humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
This is Me.
I didn’t know I was poor until I grew up. I didn’t know the cheese I ate was from the government or how my name hung somewhere on a Christmas tree in some church. I didn’t know I was just a yellow star amongst a hundred yellow stars that someone picked off and took home....I didn’t know until I got older. I didn’t know that the food I ate was because it was all there was or that sometimes the house was extra cold for the night because the electricity was turned off. I didn’t know that the light switch was just a meter counting every second in currency or how mom stressed and struggled to pay the bills....I didn’t know until I could hear her crying on the other side of the bathroom door. I didn’t know the house I lived in in kindergarten was where the poor kids lived.... I didn’t know until I grew up and someone told me.
By Dawn Earnshaw4 years ago in Humans
A universally accepted system of beliefs
A Preface to a universal system of beliefs, or global law, a system of established guidelines, or policies, that if enforced properly throughout the United Federation of Humanity, will ensure the protection, and healthy competition between all of the different component countries of this United federation.
By Peter Brown4 years ago in Humans
Wilma's Last Dance
A most unusual day. The South Dakota prairie would normally be much colder in November, but the outside thermometer registered a balmy 58 degrees. The weathervane that stood on the barn roof was pointing due south which meant the breeze was out of the South and it felt good to the five Miller children. The girls removed their old black woolen stockings and shed their heavy sweaters. The boys being boys, stripped off their long underwear and cotton shirts and skirts all made from flour sack material was the watchword of the day. Each child had his chores around the farm but today there was a lightheartedness in the air. The dreary long winter months had a short reprieve, and everyone took advantage of it.
By Charlene Pratt4 years ago in Humans
To The Man Who Made My Sandwich
I’m happy and I’m sad all at once. Yeah, I said it. The sky is a brilliant shade of blue. Deceptive blue. The kind of blue that makes you believe that the sun is warming the world. I step outside and the crisp breeze nips at my cheeks. The chill cuts right through my coat, sending shivers up my neck. It stings my hands as I reach for the zipper on my jacket. I glance out at the sea of down-feather jackets and winter hats. They hurriedly march by in packs, all bundled up, with their masks pulled over their noses and eyes to the ground.
By Natalie Nascenzi4 years ago in Humans
How Patience Will Prevent You From Getting Frustrated
As time passes, patience is a virtue that grows. Some people are naturally more patient than others, and they can accept unexpected delays. They can also manage their emotions without getting frustrated. Practicing patience is a key trait to having a healthy mind and body. If you've ever experienced frustration, you'll understand how frustrating it can be to lose control over your emotions. Read on to learn more about how to practice patience.
By Yogesh Sawant4 years ago in Humans
Straight Talk About Spirit Guides
You have guides who work with you every day of your life and you may not even know their names. When you get a gut feeling or sudden inspiration, it's not entirely you alone, your guides work behind the scenes helping you connect the dots.
By Jocelyn Joy Thomas4 years ago in Humans
All Your Actions Are Selfish
Acts of kindness exist all around us. From the stranger holding the door open for you to the person giving up their seat on the bus for a pregnant woman, kindness is everywhere. But are these people really being kind, or are they truly just selfish?
By Sahir Dhalla4 years ago in Humans
Resurrection
Life’s devastation and the last hope for resurrection. After years of searching for a wife that would accept his naturist lifestyle, someone who would understand how he’d been freed from body shame through the practice of social nudity, the woman he found turned against him.
By Michael Raymond4 years ago in Humans
The Maiden
Let's travel back to the mushroom day Tia and Joel had, after all, it was one of their last good times together, before he ended up going to jail, Tia lost her best friend, then he ended up back in his home state, in the end, and without Tia.
By I am me Amanda Nissen/Champion4 years ago in Humans
So This Is Me...Huh..
I must admit that as I’ve done my best with healing myself along this journey of life, sans professional help, I’d like to think I’ve acquired the skill of recognizing the times in my life when the births of my capacity for certain things occurred: like my capacity for long-suffering (and its limits); my capacity for forgiveness and where its horizon ends; my capacity for patience; my capacity for ecstasy; and my capacity for love (that one is ever evolving). But it wasn’t until this prompted essay that I realized when my capacity for empathy began.
By Eleanor A Innocent4 years ago in Humans
I Don't Know Your Story, But I Can Read Your Hurt
It’s my first time flying in 15 years, and I’m stuck at the Denver Airport. We’re on the third delay and fifth gate change. I was supposed to be in St. George six hours ago, and now my entire work schedule has to be rearranged via spotty cell service in a corner of the overly crowded lounge area.
By Jessica Conaway4 years ago in Humans
