Humanity

Passionate for Love
Did you know that there are 53,0000 homeless people on the streets every night. 25 % percent of the homeless are people with severe mental illness. 30% of the homeless population are children. Where you aware that out of every 10,000 veterans 21 are living on the streets? Helping these people and showing them love is my passion. There is nothing like the feeling that comes with not knowing where you are going to lay your head down during the night. I speak from personal experience, I know what it is like. There is a deep feeling of dreed that comes from the fact you have no safe place to be.
By Adriane Kirby5 years ago in Confessions
THE LONG ROAD TO A HAPPY LIFE
The definition of happy is 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Or 2. having a sense of confidence in or satisfaction with a person or situation or arrangement. The road to find this in my own life was a long one. I spent many years thinking if I could just make enough money, find the right person, or have enough material things I would have happiness.
By Adriane Kirby5 years ago in Confessions
Living behind a Façade
The life I have led has been one that has fed into my insecurities, rather than work beyond them or remove them. There are so many stories that I can share that highlight a time where I felt alone, afraid, or not able to fit in. But with my current life direction, the path I rest on feels just about right for this take, a feeling like a fish in the giant pond that is life.
By Alejandro Melgar5 years ago in Confessions
To thine own self be true
In this video Johnny Paycheck says he feels like an old violin soon to be put away and never played again. How many times have you ever felt this way? Or how many times have you felt like you don't belong no matter how hard you try? I have felt that way many times but the most uncomfortable was at church. I didn't seem to fit in with the congregation, oh I was accepted just didn't feel welcome. That can really be unnerving and intimidating. There have been numerous times in my life that I felt like this. I will discuss a couple of them.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee5 years ago in Confessions
A Juneteenth celebration showed me how I no longer fit in
During the past decade, there has always been a Juneteenth festival in a local park on the Saturday closest to June 19. Juneteenth acknowledges the date when the slaves in Texas got the news that they were free. Free food and drinks were provided and there were booths from local organizations offering information on things like signing up to vote, clean water, obtaining a library card, or tips on nutrition. Sometimes there would be companies taking applications for jobs. There would also be speeches, music, singers, and dancers. There was no Juneteenth observation in 2020 and this year there was a celebration in a different local park.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Confessions
Ayo, Joy
Lets start from the very beginning or at least when I can remember. A little introduction would also be nice. Hi! my name is Ayo.And I'm just a regular girl (or so I thought). I go to college where I study Economics. Before you make up any assuption about me just know that I don't like Economics. Nope not one bit. So why are you studying it? you might ask. Lets just say I wanted to understand the art of money making and Business sounded too serious for me. Ok, that should do for now, back to the beginning. It was supposed to be a one time thing but I kept going back. I tried to stop but I could not so I went back. How could I stop? My validation was deeply rooted in our relationship and if we didn't talk in a day, it felt like I was going to lose it. Everything was totally nice between us. Everyday was Febuary the 14th for me even without the flowers.
By Amy5 years ago in Confessions
Chrissy Teigen Proves Just How Harmful Adult Bullying Is
Chrissy Teigen has been trending for quite a while now — but not for the best of reasons. She has a history of attacking individuals online particularly through Twitter , and being called out for her bullying has caused a lot of people to consider her “cancelled” (which is a problem all on its own in our digital age — but that is another story).
By Ashley Nestler, MSW5 years ago in Confessions
What Makes Me Tick
Have you ever felt that sensation in your heart, your soul, and your mind, that just makes you feel a purpose? Does it make you feel relief from the stressful world around us? Does it make you feel calm, alive, and amazing all at once? Does it make everything seem like when it is just you and that one thing the whole world has just stopped clean in its tracks, and everything right now is just blissfully perfect? I have and I couldn’t even begin to describe the magic of it. It’s not only my hobby, it also my job. It is the very thing that makes me tick ad keeps me going when things are dark and grey!
By Brianna Payne5 years ago in Confessions
When Your Tribe Is - Not Belonging. Top Story - June 2021.
I belong to nowhere. This realization came to me when I was living in London, United Kingdom. I had managed to save up enough holidays to make a month-long trip back to India. I excitedly told my colleague - 'I am going home.' He looked surprised and said, 'Well, you do that every day.' And that's when I realized that home to me had many meanings, unlike other people. And a little bit of introspection, and I realized I had a PhD in not fitting in.
By Anu Sundaram5 years ago in Confessions
A Life Alone
It’s an interesting feeling when you’re in a crowd and feel alone but it’s even more frustrating when you’re in a family and feel alone. I am one of six and while I always had an amazing relationship with my mother, I was never able to connect with my siblings or dad the way they connected with each other. As a teen this haunted me and I would ask what I found a great number of kids ask their parents “am I adopted?” This would usually lead to laughter and a reminder that I looked way too much like my mom to in fact be adopted. As I grew older I was never able to shake this feeling that I was just different. So I collected that because we had parents who allowed us to explore our own desired paths in life that it made this feeling more prominate. I have a sister who enjoys the arts of food, a sister who is a genius with numbers, one brother was great with cars while the other wanted to explore ministry and the oldest brother took to ranching and construction. I’m the creative one in the family, the musically inclined, the inquisitive one. But the character trait that separated me the most was that I research what I’m told, I don’t like taking things at face value, I run towards conflict in hopes to make a change, I enjoy reading books and writing. These things made me “odd” and different but then I was always quickly reminded that different was “a good thing” I learned to except what was and grew accustomed to the idea that I was just different and I shouldn’t put much thought into it.
By Crystal Gordon5 years ago in Confessions
The Positive Side of the Covid-19 Pandemic
For anyone who read the title and thought "sheesh, she must be crazy", don't jump the gun on me and make assumptions. There have been positive things that have come out of this pandemic and being trapped at home, for me at least. I've heard so much negativity towards the pandemic that I would like to shed some light onto the positive side of it.
By Miranda Luck5 years ago in Confessions
Puppy Love
I have always been a dog lover. It’s something about those cute floppy ears & the way they wag their tail to signify just how much they love you. Their love is unconditional, & I’ve often found myself saying that we don’t deserve dogs. (Side note: it always confused me when men are referred to as dogs because the love & loyalty of dogs is unmatched).
By Stephy Ellsworth5 years ago in Confessions