“Success is walking from failure to failure…
“Old men always advise the young to save money. This is bad advice. Invest in yourself…
In the wake of the #MeToo wave, to say that I found myself triggered was an…
Yes! I got the same response and I talk it about it in the article. You simply need to send them a second email and reiterate you want their information removed from the site. Once they get the second email, they’ll agree to remove it. At least they did in my case. Let me know if that works!
It happened on a hot summer night in July.
“Why do I need to eat this, mom?”
I used to believe in really feeling your feelings, in running your fingers over them until they…
I’ve followed Jordan Peterson for some time, but I just picked up a copy of his…
Despite my early and naive attempt to control everything, I have come to accept that…
Summer has always felt to me like a season I should love but I’ve never really taken to. I’m…
When I was 27, I decided to quit my dream job. This was a surprising conclusion because I still wasn’t sure how in…
There are so many choices in life, so much to do. We can do anything, but we can’t do everything. If we don’t…
It’s been a little over a month since my new diagnosis of an adrenal insufficiency. I have a fancy medical bracelet, I’ve gotten an automatic refill on a prescription for the first time ever and I’ve signed up for some fancy “You’re on a lot of drugs so here…
This is a slightly modified version of a letter I wrote to my little brother recently. He said he found it helpful — right before he…
**Spoiler Alert** — We are all just winging it.
That’s how it feels. You don’t even know you’re in it until you start sinking and then you don’t dare move for fear of making it worse. You…
Who sees the real you?
I was taught the pendulum effect of success back in the spring of 2015 while still in my Freshman year of college. It’s a…
I’ve been terrified of turning 30. Like we’re talking about paralyzing anxiety and panic about what it means to turn 30. Forget the…
I woke at 3 am, but since I went to bed at 8, that’s a pretty decent night’s sleep. More…
So, You Wrote a Book — So What?
Brainstorm.Come up with hundreds of ideas.Then execute on the best idea/s.
I have a pair of pants that I love.
It’s times like these I feel the overwhelming urge to write.
Mari Colham Hospital parking lots are also good places for sleeping in your car. Definitely quieter and possibly safer. Can you think of any tips I left out? I got sidetracked on the safety aspect and didn’t really cover comfort or efficacy.
It’s the summer of 2002.
My birth mother, Mary, died June 9th 2014 in a Motel 6 in San Diego.
This week I apologised to my team. At a gathering in London I said sorry for being a drag over the past couple of months. I’d been a little withdrawn, I said, less fun than I used to be, too serious; more engaged than ever with my day-to-day work of driving The Cares…
She knew she had changed…
Are you helping other writers get better or are you just in it for yourself?
by Sunny Stevenson
Hey what are you afraid of ?
Is it the race you are being nominated in without your concern ?
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“Maintenance.”
I love youThough your eyes have seen my loveI want your ears to hear it
“I can change my mind, but I ain’t concerned with other people”- RuPaul
…
The problem for a lot of people is that they don’t really know what they want. They have vague desire: to…
I looked up at the sky — the ever changing sky — and all I saw was blue. Not the vivid…
It was a busy month, every weekend are occupied since now I am interning in Bulgaria…
To the twenty-something afraid of getting older and growing up
It’s only a matter of passing birthdays before each of us realizes we are actually getting older. A year ago today was when I first experienced this gut-jerking awareness. Maybe it was the growing glow of…
I won’t lie, this week has been a struggle. The anxieties I mentioned last week hit an all-time high on Tuesday, and I started to…
I have some unpacking to do.
I have a lot of ideas that I want to write.
It is now a tradition; the annual visit to see my family.
For the first time, since i moved away from my country (and family) i was not very excited to go. Like most expats know, going back for a short time to visit the home country is not restful. It…
Black and white, dusk and dawn, ebb and flow, zero control. And yet I fight.
Is that it’s just that, luck…
That you can’t really do anything about it.
That all you can do is to just wait for things to happen.
“What can I learn from this? What will I do next…
I knew it was too heavy. I had packed my suitcase with everything from clothes and shoes to toiletry items. Not to mention my pillow.
Mankind has never had it this good!
THERE IS A TRUST1 Timothy 6:20 KJVO Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
Super-outstanding piece! Satirical yet it still opened my eyes to an aspect of commodification I hadn’t considered before. Probably because I’m in it, and it is hard to see your entire environment when permeability of its mores is almost total. So thank you, and well done!
