The truth about many college admissions counselors
“It isn’t so much…
If you read one story this month, let it be this one.
人生最迷惘的階段莫過於，尚未老去，卻不再年輕。
I lie awake at 5AM, wondering what I’m doing with my life. I can hear the moan of cats in heat…
And I may be well on my way to die alone. That is, apparently if I don’t stop being so “difficult”.
Huh?
You know what? It’s been awhile since you’ve heard my rantings (too long actually, and I’ve really missed this), so what better…
When I’m busy, I’ll sometimes catch myself saying “this week is crazy.” This is a bad habit, and I want to break it.
The language we use to describe the world to ourselves is important. It shapes our beliefs and our actions.
If you want to have consistent and quality creative output, you need to practice creative…
Roberto ha 29 anni, una laurea in psicologia e una seconda laurea in Scienze della Formazione ancora da ultimare, ha scelto di vivere l’esperienza del servizio civile e ne è stato fortemente conquistato, al di là delle sue stesse aspettative.
Whenever I reminisce about grade school, I always think of the fond memories I had with…
“Reading is not a luxury. It’s not something you splurge on. It’s a necessity.” -Ryan…
Over the past decade, the vital importance of good sleep for health has been emphasised by many people in the medical profession. A recent study has suggested that 7–8 hours of high quality sleep every night is as good for your body as not smoking. Although this timeframe is said to be the…
“…Out here I feel more helplesswith you than without youYou mention the dangerand list the equipmentwe talk of people caring for each otherin emergencies — laceration, thirst -but you look at me like an emergency
What else did you expect from helping someone out? Isn’t it enough…
This morning, I was woken up by a harsh and persistent knock on my bedroom door this morning. Tried to ignore it and get back to sleep, but next I heard, my name…
DISCLAIMER: This is intended for fellow creatives, friends, family, and aliens, not as a polished piece, but something imperfect and raw. I want to provide an example of what it was like to go from a planned out, everything was okay life, to the…
Its age old advice that the ‘bottling up of feelings’ can never be a good thing.
So the narrative goes, the subjugation of one’s feelings does not make it go away. Rather, they are stored in…
Belly fat is the most stubborn fat to get rid of. It is also the easiest fat to acquire because for most people, fat begins to build up around the abdominal area.
Anytime something happens that traps me in a debilitating state, I eventually come to a…
I believe that statement to be true.
Some people are gifted, well off, and ones are crazy persistent. Ones that give maximum effort.
The other day, one of my friends wanted me to give them some teaching tips for the first day of…
This article is late.
C’est parti ! Je ne sais pas exactement ce que je fais ou vais faire, ni où je mets les pieds exactement. Je sais simplement…
Take time to rejuvenate your body and soul.
Wherever life has lead you, remember how hard you worked to get there. Don’t let anything stop you from continuing to pursue…
Birth and death are two realities of life, and create different emotional reactions. While birth is…
who am i in the dark?
you see
i’m trying to finish my homework since yesterday
i need to complete it for tomorrow
my head hurts
i have teary eyes
The funny thing about problems, is that when you’re stuck in the middle of them, you have no…
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seringkali setelah pulang dari aktivitas kampus yang tak jarang menguras tenaga, pikiranku melayang dan menjelajah jauh, menelusuri makna kebermanfaatan. apakah yang aku lakukan sekarang ini sudah benar? sudah…
You know that feeling of almost being there?
Lent. As a recovering Catholic who went to parochial school with The Sisters and attended The Stations of Cross, the…
CU does not teach you how to navigate/survive life outside it’s wall. You basically have to take a mandatory crash course from Life your first year after graduation. You’re lucky if you get the basics in the first year. Some people keep taking the course over and over and over while some…
Don’t push medon’t prod medon’t make decisions for me
There’s never been a better time to be a creative.
Still, most creatives complain about having to work too much and too hard. About being exploited. About competition. About this and that.
I’m dramatic, it’s true, everyone knows it. The lake is closed, big woop. Who cares?
But it’s not really about the lake. Sure it sucks not getting to do something you planned to do for a long time, taking effort and care into putting it all in motion.
