Finishing another hypothetical New Year…
“Will your parents be upset?” my fiance asked me one humid New Orleans morning as our cats clamored about attempting to be fed again. My face winced slightly and cocked to the side. This, I was not expecting.
（今日，你同我天各一方，你有你嘅生活，我繼續我嘅忙碌。但假如有一日，我哋真係喺路上面偶然咁撞到；…
“Of all possessions a friend is the…
Before we go any further, this is not an article on minimalism but rather an…
She was just a child when her mother died and left her in the care of strangers. None of them really able emotionally to show love. They did their…
“All white people are racist.”
That doesn’t leave much room for exceptions or differences in regions or cultures or national boundaries, does it?
So…does that mean that since I’m white, no matter what I do, I can never be not racist? Am I thus forever beyond redemption because of the color of my…
The truth is, the more you are told a lie, the more likely you are to believe it. How many times have you heard yourself saying ‘I heard that…’ or ‘did you know that…’ in conversation…
“A lot of growing up takes place between ‘it fell’ and ‘I dropped it’.”
I guess this thing called minimalism has been there for a very long time. Saw many videos and read a lot of articles…
Last year, I joined a gym. It was shortly after a big change in my life…
Soulmates requires two things from each other. 1, to be fully self-love. 2, to be fully love for others to whom…
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Are you scared of the opinion others have about you?
I was in the ninth grade when for the first time ever, we had a ‘special class’. Special class used to be special for me, because we got to wear colored clothes instead of the school uniform. The special class lasted one hour. Twenty minutes more…
The sad thing is there is only one incident I ever considered harassment, and it was when…
If anyone is out there having trouble getting a job, please know you’re not alone and that I believe in you. If not, well, here’s how my experience has been, for your happily…
Two hundred years ago, a book was published that literally changed my life. It is very rare to say…
The Independent put something on Facebook this week, using a photo of 2 men in bed together, and the amount of people who commented negatively (and not even sarcastically) about it was insane.
Six word stories, ancestral threads, the perils of goal-setting, elaborate reading systems, hypocognition…
Imagine meeting a total stranger on the streets who showers you with praise stating “Bro…
It’s not over ‘til you quit. Here’s how to persevere.
I stopped writing on Medium.com and now write on my own website instead. This post will remain here for reference but will no longer benefit from updates, you can find this post here: https://sidneyliebrand.io/blog/recruiters-who-call-during-working-hours
Life shouldn’t make sense, should it?
We awoke on a wet spec of dust, circling an inferno, circling a dark vortex, adrift in…
Dear mom,
The whole haemoglobin issue, that’s what caused the ruckus. I hated hospitals, the dull, neutral colours and the acrid smell of…
Week Two:
Today was the first time I stepped outside in six days, partially because of the heat…
What is being nice? We’ve all heard it. We’ve all been called nice at some point in our…
I am in love with youAnd I can seeThat you also feelSomething about meBut where does this lead?Obviously we can’t be togetherThe way I needAnd you’re hurting me
On an otherwise pleasant morning, I noticed a feeling of melancholy attributable to a lingering nostalgia from a phone call…
So, I got my first nasty comment. It had to happen sooner or later, in this world of contrasts we all…
I can remember being back in Canada, my last few years there, driving my SUV and…
The day I am not a mom, not a wife, not an engineer, I am me!!!
The day I don’t clean,
don’t drive to practices,
don’t sweat about pickup & drops,
Somehow, I managed 7 full hours of sleep last night, much needed. Since Sunday, I feel like the sliver of hope has narrowed. I’m not at the point where I’m capable of giving up all hope because I can’t. As crumpled as I am, hope has been the thing that gets me out…
Most of people believe and encourage to give the best outcome or result, no matter the way to achieve it. Then, the result, cheating became most popular ways. Even in my family.
I believe in process enjoyment. When I looked back my past life, those processes lead me to here. Much pain, suffering during my process even…
I’ve written a lot on Medium, recently crossing the 600 post mark. That means if you…
It was the 24th of November, 2008 that my uncle had to travel to Mumbai for a business…
As curators of our environment it’s important to understand how colours…
Recently I was in a coaching conversation with one of my clients. Usually I coach people using Zoom, as my…
As someone who is in both the disability community and the cannabis community, I’m noticing a lot of…
When things were really really shit my mum would console me by promising that “one day this will all be a memory.” I didn’t believe her, and to be honest it was scant consolation when my world was crumbling.
“Adam, you need to understand..I don’t think it’s going to work out.”