At this stage of the Internet Age, there is really no excuse for a “can’t do” attitude.
Let’s say there is a need in your work for a screenshare tutorial. Never made one before? Doesn’t matter.
Any kind of change can create an uncomfortable feeling. Many changes are just a part of life. Maybe you remember your first day of school. You left the comfort of home, where mom, or whomever, was always around and you were intimately familiar with your surroundings. Now…
Here’s a secret that you probably already know: everyone struggles with fear. It’s human nature. Fear has one big weapon against us: pain.
When the learning gets tough keep going.
“The things you own end up owning you.” — Tyler Durden, Fight Club
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina decimated my city and destroyed everything I owned. My books, my clothes, my furniture, my photos, my journals, everything was flooded and half of it was unrecognizable by the time I could…
Dear Nobody
Lately a strange and magical thing has happened.
Our daily busyness often creates mental turmoil and chaos, so having a way to recalibrate and refocus on what’s…
I am a huge fan of Cathy Heller’s podcast “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”. Every week she brings on different people who talk about how they found their passion. A couple of weeks ago, she had Lili Pettit who is a professional organizer with a business centered around the…
Every week a thought will permeate into my mind. This week, I could not stop thinking about inspiration.
There is one fallacy about inspiration that I think needs to be debunked.
Have you ever entered into your little sister’s or brother’s room, seen her scrolling the computer like a robot and thought to your self “we really have it easy.”
this is something that came upon my mind months and months, and mooooonths ago when watching daily…
If you’ve already read my previous article on why you shouldn’t bother looking for purpose in your life you’d already know…
Some people have them, others are trying to become one. But we all have something to do with them. And quite few IT specialists, it seems, have some kind of relationship to latex and plush materials. July’s edition of Blueberry Dessert was about “Animal.”
My Life So Far!
Well, life’s twists and turns has led me to Medium and yet another adventure begins. I don’t know where this will take me but my good friend, Grace Merrick, is one of the members and talks highly of this site so it must be good!
The other day, I took another step toward my goal of living outside of my comfort zone. As I was signing up for about a month’s worth of lessons, the head of the dance studio asked why I decided to come in. I explained that it was because the thought…
Updated 5/12/19
The death of a loved one can propel you on a journey that you never thought you’d…
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That wasn’t a compliment.
Every few months, my batch mates will get together to catch up on each other’s lives and work. Having graduated and started employment around the same time, we are all in a similar phase of life so it helps to get…
He had to reach the river without killing someone. Long ago his failing eyesight took his driver’s license and arthritis stole his grip. The shapes in front of the car were foggy and his hold on the wheel was feeble. If the police stopped him he would have to explain why he was driving a stolen…
I’m Jewish.
Oh, you unrepentant…
Not all the success stories are written by ink, some are created by blood as well.
Bhushan Pungliya
When things go wrong, when you feel all alone.
jbourne911,
Thanks for reading my story and thanks for your comment.
I am happy to hear that you were able to lose 40 pounds, and glad that Metformin worked you.
Thanks again,
Steve
Living by timelines is a trap.
There are basically three phases of Stress:
Electrical control systems issues can happen anytime. So, it is always sensible to be prepared with the best troubleshooting plan. You should always be in the clutch of a professional company that provides services of electrical…
We think about making an impact as making a striking change in the world such that on hearing our name, everyone rises…
“Don’t ever say that, never say you’re fucking sorry unless you do something”
Fear, anger and shame are there all the time.
They, like other emotions, can both drive or hinder our progress.
Strong and clever women AND men are not those who don’t experience those emotions.
They are those who are driven by those emotions to the right goals and decisions.
This year’s Hybrid World Adelaide played host to Dr Christyl Johnson, Deputy Director of NASA’s…
I have never ever used the roadside assistance till that day. I say that day because it was a one off day when I had to drive out of compulsion to reach the hospital. My father who was 70 years old had breathing difficulty in the middle of the night and he had been rushed to the hospital.
I’m not sure they’re right.
There is something that I need to get of my chest, my friends. I have even an favour to ask.
Photos by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash
Before I started this article I thought “Okay, this will be short but intense.” — A fertilizer for my growth — a brief…
I mentor younger gay men every day. Sometimes around thirty hours a week. In person, over Skype, on Tumblr, anywhere on earth. I do this because I was mentored, back in the late 1970’s. Dozens of Loving Uncles saw the depth in this young man, and who stuck around to help me become a better man.