I have been wrestling with my brain in how I should convey what is inside to you. My dearest girl…
These Are 4 Best Ways To Promote Yourself Without BraggingEveryone has a dream of being successful. Success is a success when you see yourself rise step by step in the food chain…
The 1980’s — a different time — no decade has been the same since. Living in one of Boston’s middle-class suburbs, hundreds of boys and girls — myself included, gathered in the summer mornings to play baseball…
Hi, my name is Laura. And I would eat your freaking toddler if she were covered in…
There is a repository in my noggin of all the music I have ever listened to in…
I really liked this article. I have noticed this throughout my life, and finally being able to read it just made it real to me. I do dumb things on an hourly basis, and have become accustomed to embarassment. As a result, I don’t really care about what people think of how I act anymore, I can just do whatever and all my friends and family just kind…
not long ago or maybe it is a few yearsbut really how long is a yearwhen you spend all your time in a septic wombwaiting for a…
I have a lot of people in my life from a lot of different places with a lot of different perspectives on life. Some of them agree…
People expect that you learn to become a better human being, and lead a better life after a near death experience, but not me. I think the best version of myself died after my first suicide attempt and all that is left is an almost empty shell. Anyway,I don’t think that’s something I want to go…
Like the title of this whole thing implies, I am a gold star lesbian. And this is my first post to talk about it.
I’ve been told by other lesbians that this is something to be proud of, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to feel pride.
Have a little kindness my friend, have a little sugar
I can’t, there is too much to do! If only there were more hours in the day! I’m too tired! I don’t have enough time to…
Last night, I finally watched Toy Story 3. Yes, I recognize that I’m 8 years late 😜. One of the movie’s central themes is…
I still have dreams of those, the dead, the missing. They all follow the same story line, where I chase after them, emotionally, physically, but never conclusive. It exacerbates, until I wake up in a familiar panic.
Day 3 of our jaunt in Portugal was more of a lazy day. We did not have a tour planned, we slept in a bit, and we were a bit exhausted from the first couple of days.
Every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.
This will be a short saga of two characters as aforementioned in the title. They are separate, yet similar: opposites although exactly alike. Taupe Boy is much older and still impressionable. He treats common epiphanies as strokes of genius in order to fill days with dwelling, and…
When I was a little girl, about 7 or 8 years old, I thought of dying, I actually wished for…
When I decide to undertake long-term action that might make me a better human I will…
Ovo uglavnom nisam ja. Uglavnom moja glava funkcioniše u sasvim drugom smeru. Pomalo ludom, još više naopakom. Uglavnom kod mene se sve svodi na ljubav i privreženost. Na moj način. Ali ne i danas.
Hôm nay là một ngày kỳ lạ.
Hi Arka. First I would like to apologize for the very late publication. Secondly I would like to inform you that I have called my medium-writings' partner (mahmoud) to publish the next part the soonest (I’ll mention it on my side when it is out) . Then I’ll be following this series with a video classification series including gesture recognition as…
Yo quiero ser la persona que no se rinde. Que ve más allá de lo que aparentas, y que cree en ti más de lo que tú crees en ti mismo. Esa que está y no se va cuando las cosas se complican.
Ser alguien que te haga romper tus propias reglas, que te haga darte cuenta que perder…
Don’t you hate it when your professor posts your class test results online,
The most painful is that after 3 startups i realized that especially the failures were due to MY shortcomings. Not shortage of cash, but weakness to see the true facts and act on it in a timely manner. Not the mistakes of employees but my lack of sufficient management skills to steer and guide the organization. Not the tough market but the absence of…
Actually, your life purpose has been with you this whole time. The cyclical pattern we often see, are people looking for themselves without the realization that is it themselves they are looking for.
It does not matter who is watching.
It does not matter what you might gain or lose.
It does not matter if you are standing alone.
Escrito por: Marcela Nogueira
Even when the memories & emotions overcome me resulting in pain & regret…..at least I am feeling SOMETHING.
“How dull those people are who lay on the beach all day and how foolish we are to think so highly of them. For where there is no darkness, dirt or filth, there is also no light, health or life.”
HOW STUPID IS STUPID?
No matter how and what efforts are expended to be happy, one will always have…
Hi my name is Maddison Smart I am an ACU away from base university student. I currently study a Bachelor of Primary School Teaching the following blog is a driving question from the unit COMM140: Driving question: Do I really need to…
I feel naked under the weight of your gaze.
Writing is hard. Blogging is difficult. Sharing a piece of yourself is challenging. Writing for Medium is arduous at times. It’s a…
Its funny how you count things down as something comes to an end.