Você percebe que o tempo esta passando rápido demais quando fica horas sem fazer nada e nem percebe que o tempo passou.
Talvez seja porque nunca estamos realmente tempo demais sem fazer nada. Até quando não estamos fazendo nada, nosso…
I haven’t written in a long time.
Well, that’s untrue, what is more fair to say is that I have produced a sizeable sample of bits and pieces. Scattered thoughts that occur to me during moments of struggle, moments of clarity or in the fog of dissociation.
It’s often debated as to what makes a photo ‘good.’ I take that to mean a picture worth…
The quality of your relationships has a direct impact on how you enjoy life.
There are those who believe peace is inevitable, that one day, collectively, we will maturate our capacity to…
For years, I thought that power belongs to the heroes of books. People who were created in the minds of…
Work and Play:
We all know that famous saying, “ all work and no play makes jack a dull boy!” terrifying given how Nicholson portrayed it, but the true…
Last days I’ve been thinking on how do we use and trust technology as truly extensions of ourselves…
I hate you. It sounds extreme but it’s true. You took everything that I once loved and ruined them. Or maybe I did…
Having caused a storm
Bruised hearts more than one
I see what you are saying, yet in my eight years of not making overly much as a GAP (geographically agnostic content producer) I have found that there are ways of making it work in a positive way. Renting a place for several months, admittedly not in Ess Eff or NY, but in places where the quality, cost, pace of life is more attuned to one’s own. Then…
Say, thousand moons are thin, The night so broad,Little do we know, the smallness that keeps its growl, Inside us, Like a bell of desire that…
We live in a time where we can “see” everything.
We can predict almost anything because everything has already been analyzed, done, said or written before.
But it turns out that the really important things, the things that can change our lives…
Mistakes are constantly made from an average person. It does help us to make a choice, wiser decisions for tomorrow. But…
“A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds…”
We all think about death at some point in life — and I remember I use to think I was invincible; that if I can survive a mere knee scrape, an ear infection, six watermelon seeds, and half of a finger nail cut off by a metal seat, I can survive anything. Though, I went through a lot of crying, worrying…
Throughout my career, I have worked with many people from all walks of life, cultures, and different…
Feed me your passion,
Goddess Pose: I squat down and receive the full force of a charging two-year-old into my arms. She grins madly and delivers a sloppy wet…
I didn’t want to write anything because I didn’t feel like I accomplished anything today. Instead, I stared at the jawline of a model on Instagram and texted my sister, “I wish I was pretty.” To which she replied, “you are.” But I still didn’t feel so.
Ideas come from conversations with real people.
They don’t come from watching Netflix.
Ideas come from reading meaningful books.
This is all I have of the original drawing; what you’re seeing in the image is the light shining through a piece of film. I drew…
My entire life I’ve been told I was smart, that I had potential and that I was going to make something of my life. I was blessed with a family who believed in encouragement, but also truly believed these things. No matter what I wanted to do, I knew that I would always…
“Just living is not enough……
Often Life throws you a curveball and you wonder if you knew then what you know now — would you have made the same decisions?
Keep a journal for how your life was, I’d love to read it. I’d love to look into the notebook of your heart and…
More than just a work of art…
Three stitches on the leftHolding the cloth slightly stillLooking at the piece of art so deftAs she works on it sitting by the sill.
Feeling pretty accomplished. Got the dog fed, lunch made, medicine taken, the bills paid, a little bit of work done, and I’m fully dressed…
Being happy always is everyone’s wish. Well, the reality is quite relative and inclines on how you perceive things in and around you. At times a person who is of least help to you wins by making you feel so devastated that you tend to think you are worth nothing. Now, is the person who made you…
“Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.”
By nature, the human being loves what is good for him and dislikes what is bad. With the time, and let’s say, education, culture and other influences, starts to dislike what is good for him and love what is bad.
If you’ve been following along then you know that I’ve been working as an Outside Salesman for the past 5 years…
Nobody tells you not to grow up. It’s a secret they hide from you by not telling you the ugly side of it.
In our pursuit of happiness and contentment, we adhere to the notion of always staying positive no matter the circumstance. Positivity is a good thing. It is a force which let’s us focus on the good rather than the bad. It gives us hope and pushes us to move forward, thinking…
Being nice and kind never backfires. It is only your perception of how it is being received by the…
Your life can be measured by the size of the problems you seek to solve , the more number of problems u r trying to solve at a time shows that u r not focused , it’s shows u r not working towards a goal or purpose , u have limited resources physical as well as mental resources , when u try to solve many things at a time , u have to make several…
If you’re anything like me, you hate thinking about the minor details when you go to a gig. This is all good until the night that a dead phone or a forgotten ID forces a whole group to deal with a minor detail. That’s why I have a bare minimum checklist for going to a gig:
I keep to the same position;ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ isㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ itㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤpainful…
That was the bumper sticker on my friend David’s car when I first met him. I was already familiar with the word “reaver,” being a long-time Firefly and later…
Although the words “equality” and “equity” seem to be separated only by two letters, the difference between these words has striking implications in the Healthcare industry.
