humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
"What Are You?"
As a young child I never questioned my cultural background. Mom was from Trinidad and Dad was from Guyana. That made me half and half. I knew I was Caribbean; I liked soca and reggae, and roti and curry anything was my favourite food to eat. It was as simple as that. I never looked at myself as anything other than what I was.
By Tiara Jade6 years ago in Humans
How Does Materialism Impact Our Relationships?
We live in a very materialistic world. In many parts of North America, there is a heavy pressure for people to have stuff. Some people measure success by what possessions a person has and are able to get. Many assumptions and judgments are made about our relationships based on how successful the partner we’ve chosen is. There are also a lot of people who assume that some people pursue certain partners purely on materialistic considerations.
By Teela Hudak6 years ago in Humans
Living the Myth
One revelation that I've recently come to, derived from a question I've pondered greatly—that had been asked of the legendary Joseph Campbell in an interview he'd done—revolved around if we are, in the present, creating myths. And the revelation I've come to is that we ourselves, right here and right now, are living a myth—we are the myth.
By Eric Durland6 years ago in Humans
The Bulging Right Pocket
It was one of the worst periods of time in my life. Recently separated, I had just lost custody of my two daughters, and was forced to vacate my newly-renovated home (with three days notice) that contained the well-equipped recording studio I had spent two years building prior to selling my dry cleaning business (in order to build a long-desired music production company).
By Rick Beneteau6 years ago in Humans
Reasons to Admire the ESTP Personality Type
1. They are full of energy! ESTPs are one of the most energetic personality types that there is. They live very much in the moment, so it is important for them to be busy with something that stimulates their senses constantly. They are usually very athletic, and can be pretty hyper people. It never ceases to amaze me just how energetic ESTPs really are, even as adults they always appear to be on the move! Go, go, go! Sometimes I wonder if ESTPs even know how to sit still for more than five minutes. As parents, ESTPs are the ideal coaches for their children who are in sports or other types of extracurricular activities.
By Rowan Finley 6 years ago in Humans
The Nintendo Turkey Run
It’s been a personal ritual for years. I’ve done it alone and kept it private… until now. Playing Santa around town for an afternoon has been my favorite day of the year. This year, the time had come to share the experience, for two reasons.
By Rick Beneteau6 years ago in Humans
The Slushie Fund
The nearby strip plaza, where I buy the coffee cream I all too often run out of, is “L”-shaped and has a variety store at each end. On a cream-replenishing mission the other day, I parked my car in front of the store I choose to patronize, just because I really like the Korean family who operates it. I first gathered up the mail I had in the car and walked to the corner of the plaza to deposit it into the mailbox there.
By Rick Beneteau6 years ago in Humans
Out of the Mouths of Babes
It was moving day, summer of 1981. My oldest daughter was four years old and by dinner time we weren’t even close to getting our new abode into any kind of shipshape order so I decided to try out the brand new, and highly advertised Taco Bell in town. As was the case with most errands, Sara came along, excited to sample what she had seen in the television commercials.
By Rick Beneteau6 years ago in Humans
Bystander's Log
It has been an interesting and mixed bag of experiences thus far, driving people here and there as a ride share driver. I've been witness and target of some great, good, bad, and ugly circumstances, behaviors and stories in and out of my car. This is my favorite story thus far.
By K.B Roscoe6 years ago in Humans
Seeking Truth
(VLOG at bottom for those who prefer to watch and listen rather than read.) One massive problem with our society is, those of us most lost to this Game of Triumph we live—to our societies popularity contest, seeking to be "cool" and "popular," and thus, ultimately, seeking any of a number of facets of superiority over our peers—don't even understand how intolerant, prejudicial, egotistical, narcissistic, selfish, self-centered, duplicitous and meretricious they in-fact are. They don't even understand how lost they in-fact are to the constructs of conformity and unanimity within this game we live. In-fact, they fervently deflect and deny this reality insofar as their entirely negative social habits are just normal to them—to the full extent that they don't even understand they are doing wrong. The worst of these individuals so easily controlling those they influence. Clandestinely bullying and trolling their peers in order to flaunt and maintain their social dominance, placing those of us they influence into a coma with regards to the negative nature of our thoughts and actions as they pressure us to unconsciously conform to this fight for Triumph the status quo embodies. They reinforce our negative behaviors—our duplicity and superficiality towards others—with positive reinforcement. As the acceptance we come to receive makes us further embody these negative social traits, we then hide within in-group settings—closed social networks in which in order to be allowed to see the truth of the tainted intolerance, judgment and prejudice that group members actively embody, one has to be an in-grouper. Ergo, once we are an in-grouper, we clandestinely conceal our privately shared thoughts and feelings from out-groupers,creating the facade—the lie we live—through deflecting and denying the ignorance we've come to embody in the form of duplicity, prejudice and judgment that is carefully concealed within these in-group settings.
By Eric Durland6 years ago in Humans
Poplar Fellers
It took 50 years to grow and eight hours on Labor Day Weekend to come down. It was the “tree monkey” that first caught my attention bringing down the 80 ft. poplar tree with the skill of a surgeon. This is what the landscaping crew affectionately called the 40-something Ontario Hydro skilled tradesman. ‘Electrical Forester,’ by title.
By Rick Beneteau6 years ago in Humans