Hello, I am Kavya Nair from India. Born in one of India’s most beautiful city, Chandigarh. My Family have roots in South India i.e. Kerala.
My early childhood started off pretty much normal. A well knit Family with one elder sibling. Every day of my childhood memory was…
https://youtu.be/hiPOPCOXfMg
I want to be the kind of Christian that
Paradox sounds like insanity, but tastes like wisdom. Dangerous is written on one arm and safety on the other. Wisdom is the heart, bringing equilibrium - yet not minimizing the impact of either extreme. Giving and taking. Honor and shame. Wounding and healing. Attraction and…
Never feel belittled or insecure at any point of time.You matter irrespective of your IQ or materialistic…
Psalms 62:5–6 (KJV)My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
I’m focusing on that word “only” as it is found in these two verses.[1]
It may have been the healthiest morning misunderstanding we’d ever had. Alexa was playing U2’s “Still haven’t found what I’m looking for.” I swept into the kitchen and said, “I hate this song.” A simple comment from my perspective was fuel for a battle for him and drew a quick “I…
Finally, 9:15 PM Friday night. All set for a completely new experience. I was there at the starting location to board the…
You came in silence…
I was talking to myself in the kitchen this afternoon.
Cross training will give you a breadth of knowledge while specialization will give you a depth of knowledge. How do you approach levelling up?
Whenever our friends bring up KayAreWhys, they define it as an inspired version of the ever popular…
I don’t know why, but one of my biggest problems is my big mouth. I talk when I should be quiet. I know it’s true, and I’ve…
By: Elena Lipson
Many a time we start with a lot of cool things and then after sometimes, what happens? (many of us can relate to this)
We lose hope. We lose inspiration. We lose motivation. We start loving and living the same old life again.
See that galaxy over there, rotating on its own, revolving around this ferocious and massive universe, the scale of which is still unknown…
We meet at the Zombie themed pub,You ask me if you can buy me a drink and I smile,Martinis and fries,And you propose, "How about spending the night with me?"
You swipe and say Hi,Reciprocation,"Your place or mine?" a blunt question on my…
WHAT WOULD YOU DO AFTER GETTING $1MI asked some of my friends this question. Here are some of the answers, one by one.
First is Mahesh.Mahesh: I will buy a car, a bike and i will start some business.Me: Fuck the whole shopping…
Your phone makes you fast and efficient.
And the faster you can respond to a request, the more requests you’ll be able to answer.
And the more requests you’ll be able to answer, the more you’ll get hooked on answering requests.
For one of my degrees, I studied a nude beach. That nude beach was severed into two beaches — the “family” beach and the “gay” beach. I studied the family beach because women frequented there whereas the gay beach was mostly men. Let’s face it though — nude…
No matter where you stand on any particular issue facing the average American in today’s world of twelve second news cycles and perpetual outrage, I come bearing good news.
I can’t remember when I first started thinking of writing something of my own: of letting my voice be heard; my writing read in this noisy, chaotic, unstoppingly breathtaking world. But everytime I decided to try something I was crushed under my own expectations. This time I am taking the other…
I just read through my diary which I have started since 7 years ago. Oh wow, how funny. I have kept journal for 7 years. Felt like just a yesterday.
The spiritual journey takes life long learning. I saw the pain and struggle that are still present…
I see myself as a good guy. I am loyal. I’m respectful. I’m open-minded…and successful if that is what they are looking for. I think I have many of the good qualities a good guy has.
When we are still enough, we are like clear water. Anything within us and around us will truly be reflected.
He just wanted to spend time with you, and do things that you wanted to do. It didn’t matter…
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What would you say to your 18 year old self?
Today I had an amazing experience. Let me take you through how it occurred. I started the day really tires at work. I had promised to call a customer at 9 AM. Because I was way tired I decided to not call until I was feeling better. I answered some mails feeling sorry for myself…
Walking down a slope near the sea, the scene was magical:
I’m a little torn.
Recently, I’ve had excellent and exciting response to my work and I have also been confronted with some serious bullshit that indicates the lengths people will go to shame mummies or just to be “right” about how they go about their mummying.
All my life I have tried to solve problems, give advice or build things. Whenever someone would come to me talking about a problem, I would thought that they expected an answer from me. Usually this is the case. But from time to time, the person was not looking for an answer. Or if…
We need to Make the word “Passion” all the more Great Again!!!