Health equality in practice looks like everyone receiving the exact same level of…
I have off today, which I’m not at all used to — a weekday off — and I don’t know, frankly, what to do with myself. In my younger, bohemian days I did — I was more comfortable doing nothing, or variations on nothing (‘nothing’: like reading or meditating or walking; nothing productive). The time off throws me…
…but isn’t that thinking?
Sometimes we fall apart from the flow of the stream, everything goes around have less value in our opinion because what we were seeking for was lost or yet to come. But skipping it always is not good, Time has value in its own way, things and time will turn to you…
It describes the healthy balance between an individual’s work and their personal commitments, such as their…
Ever feel like you’re getting lucky all the time? What about the opposite? Ever feel like…
En un abrir y cerrar de ojos puede pasar una infinidad de vidas por las tuya.
Once in a while we find out about individuals who are doing exceptional things. It could be a world pioneer…
This is gold, V. Sheer gold 💕
poetry peeps, prithee read this
Anna Now, Anto Rinish Ayesha Talib Wissanji, BHD, Betta Tryptophan , Dennett, Dewi, Emily Roberts, Garnet Heath Houston, Indira Reddy, Jason Stelzner, Jack Herlocker Meg Michael Ramsburg Orisirisi Sherry Kappel Susan Christiana Tamyka…
I am not an artist. I consider myself ‘artsy’ but in no context ever would I introduce myself as an…
During the next academic year. I’m getting old. If you do not mind me asking — how old are you Maarten van Doorn? I was reading your work and thinking to myself how bright of a future you have on here and off. My dad always told me to think like a philosopher but speak and write like a truck driver and you have that down pat already. Unfortunately I…
Top 10 Best Life Insurance Companies for Seniors
Life insurance is a valuable tool for many people. Protect loved ones from debt and provide financial peace of mind. While most people will…
So many people today work non-stop and we stay busy, including myself. We get so caught up in being…
“My balls and my word is alls I have.
What you gonna do to me? Scars will scab.”
Nothing much in life is permanent.
Not the joy, nor the sorrow.
Kris Gage , I simply adored how you wrote this! Great tips.
A family member of mine has recently been overtaken by old age and is currently on their deathbed. I went to the hospital to see her, and seeing family members around the bed telling stories and sharing moments was really magical. Often I sing and play music at weddings at funerals, and while…
Jealous is the word which connects with the bad character. But that character is a human nature one. Everyone sometimes gets…
I know tears can be written
I know palindromes exist
(Learning can sometimes be awkward and public)
I believe we have our biases.
Biases since that’s our default setting.
Default setting to run behind the good-looking, to run behind the fair.
Breathe in and breathe out.
… dan jika hari ini aku ditanya tentang hidup
Bagiku hidup adalah
Serangkaian respon
Atas kehilangan
Juga mendapatkan
Un autre chemin…
C’est lorsque je regarde le lierre pousser là où il peut, grandir, s’étaler, s’implanter là où il se trouve. Et tout ceci sans perdre…
neither silent, nor unheard
the Echo becomes a Reality
and
Point of Measure
So I am Alive – I say
Hmmm.
Une soirée des plus banales se termine. Les étudiants bruxellois sont déjà bien imbibés et…
Behind smile a sorrow hidesBehind joy a sadness hidesBehind success a failure hidesBehind thought a hope lies
Durant mon enfance, j’habitais un joli petit village au sud de la Belgique. Il y faisait vraiment bon vivre. Les…
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Being confident is a huge advantage in modern competitive world. Whether we’re talking about presenting a school project to the class, going on a job interview, or meeting new people, confidence is a game changer. Confidence gives the power…
Não consigo escrever nada que não seja sobre o infortúnio maravilhoso que é viver. Talvez esse seja meu vício mais terrível: continuar tentando. Eu não deveria ter que me preocupar sempre em fazer sentido. Deveria me preocupar muito mais em querer ser apenas. Mas que posso fazer se não me despedaçar…
The Open Road
When my mum passed away one of the things that helped me deal with what was happening before my eyes was that I kept on thinking, she is just…
Everything has a price.
