humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
I Will Do My Best in Reviewing You As Faithfully to the Facts As Possible so That No More Volunteers Get Fooled by Your Fake Vision
***Disclaimer: I changed the names in the story to protect people’s identities. A day before leaving my first volunteering program platform, I decided to write an open letter for the community —or at least how they like to call their group. Let me start with some background first, if you don’t mind:
By Myriam Ben Salem5 years ago in Humans
Commonwealth
My struggle, recently, has been about my personal benefit and the common good. Well, honestly, it is one of many struggles that I seem to be immersed inside. The pandemic, lockdowns, financial crisis, social disruption, belief, and disbelief are swirling in my head and heart. Wow, that makes it all seem unfathomable and unfixable.
By Bob McInnis5 years ago in Humans
Odaminwaagan
Odaminwaagan is the Ojibwe language word for toy or doll. I am Anishinabe, the Ojibwe word for the people. I have always loved sewing since home economics class in middle school. And for many years I did not sew. But I knew how to follow a pattern and sew on a button.
By Denise E Lindquist5 years ago in Humans
"Collages of the Coronavirus Pandemic" inspired during the isolated lockdown
When the Coronavirus Pandemic started in March of 2020, I felt like I needed to express how this event was affecting our social world. Covid 19 was the beginning of limitations for everyone and society was going from socializing in the public to being isolated in lockdown. Since society was isolated in the lockdown, I decided to take advantage of the time by creating an art collection that I titled, "Collages of the Coronavirus Pandemic". I came up with 10 different ideas to express through my art collages. I started with the closings of restaurants and finished with what society could be like again after the pandemic. It was important to me, as an artist, to put my feelings into art because my social life was affected as much as everyone else in the world. I could not shake a person's hand or even meet a friend for lunch on my day off. Many social lives were damaged due to the limitations that Covid 19 created during this difficult time.
By Carrie Bertschy5 years ago in Humans
Running with scissors
Standing in front of my mother’s large dresser, I sweated in the summer heat in a large apartment in Harlem, Manhattan. My pair feet stick to the floor as a move to my toes to get what would be my first use of a pair of scissors. Of course, I have used scissors before but they were the safety ones, light, plastic and took a lot of effort to cut paper. These scissors though were heavy, a weight that tingled with purpose. The purpose was to teach my sister that she wasn’t the only one who deserved new things. Yes, I planned to give a certain Barbie a haircut. Unfortunately, my mom came in and I lost my nerve. Still, this became my relationship with scissors, a relationship steeped in defiance and rebellion.
By Yvette Rashawn Estime5 years ago in Humans
ONE MAN
While there are a lot of things I like to do, I would have to say that my true enjoyment comes from entertaining and informing people. Being an instructor and a guide. As I, and other's that know me, consider myself as an intelligent and talented person, sharing my knowledge and ability has become a thriving zeal inside of me. By far, i'm not saying i'm the most brilliant person in the world, but the comprehension and gift I do possess catapults me to a degree that can be looked at as above the norm. And For those that believe in "THE STARS" or astrology, my Aquarius zodiac sign could very well play a big role in my capability. Us Aquarians are said to be very innovative and original in our thinking. We general look at and see things from a perception that gives us the title of being weird or better put, eccentric. With the wheels turning in our heads at a billion miles an hour, our sole motive is to figure out a solution to any and every problem. And in most cases, we usually do. And that is why i'm so inclined to entertain and teach, especially with my writings.
By Nyutu Woods5 years ago in Humans
The Chatter of Cloth
On a quiet morning, the mist clings to the old trees and drifts up from the wet grass. It’s dank and semi-dark, maybe the sun will burn it off later. I raise the roller door on an old studio and pad across the concrete floor to light the little wood stove. Once we have heat and light I pick up a bobbin and load it with plied colour, using a hand-cranked winder. Slip the bobbin into the shuttle, take off my shoes so that through thick socks I can walk the wooden pedals of the loom. I smooth my hand over the weaving that has been made and the taut yarn of the warp threads yet to be caught by the weft.
By Josephine Andrews5 years ago in Humans
