Work plans, strengthening creative cognition, and more.
“Making more money will not fix your life — it will just make you more…
I was sitting down last week with a friend for lemongrass and ginger teas — because that’s…
My first exposure to clubbing came in college shortly after a large enough group of…
Okay, okay… I get it. You’ve been here a thousand times before, listening to someone ramble about how it’s a great idea to quit your job and go live in the mountains, transforming yourself from the normal and functioning cog that you are, and making the switch to become a philosophical…
So why do you continue to leave your personal and corporate life to chance?
The Yellow Wallpaper — My notes
The yellow wallpaper is a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, illustrates depression and how the narrator went mentally…
當時會開始在Medium上筆耕，純粹只是想找一個除了臉書之外的寫作空間，練習爬梳想法。寫著寫著，也就越寫越起勁，就在四個月後正式加入付費牆寫作計畫以及Medium會員。
Not that long ago, Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro was in the news when she and Whoopi Goldberg were arguing…
“Bitcoin would greatly simplify the movement of global money,…It has the potential to become the first…
Vav. Ta teden pa je bil…
Zatišje v mesecu juliju bi nam lahko dalo vedeti, da prihaja nevihta. Zadnji…
Last week, someone emailed me, upset and wondering why I hadn’t been writing as many posts as I did before in the past.
In my 23 years of life, I have met a variety of people. Happy, sad, caring, rude, selfish…
It sounds gross, but it’s true.
If I could say one more thing it wouldn’t end there.
是否想過，如果能和一個國家的人交換人生，是什麼樣的體驗？而你，願意嗎？
Two people from opposite sides of the globe are dropped into each other’s worlds.
Sticking to new, positive habits is unquestionably one of the most difficult things that human…
I slept rather early to offset the last few weeks of torpor and reset my body clock. It isn’t going all too well apparently.
It’s been a while, and I cannot remember the last time I had a dream. But lately, in spite of not getting enough sleep, being stressed…
listen while reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EEhWecuoA
goshh i miss this feeling i haven’t hold a pen since the summer had begin.. I don’t know why or how it happened .. But i suddenly decided to go for a stroll at 3 a.m
Our whole educational system is unpersonal and standardized. Most of the work that is done today is monotonous and…
This phrase got stuck in my head after I heard it in Debbie Millman’s “Design Matters” podcast episode…
You only have one life, live it right!
After a relatively calm couple of days (I did say relatively) it’s all change today…
UNDER THE SHADE OF THE DEODAR
The road curved yet again but this time the bend opened up a stretch of road more crooked and bumpier than before. As the car…
Last Thursday in Benin, a childhood friend’s Mum sent one of her workers to the market.
As is her habit, she gave him a cheque to go to the bank first, withdraw the money, and then go get the groceries. He got back home at 9pm that night, eight hours later, with the…
The stoic mindset consists in two principles:
I consider myself an open book, there really isn’t too much about myself that I am…
I am an incredibly stubborn individual. When I was a kid, if I did not get my way, I would hold my breath until I passed out.
Although this scared my mom to death, my stubbornness has turned out to be one of my best skills.
When we see a monster coming for us we know it. We don’t have to ask ourselves, “Is that a monster?” We know a monster when we see it…
The swing ride is sort of a pendulum, just that its common place in an amusement part setting. Even though the swing ride can be very memorable for your child, planning it can be quite challenging.
We exchanged heartsFor the very first timeAnd our passionWas ignited;After thatI saw you melting from loveFor me
Hello! This week has been tough for a number of reasons, but I’m trying to stay positive about it. Much like last week, it is hard to find things to be happy about. Ergo, this week’s blog has to do with finding the right mindset for running, which can…
It is really funny, we never like to talk about when we die. Everyone dies at some point. When my mom died, she had never shared with me…
I probably am the utmost Introvert you would ever find. Like I literally do not want to mix with people and I am comfortable with the ones that I am already…
Fishes we are of the pots we live in
Pots we don't know we made
It’s hard to start over from scratch. It’s hard to go into the unknown when you have everything against you.