In my experience, cold calling has always been that obstacle, that road block…
Because wanting to and feelings like it are two different things!
Originally posted on BEHERE
Best thing I did to enjoy Medium more was talk with one new person a week Jonathan Greene
Btw why daily for an hour?
From my experience one or two a week was enough to look forward to it and not enough for it to bug me. Same goes for my writing I guess. I tried the daily in both and it felt like work.
We’re busy.
Most of the time.
We don’t have enough time.
We don’t have enough money.
I’ve been thinking about the nature of motivation.
People do things for various motives, and these motives have no valence in and of themselves.
THE NEW YEAR SLAVERY
We are a little over mid-2018 and I just remembered there’s a whole lot on my bucket list I haven’t checked. Hell! Do I have a bucket list at all *sigh*
You know how every year we come up with some sensible resolutions and some very irrational ones just based on the fact that we…
Antes que termine o dia
Antes que termine o dia eu vou levantar, emergir
This article just showed up in my feed. I was hooked by Apple from the 1984 commercial. Apple their products screened we are not the same as PCs.
As of late I too have been less than enthusiastic about their products. Lunch with a friend, I asked about her iPhone X. She uses hers for photography. There was a lack of joy for…
Some people have a really hard time finishing something. I do, too! I also have a…
Impresiones alcohólicas desmesuradas
Sensación quemante en su final
Finales cortos
Intensidad que satura
I’ve been feeling particularly icky this week. Weird moods, downers for no apparent…
We had seen the robin quite a few times around the back porch/patio area, frequently enough to not even notice it anymore. One day as the grandkids were playing outside (Nana’s daycare for the three eldest), our 4 year old granddaughter crashed through the kitchen door… “Nana! We have a bird’s nest by the porch, and there’s little blue eggs in it the…
We are so busy naming and producing that we forget, that this only duplicates a reality, that is already there!
For the start I will quote an unknown author and say — there is no magic — You got to eat healthy and live healthy to be…
Sam Post,
That was an interesting video. Thanks for the link.
I am sure that in some cases the toxic person in your life is a pathological narcissist.
But, in other cases they are in your life because of proximity. They may be a coworker, a family member, or even a neighbor…
It is Friday
Strip 126 of #TheAdultManual
There is no animal on earth I wouldn’t help if I could. Your story about the sparrow lifted my heart.
Here is a photo of a mouse that came into my life — that I offered respite and Reiki to for the time it was with me. I nearly wept watching it transform from terrified to calm to curious.
Do you see the code?
While living in this world, our life is shaped by two aspects of reality.
The one in which we can experience by the ways we can see, touch, feel, smell, hear and comprehend the things around us. It is the physical component of our life which…
what if I had a choice to chooseto be creative or to be a puppet
To be honest, the hardest part for me, when creating art is to forget what constitutes a beautiful…
There is something about being brutally honest with yourself but honestly I am not…
May 12, 2018.
Loved this. Even more so as I’m an avid Monty Python fan.
Their humour always lifts me up. Another favourite of mine is the movie “Brian of Nazareth” — I have the recording on tape cassette (giving my age away!). Irreverend dialogue such as “Blessed are the cheesemakers” and the song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”.
Thank you for an inspiring story.
I am going to say this to myself as I say it to you, so say it with me loud and proud, whether in your head or aloud.
“Anything is better than lies and deceit!” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” Commandment #8
Just be.
If I could describe 2017 in one sentence it would be this… Two thousand and seventeen was a year of discovering myself, intentionally and unintentionally.
Spanish beauracracy
Decrees thou shalt not
I know the feeling too well…
I will admit that I do seem to learn more from getting knocked on my ass, as opposed to simply strolling along…
Thank you for sharing. This is on ongoing issue that we’ll probably deal with on different levels at different times of our life. I’m learning so much more lately and trying not to beat myself up for beating myself for so many years. It’s funny most people come to realize how naughty they were as children and young adults as they get older, however…
For grade 11 in Pribadi Bilinggual Boarding School Bandung we have 3 times in a week to learnt pathways
And the interesting thing i’ve learnt this week is how to making a sidetracks and returning back to the Topic this one is needed to make a conversation or presentition more interesting.
Sending you love, Adelheid Hörnlein. I hope you are learning to ride the waves of grief. I know in some ways the shock is only now beginning to wear off.
As I’m looking at today’s card as well as the last couple, once again, I’m reminded of why restarting the daily notecard drawing…
