. Why I grasp to the notion that a number matters is both uncharacteristic of me and…
The science of your mind flows like the river of my soul
Is everything the answer to a mathematical equation
or is it all a miraculous divination
What are we? Why are we here?
I’never heard the ‘whole’ story… bits and pieces. Thanks for telling it.
That’s an incredible gift from life. Am sure one would disagree at first but still this was a crazy present. Living what family lived, going through all these events, meeting all these people (Tamils and Sinhalese, victims, policemen and mobsters…
Learning of the death of Anthony Bourdain gave me a physical reaction. Like when you get up to move and your back catches with a sharp pain. It stops you in mid-movement. Snatches your breath. Arrests your…
We walked while discussing life
We spoke of politics less and less
1. Acceptance — making peace with the past. Nothing can change yesterday, the only thing we can do is learn from our mistakes and grow. Living in resistance to what once was is holding on to the past, making peace with difficult experience…
Dating world misconceptions
Do you feel FRUSTRATED by a BAD HABIT that keeps you STUCK where you are?
logbook// 26th of july 2018 on #ordinarypeople
hello lovely world people out there, decided to finally start writing little stories, honest stories, stories i go on and on about in my head and sometimes stories that i don’t have an answer to.. hope you like reading it and get a bit of a spin for your own day by day// life…
TRUTH
“Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.” — Livy
Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
I am mentioning few principles that I learned from book How to Win Friends and Influence People and also one example which I came across recently.
So I was traveling in bus to Belgaum (or Belagavi) which is a city in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka
There is no one and no thing in the whole world, in all the universe, that has the power or the capacity to cause us to fear. In other words, there is no power from which those who dwell in the consciousness of God need protection from fearful thoughts. Fear translates itself into stress, into…
The enemy of great plans are good ones.
Have you ever planned something so well but been blindsided out of the blue.
Just Start Project
I always wanted to complete my education and pursue my career as a kindergarten teacher. I left my studies a long time ago after doing my bachelor's degree in commerce.
My parents passed away when I was very young and after that i could’t get a chance to study further. But this was…
WELL i realize i do spam today, but who cares? My God is allowing me doing spam as long as i am not forgetting pray, shalat, and always respect to my parents.
Why i suddenly being so religious? Oh i forget iam a religious :-)
Everything happens on time. No-one can change the reality. What would decide by the God, It will not to be altered? Sometimes a man decide anything but but it is difficult him to achieve it due to some barriers and critical circumstances. My story is similar to it.When I…
Technology has made leaps and bounds over the last couple of decades. It has gotten to a point where people and society, in general, are wary about technology and its implications if it keeps developing at this pace. As with everything there are pros and cons to technology. Visit…
My goal was in past I want to become a doctor and my parents was also wished. But due to some reasons like different people says me u was not in a position to become a doctor and this field is not in your favor so u should choose another field. I think people was little bit right mean to say that when I was…
Once biten,twice shy
May all our hearts and souls be shielded
From those who are unable to love
And who take us for a ride
May we find strength in our ability to rise above
Tara,
Your essay was so beautifully written. Eleven puppies; I truly cannot imagine the joy AND work to bring them up. Brava to you and your children!!
I’ve never heard of depression referred to as a black dog. Hmmm…fitting, yet not, as you said. The ‘dark night of the soul’ captures it for me; only…
我覺得自己昨晚做了個到陰間/異時空一遊的夢。如果硬要怪罪的話，可能是這幾天看到新光三越的《伊藤潤二》展，也可能是因為前陣子看堺雅人主演的《鎌倉物語》入戲太深的緣故。
Samsung is getting into the cryptocurrency payments business. With Samsung phones…
I want to be creative, and a troublemaker. Or even just a creative troublemaker. As far as I’m concerned, a troublemaker is just someone who doesn’t accept things the way they are. The way things are is fucked up! So if you accept that things are fucked up — you’re fucked up. Your acceptance of the problem creates and perpetuates the problem. The…
I read in girls school and girls college. I was average student in school and college too.i was very friendly and still now, in my school and college almost whole class was my friend.but when i went to university it was co-education obviously. There was a semester system so i found it easy and become one of the…
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I’m not broken she
change gon come.
sometimes change happens because you reach a point in your life where not changing becomes seemingly more painful than taking the steps to change.
i used to love being comfortable… stagnant, to be more specific and more completely honest.
This was great and yay you!! I need accountability so not only do I write my goals out on a mindmap I also share them with people sort of like my secret cheerleaders though they aren’t really shouting off the rooftops for me. But for me, knowing that I’ve told people gives me the determination and focus to get it done. If I miss my mark, I get up…
Sometimes i feels very bad and good along. I feel very bad that i feel good. And I feel very good when i feel very bad. You know why? Because sometimes you don’t have always right choices, option, place, people and many more like this. No one will give you a care even when you are too much lonely alone, you would feel very bad for yourself. “Are you…
You are not separate from creative Source. … the creative Force of the Universe is creating without any…
“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand…
In my seasoned Life, Living a Life of Sobriety, I have come to believe,