Indirectly impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, many millennials have embraced a risk averse…
I like how the term “purity” only has a religious meaning, especially after the statistically lower intelligence psychopath class comes to dominate it, leaving the literal religion behind. At least it’s a “purer” version of what they really want, no longer hidden behind the righteous indignation straight from the hell of Revelations.
I want to be a bird. I really want it, but not only because of a simple desire of having wings and being able to fly, but…
Today we did a memorial service for my husband at the local hospital. Instead of flowers or food, we asked people to send donations to the…
I have written an article on You are not Born with a Passion — it’s Chosen where I…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was on board TWA flight 2, bound for Hawaii with a stop in St. Louis. The…
Lots of things went wrong today.
I had to abandon a freelance job to deal with a…
That new website will rarely get you new clients.
Just like those new business cards will rarely get you new clients.
Or that fancy new logo.
Or that faster web host…
If you’re able to get just one person a day to like your product, to read your book, to support your idea or to share your blog post, you’ll have 365 people who support your work at the end of the year.
For the first time in my life, in my adult life, my twenties, I have a comfortable, if still…
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who…
It’s a whole new world in here..
When I first started working in the cosmetics department as a Beauty Consultant…
The one who conquers — Sensei
We fightWhat couple doesn’tWe smileWe could do that moreWe worryWe could do that a lot less We wander Making new memoriesWe…
Welcome to the SelfSell weekly report.
Later this week, my little brother will begin the next step in his journey as he leaves for college.
Of course, as his big brother, I want to give him everything I can to ensure a smooth, successful transition. I know he’s facing…
A few days ago, a friend of mine asked me, “I want to ask you a question. Will you please tell me how to deal with people?”. Well, actually I did not know how to answer that — I still in progress to learn that, besides he is better than me in social things. He…
hey. sebuah sapaan penuh harap.
sungguh, tiba waktunya, kata-kataku. tentang perjuangan tp tidak seberapa, cukup menguras tenaga juga mengorbankan beberapa. sungguh, jangan keruh! namun gelap. seakan berakar, pada diri sendiri. entah tulisan ini tentang apa. tentang…
Often in our day-to-day life, we attend workshops and seminars to help us learn how to interact with…
Hey
I am sorry for the times you tried to contact and meet over for a coffee to…
This is a question that still haunts me this day but I am working on it to make it go away.What if?
What if I die the next day by an accident or sudden illness?
What if I could not find finish what I started?
Life, what is it? Besides breathing and living, what is it? Why are we here? What are we…
This is real shit here. These are truth bombs people need to know. There is art in disobeying…
When we climb out of the deep valleys, and arrive up to a peak where we can consider things…
A look into one of the more subtle effects having intermittent electricity has on the Nigerian population
This week I’m taking a (much needed) vacation in Ghana. My sister lives here with her husband (a Ghanian) and their three adorable kids, so I try to visit as often…
Trigger Warning: Self Harm
12th floor balcony, I've been standing for 40 minutes now, my tears have run dry. The wind is rustling on my hair, to make me feel alive. But how long? I don't want to feel alive. That's it. I want to feel dead. But…
Is it possible for an enemy to turn out to be your best friend?
Hello everyone, Today I will talk about a possibility in which your worst enemy becomes your…
Chris, I can’t agree more with this. Most of my relationships were based on my ideal setup and I end up getting extremely disappointed when it doesn’t go out my way.
Absurdism. Made popular by the young sapient Albert Camus, french writer and journalist. Absurdism is a…
The syllablesThe perfect recipe of vowels and consonantsThe picture it craftsThe way it rolls off my tongueIt rings even through whisper…
Tired eyes, wrinkled face, gray hair and shabby clothes. “Who are you?” I asked, “You don’t know me yet” he replied. He looked…
Ever feel you’re in this forever loop of saying you will do something but never doing it…
My son was born at the end of June. I am a father.
