humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE “FRIENDS” SET YOU UP FOR FAILURE
I love having friends. I love even more when they are true friends who want to see me succeed. I had a few of them. Or so I thought. A few months ago, I came to the realization that people who I thought would never let me down, did just that. They let me down. Big time let me down.
By Pamela Dirr4 years ago in Humans
10 truths about anger that can change your life
Yes, I was angry. And I was a little afraid. Because, after all, I haven't been free in so long. But when I felt the anger emanating from me, I realized that if I hated them after I had passed that gate, then I would still be with them. I wanted to be free, so I gave up.” – Nelson Mandela, when he left prison after 27 years of arrest.
By Bogdan Ungureanu4 years ago in Humans
The Life of a Teenager of Racial Minority Living in Western Society
"Crap." The alarm rings when the clock strikes 6:20 and then starts another day, identical to every other one that's just passed. I try to remember what day it is hoping it's the weekend so I won't have to go there, and then it comes to me, it's Tuesday. "Great," I think, "another day going to hell."
By Sofia Fatima4 years ago in Humans
Self Worth
Healing begins when I decide to stop having hate in my heart. I see a reflection of my former self in the mirror. I tell myself who is this person? Lies spew out of my mouth! I know exactly who that is! It’s me today, it’s me yesterday. He is me, and I am him. Who am I really? I think I know. I think I’m a good person. I think I’m loving and caring. I think! I think! I think! When does the thinking stop? I think I know the answer to that too.
By Jose Zuniga4 years ago in Humans
Unapologetically Brown
Why did I choose to title this blog “Unapologetically Brown?” Well, when my children were young, my daughter at the time kept wondering why African American people were called “black.” In learning colors, she could see the clear difference between black and brown and she knew that her skin, and most of the people she was surrounded by regularly, were not “black.” She would always say, “I am not black, I am brown.” I had no choice but to agree with her, and since then, to be honest, I kind of think twice before I call our people “black.” I will go for the longer version of “African American” before I say “black.” I have my reservations about the “African American” term as well, but I feel it’s the better of the two. It’s crazy how young people can teach us so much if we only allow ourselves to hear and learn. So as parents, their dad and I are teaching them to be Unapologetically Brown, and that’s why you’re here with me today.
By Stephanie Jordan 4 years ago in Humans
Sean Castle Looks At Issues Related to Online Bullying
Sean Castle is a senior education expert and here discusses the important issue of online bullying. When harassment and intimidation take place online, it’s called cyberbullying. This kind of bullying can be especially hard to deal with, since it can be difficult to control and visible to a large number of people. Sean Castle says “chances are your child spends a lot of time online, so it’s important to make sure you know what to do if online behaviour gets nasty”. Parents need to earn what cyberbullying is, how it impacts young people. Sean Castle advises parents and family members to get some tips on how you and your child can deal with it.
By Albert David4 years ago in Humans
Hillsong under fire
I want to start off by saying I don't have a problem with religion in general. I do however an issue with certain toxic traits that some churches have. Most of the time the offender is a mega church. You would think more eyes on the leaders and on each other would mean more accountably but that's not the case unfortunately. So, what happened? How did it happen? Why does this happen at church?
By Lena Bailey4 years ago in Humans
Easy Steps To Have Better Discussions
Let’s consider a narrative. Let’s imagine a world where humans were made a bit stupid by their political views. A world where being engaged in political thinking could make people worse at math, or at general critical thinking. Imagine that random people were asked questions such as if a scientist was an expert in science (or not), and right-wing people would systematically consider them an expert only if they thought of climate change as a fad, while left-winged people considered the same scientist an expert only if they really supported the idea of man-made climate change.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 4 years ago in Humans