If passion would be taken to include “the pathos/pain” of doing things that ARE uncomfortable, we would NOT have the starter / finisher dichotomy.
We would just have…. Craftsmen, Artists/Painters or Creators: who are known not only for…
I think you’re awesome for making the best worst pie because pumpkin and me will never peacefully co-exist because…Ew.
Unfortunately, you put in it a gingersnap crust which is another major “Ew” for me so now I shall go lie down in a quiet place and try to mentally unread this article. But, YAAY, you and no pumpkin pie this year! 😂
Move on, don’t hold onLoosen that gripIf it slips, it slipsMaybe the crashing that you fear so much is what you need to set yourself freeMove on, don’t hold onHis pretty face will hurt your heart a little less with some distance between the two of youTurn away, move on, don’t hold onYou won’t hurt every day about the things you wished for and…
Yeah how you livein the pastYeah how you leanon that crutchYes I’m talking to youYes I willbe heard
Universalism comes to the fore only when humanity faces catastrophes like the World War.When peace has returned to most parts of the world, sovereignty of nations has occupied the centre stage.
It is disappointing that America, that can set an example of peace and stability without coercion, treats the law as a hammer to…
If this makes you feel better: I had three separate “relationships” go south last year (July, September, October). I decided to re-think my approach to dating and worked on chilling out a bit after those back-to-back-to-back debacles. I’m still single, but it did lead to a better mindset, which I just wrote about.
Some days you cry for the things which you think- you’re not gonna live without and other days you decide to move on with the same…
You’re out with your friends and everyone of them has a new and shiny car, you show up in your mom’s car because you’re trying to save money for bigger things. After a while you might feel the need to “fit it” and you’re starting to some…
Some people spend so much time in the matrixthat they live without meaning, direction, focus. They toil…
If you feel like shit inside . No matter how much rains falls on you today, it will not wash away your shit. You know why? You shit is inside of you.You have to find a way of putting out those feeling so that it can be washed by the rain…
I remember when I left university I had the same issue — I didn’t know what to do with my day. Actually, it was more that it felt weird to me not to have studying to do or going to lectures. At that time, I was already working so it felt so different and “lighter” not having the studying to do on the side.
Humans Are Not Designed to Eat Meat
Have you heard that before?
Actually I heard that meat putrifies in our intestines because we can’t digest it properly.
Therefore we should eat vegetarian style.
To not say anything, does that mean my love pales in comparison?
I read them all, and your words they do touch my soul, but am I wrong to not say anything? Reading alone seems to be a heinous crime, and I feel compelled to say something. However, that in itself as…
Trying to guide and direct kids is part of everyday life for every parent. There…
I have felt a thousand arrows pass through me . Every blame, every heartbreak and every harsh word has felt like iron piercing the flesh. But does this mean that I let this wound my soul. No I won't.
As I look around and ask myself if I am the only one wounded here, in no time my…
I mean, I think depression is funny. I think there’s value in that we’re able to joke as well as have a serious conversation about it. I’ve always thought of humor as a defense mechanism. The fact that we’re taking the power out of depression and turning it into something we can laugh at, well, that’s gotta count for something. From my experience, it’s a great way to cope.
Sounds such a cliche, yet is the simplest lesson in life. It’s funny how the human mind has the capacity to overthink every step we take. Specially those who are more undecided or insecure with themselves. But have you stop to think how simple the answer is? If then, you’re still…
The insufferable emptinessThat seems to follow me everywhere I goSings me songs of hollownessThe words shrieking in my earsSo…
Do your work.
Let it go.
I Don’t want a mirror
Today is what we have, and that is plenty. Thank you for this, Kristin. It is exactly what I needed today. Every day actually, but hopefully tomorrow I won’t need to be smacked upside the head and will remember this. :-)
Día a día, estamos infectados por la publicidad, programas, comentarios, imágenes, videos que engloban a las…
Not all heroes have integrity, but most all who have integrity are heroes.
I am not in my body today.
Wie beschreibt man das Gefühl, das die Angst in mir auslöst, jemandem, der sowas nicht kennt? Schließlich kann man die Angst nicht messen, wie Fieber. Oder abhorchen, wie die Lunge. Man kann sie nicht abklopfen, nicht pieksen, nicht entfernen, nicht sehen oder von außen ertasten. Sie ist eine…