The entire labor process was harrowing. Mara is diabetic, which means increased risk of oversized fetuses and Caesarian sections, so she was…
Day -3 1643hrs - Flower Shop
Day -3
1643hrs
Excitement.
The store is off Santana row. An off white building with cheerful bouquets in the windows. The glass doors whine at the hinges when I push through them.
11/08/2016
I am a machine,With only two means of functioning;Just sleeping and writing…
Endlessly filling empty pages,Useless words describing;Diagrams of circuitry underneath,And moments in…
Happy Sunday everyone.
It’s a sweltering hot day on the blacktop in southern Arizona. Miles and miles of desert stretched out all around me. The gusts…
I am working on becoming more productive with my time, and to use each day to push my life forward. I was…
February 15, 2018
Finally had a funny incident with TSA. I went to hand the agent my passport and my ring flew off. So I knelt down, apparently on one knee, to retrieve it and when I looked up he was feigning surprise and said “Oh my, this is so sudden and so…
Sister lovely, sister true
What I wouldn’t do for you
While I was at West Point I went to a briefing by the LTC who had come up with the idea for the First Earth Battalion. It was an intriguing concept, one that the Pentagon never bought into.
Change.
It happens TO us. It’s triggered BY us.
Either way, it’s usually VERY uncomfortable.
Recently, I’ve talked to a lot of clients and friends about BIG changes in their lives. Divorce. Getting laid off. Starting…
But this right now is good.
“But Jordan. You said you were gonna do the thing. Why aren’t you doing the thing? You sure like to flip flop. Clearly you don’t have anything figured out. You silly goose. It must just be too hard for you.”
Little Ways to Make a Difference Where You Live
every morning after
Wrapped in darkness cool of night home is refuge love shines bright
A phone rings.
His Short Story
He was new in school. It was good first day. Here he was in a new city, in a new country, scared, excited, petrified. He pretended like he was confident. Like he didn’t mind change. But he was terrified of change. He wanted to be back in his safe zone, with his old friends, with his old teachers. He wanted to…
The room was whitewashed - the fresh coating of plaster smelled eerily familiar. The paint had wiped away any scratches or smudges that had…
It’s been one year but feels like yesterday when the police came to the door to tell us you were gone. I remember something leaving me in that moment. I didn’t know what it was then, but I do know now. It was a piece of my heart.
For some reason, throughout my childhood I thought of education as a phase that we go through in order to reach…
When my three teenagers were children, it was so easy to spend most of my time telling them what they were doing wrong. Having…
It encourages our capacity for perspective and clear, two-way communication. All people deserve, and are capable of…
I just witnessed the most incredible thing. It was a warm August morning, and while I’m standing there…
If I could penetrate all of the lives around me
Black hair, Brown eyes; Blond hair, Blue eyes; Red hair, Green eyes; Silver hair, Black eyes;
Green Eggs and Ham…
This! Yes!
My husband handles it quite well I think. It’s in his nature to do and when he can’t I know he has a tough time with it but he is amazing at being present even if we’re just physically close and not actually talking. He’s also really good about, “enough of this shit, you need to leave the house” and taking me out…
How often do you catch yourself saying, “I wish I would’ve known that sooner?” For the past month, I’ve been learning something new every day. This isn’t a whole thing where I learn something from a book or search Google for a random fact, it’s as simple as learning that one of my associates has just gone through…
If you are reading this then you have already convinced yourself that you probably can survive cancer and that is in fact the…
Make it move, give it life
Grab the other end of the robe and pull it out
Each time we hear this, we are shocked, as if they had a special type of immunity against sadness. Everyone deserves to feel good.
The other day I was watching a show on Hulu called Reverie. It’s a sci-fi show about an artificial…
The oceanic Octopus and I sure have been preoccupied simultaneously with our battle for freedom lately. We believe that we are close to the end of this nightmare separation. We believe that we have the truth and the access to someone who cares that will…
Author: Joe Lizz
I talk a lot about taking care of ourselves and our own well-being. Nourishing our own mind, body, and soul.