Well, you have a new fan in me!!
Great article. Good read. Well done. Good show!
“You have to deal with other’s opinions. But you don’t have to internalize them.”
I just got stung by a neighbor and let that spin in the rinse cycle of my mind for DAYS. She is going through a…
When I was at war, in the barracks I had a calendar posted on the wall next to my bunk. When I actually had…
My heart breaks whenever I see a homeless person. The homeless are people, just like us. Unfortunately they often…
Bobi, I highlighted many strong points. The above sums it all.
Nevertheless, happiness is a component of human behaviour, just like fear, jealousy, hate, like, etc. But each has it’s own discipline. Happiness could be physical, psychological, emotional, or, and, mental. Seeking it in one aspect, will create an imbalance in…
liYou touch on some truth here especially ‘We are not here to run from one illusionary problem to another; we are here to see, and experience, and love, and trust what is present — right now.’. So how do we truly do that? What I have found eventually after searching for 60 years is my inner-heart where the wisdom and intelligence of the ages resides…
Há olhares que nos beijamHá odores que nos abraçamHá amores que nos levam.
This past few days my mom and my sisters came down to spend their weekend here in…
Brand X
“Everybody already has a brand. Your brand is a reflection of who you are and what you believe, which is visibly expressed by what you do and how…
Whenever people ask me, what is my biggest fear? So many thoughts flash through my mind -
Stay in school. Go to university. Get a great job. Find someone to love. Buy a house. Get stuff. Get more stuff. Have a family. Get more stuff and a bigger house and a newer car and more and more.
I was challenged last week by a reader that I can sound judgemental. It is probably time…
Kala datang,,kau selalu membawa secercak kenangan,,
untuk sekedar mengingat-ingat lalu hanyut terbawa kenangan,,
Ya,,kenangan anak remaja SMA yang slalu bertanya pada diri sendiri
What I’ve been hating myself for.
I hate that I still check if you've seen my latest story on InstagramI hate that every damn time I receive a message on WhatsAppMy heart pounds hoping that it’s from youI hate that I'm silently waiting for youWhen I know I shouldn'tI hate…
선우는 아침에 우유를 먹고 치즈도 먹었다
사진을 찍으니 갑자기 딸꾹질을 한다
하나
둘
These past few days have been some of the hardest we have ever experienced. Bring life only to experience loss. I think it is moments like these that change you forever. Funny thing is I wouldn’t change being a parent for anything in this world.
I just want to say that your story really hit home and is one of the most…
“Little-I-Am-Me” by Lobe Mira, published by “Topos”, has been translated into many languages, including Greek, English, Persian and Arabic. It is about a small creature with large ears that doesn’t know exactly what type of animal…
By Nats
Last Sunday, Kats and I were lucky enough to attend the Discover your Beauty Show…
You raise an interesting point about us overanalysing and being afraid to talk to someone that we don’t know. There is one other point that I think becomes extremely relevant — making time to make friends. I don’t know about you or anyone else that can read this, but I struggle to make time for friends. I have a full time job, side job, and a family…
Through these tired eyes
I have seen heartache and heartbreak
You are the re-maker
Create a new you
Zoom! Zoom!
If not now when?
Having friends is crucially important for so many reasons. It’s those friends that are there for you no matter what happens and only ask what they can do rather than question you in a time of need.
If your partner and you are also friends, then that’s amazing. It’s wonderful to talk to them as a partner or as a friend — sometimes that’s different isn’t it?
So desolate here, and unbelievably cold.
It’s worth making time to find the things that really stir soul, that’s what makes…
self over matter
When you realize nobody has ever truly loved you and least not in a way that you have loved them. You have never received the love that you deserved but still manage to love them.
My heart been broken over and over and over again. I keep praying and wishing you’ll love me like I felt you did; love me like I love you but I’m…
My French Wine Scholar final test was last Sunday. I studied non-stop for two weeks, memorizing the grapes, soils, climates and rivers of a country I’ve only visited once. Now I wait for four to six weeks to see if I passed. But do I put all the notes and information up, or take a…
“Thanks”
As a spectacle for the imagination, humanity is growing stronger every day. As such it helps to remember what strength is.Strenght…
You believe people with “God Gifted Talent” only they can do, only they gonna be successful. Whenever you got failed in anything you start…
How beautifully compared, Paulette — the mother robin’s caring for her young, and our caring for our children no matter what comes.
What moved me most was your caring for the mother robin by respecting her so.
Do you remember that Eric Carle book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? I’m assuming that if…
