humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Mental Health Matters
What am I passionate about? .. What am I passionate about? I take a sip of coffee and begin to daydream. I'm passionate about so many things! I love to paint and cook and, oh, coffee! Coffee is one of the best physical experiences in the world. How can I write a compelling argument about something that's already been done more times and in more ways than I can count on my fingers and toes? Coffee may bring me joy but I don't think it's my ideal start-up.. I drift back in to my original inner monologue as I mull the idea over again.
By Mary Tophen 5 years ago in Humans
Happy Trails
Sometimes the smallest, most simple joys for one person are able to warm the hearts of many. Columbine West, a small neighborhood of about 1600 homes in Littleton, is home to a wonderful couple who have done just that. Dale and Cynthia Zimmerman’s story has changed the very fabric of the neighborhood and brought hundreds of people together to show just how amazing and loving the human spirit can be.
By Josephine Mae5 years ago in Humans
Two Roads, Diverged No Longer. First Place in Gemini Season Challenge.
OH Gemini, how lucky for you to gaze upon these words now! Today! That separation of self you've been feeling? That overwhelming sense that you are being pulled by two opposedly- determined fates? NO MORE! Know for certain: A single vision will hit you and your duplicitous soul-forces will be united, your full capacities realized! Pay attention to the signs; smell the air for clues- the flowers of promise abound. Fortune is written within your palm! Wrap your fingers around the gold coin of possibility that lies in every moment. Sip on the strong liquor of eternity.
By Heath Hardin5 years ago in Humans
Satan's Teen Keg Party
There is a lot of standing around and waiting. I and about two dozen other teens are in the middle of an abandoned walnut tree orchard. The flinty Northern California peat dirt kicks up clouds of hazy dust in the rising, late autumn, moonlight. The dark forms of the dead trees contrast eerily with the wild gyrations of the makeshift mosh pit that spins around a large bonfire. Long haired boys and girls in black heavy metal t-shirts, faded 501 Levi’s, and white Reeboks or Nikes dance and shove along to the hyper-fast music that blares out of a huge black boom box.
By Steve B Howard5 years ago in Humans
Luna de Flor
This 2021 Gemini season, those born under this positive Air sign will be called out on all they try to keep hidden from themselves―sorry not sorry. Beginning on May 26th, the full moon’s relentless and far-reaching glow will reveal those thoughts and feelings which you have managed to suppress. With her full-rounded power she will coax out of you the emotions you have buried deep and put off facing until they surround you like ocean waves and you have no choice but to tread water in their midst. Luckily, you will not be inclined to resist this process once it begins! In fact, with a lungful of breath you will howl out a grateful sigh of relief, almost worshipful, like a lone wolf who breaks the silence of the night air with his echoing call. This is because within this uncomfortable self-confrontation there is the seed that will bloom your new petals to flaunt just in time for summer solstice (which begins the day after Gemini’s transformative season ends). After all, May’s full moon is the Flower Moon, which you will embody so long as you complete the self-nourishing work.
By Robyn Delaney5 years ago in Humans
I Blame Tom Cruise
I blame my obsession on Tom Cruise. But this isn’t about Thetans, Nicole Kidman, or Oprah’s couch dance. And to be fair, all old Tom did was star in a little film in 1986 called Top Gun. Now, you might thinking that Tom’s role in Top Gun inspired me to attempt a Don Quixote-esque run at becoming a Naval Fighter pilot or a military loving blockhead with Ronald Reagan and nuclear warheads tattooed over his heart, but you’d be wrong. Stallone’s roll as Rambo almost did that. Just kidding.
By Steve B Howard5 years ago in Humans
Open Emotion
Showing my emotions has always been something that has been hard for me. It's not that I'm not an emotional person - quite the opposite, really - but there are very few people in this world who get to see me display them. There have been times when I have felt hopeless and still sent that "I'm fine" text, smiley face emoji and all; there have been times when tears have been streaming down my face and I told people I didn't want to be a bother and would rather deal with the pain on my own; there have been times when I would even lie to my therapist and say I was doing great when in reality I cried myself to sleep every night. I would classify myself as the "suffer-in-silence" type, because I would much rather feel the weight of the world on only my shoulders than burden someone else by putting some of it on theirs. But the thing is, the longer I spent living my life this way, the more I realized it was hurting me extra to keep it all in.
By Lauren Kirby5 years ago in Humans