Hello everyone, Today I will talk about how you can stay happy during tension. Let's begin shall we.
there is a hole in my gardendeath in the place of tranquility
This is so inspiring! Being 21 years old I have many goals for my life and clear paths in my mind when it comes to some fields of my life. Nevertheless sometimes I try to consider the possibility of things not going as I expected and wonder if I would manage to still be happy. Your story is so great. I guess there is no bigger blessing in life than…
Funny how we’re judged so much on things. Race, size, marital status, gender, religion, career, good teeth, kids, no kids, level of education.. oh the list could go on. I have felt intimidated in the past in any setting where I haven’t measured up. That was until I realised that none of those things defined me.
relearning her habits one by one from sunrise to sunset. like how when she wakes up in an apartment alone there is a voice that won’t stop telling her there is no point in changing positions. she creates a barrier of books and crystals while she sleeps, take up the spaces where no one lays tonight
I asked my sister Unsa Athar the following questions :How are you ? What are you working on these days ? What did you do this past weekend ? , any plans for next weekend ?
I feel like I am in the amusement park.
It does amuse me.
It does entertain me.
We can choose which ride we want to ride on.
An Ode To Ourselves
Hear meThis world is livelyFor i met you todayWith a hope Of tomorrow
Everybody wants to be successful, everyone wants to be validated, paid attention to and listened to, status and to feel better about themselves.
You were really popular?You had a self-driving car?You won a million bucks?But what if everything is simply love?
No One Succeeds Alone — A Bold and Frightening Statement
If that’s true, I’m in trouble!
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
Go stargazing. Travel alone. Go to a sports game. Those are just three of the things in my bucket list.
I have been researching the law of attraction a TON over the past year to learn how to attract what I want in life. Through all my readings, there has been one thing that has always come up: gratitude. Practicing gratitude is important to bring the…
anxious
I decide to make an investment. Not about money, just my fifteen minutes every morning to write everything pops up in my mind. I dont know what the result will be. What I’ll get from that. It shouldn’t be dozens of paragraph. Let’s try…
Faded out sounds all is dark
No one is around
But then suddenly a large screen appears
and I realize it is me in different forms
I’m writing to you this morning a little bit in a hurry because there will be no electricity from 9 am…
Tires pushed the sand and sat down there, the engine noise blown out by the sound of sea breezes, two friends landed on the beach from the car…here is the story
He: Yaar!What a time to leave me alone not only my financial state but also my life in…
Are you looking for the best band saw?
Do you want to excel in woodworking?
If you are serious about woodworking, there are a number of power tools you have to invest in. When it comes to versatility, a router is undeniably hard to…
Treat Sick Trees With Tree Services
Most people, when they think of tree services, immediately think of their usefulness for cutting down dead, dying, or otherwise dangerous trees. And it’s no wonder too. Tree services save homeowners millions of dollars a year by providing this service that removes trees that do nothing but…
My mind is telling me to go on, to never stop. To go from one story to another, from one step to the next one. From this lonely night to the next morning.
But in vain.
This coldness inside is the emptiness I have in me, something that happened when you went…
No one owes you shit. No one has to love you. No one has to be yours. No one has to listen to you. No one can be forced to adhere to what you say.
By Van & Stuyvesant
Owning a pet provides love, companionship, and hours of entertainment.
Reading through your article alot of things make sense, I can relate because I’m in the thick of it right now. I work in a job that I don’t enjoy, I have no idea what I want to do or what makes me happy and there’s a whole host of things that effect me both personally and professionally. I find it’s a cycle, I have a really bad 2–3 weeks, then I’m ok…
If we think about life as a game, it is a pretty fair one: We get born with nothing…
Once there was a businessman who has a strong faith in God. He owes all his success to god and a frequent visitor…
I wished death tonight..
I have only a few friends who are genuinely groovy. It’s not the music they like or the way they talk or their…
what’s up guys.
my name is xeshenka, im 17 yo. from russia, saint-p.
my motherland is russia, russian is my native language.
