Stream of Consciousness

How I Learned to Grieve Someone Still Alive
I never thought it was possible to mourn someone who's still alive - until my younger brother changed in ways I never imagined. Not through accident or disability, but through emotional disconnection, addiction and slow fading of the person I once knew.
By MelCreates7 months ago in Humans
5 Harsh Lessons School Never Taught Me. AI-Generated.
But Life? Life made sure I learned them. I used to believe school had all the answers. I mean—we sit in classrooms for years, memorizing formulas, chasing grades, and trying to please people who hold red pens and final say. If you listen, follow directions, work hard, and color inside the lines, you win... right?
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
The Success Lie You Still Believe. AI-Generated.
I used to chase success like a dog chases a car. Loud. Desperate. Blind. Success — that golden dream — always felt just one step away. One more late night. One more sacrifice. One more "yes sir" to someone I didn’t even respect. I told myself I had to hustle harder, grind longer, push through.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
How I Turned Failure Into Fuel. AI-Generated.
There was a moment — or maybe a blur of moments — where everything I thought I wanted crumbled in front of me. You know that quiet, heavy kind of failure that doesn’t make headlines but shakes your insides? Yeah, that kind.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
✨ How a Stranger Helped Me Discover My Purpose Without Saying a Word
🕯 Lost Without Direction There was a time I felt hollow. I was doing all the things life told me to do—waking up, working, surviving. But inside? I was just floating. I didn’t hate my life, but I didn’t love it either. It was a blur of busyness without meaning. Smiles that didn’t reach my eyes. Laughter that felt borrowed.
By J khan7 months ago in Humans
Breaking up with Cancer. Top Story - July 2025.
Dear Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, I hate you. With a passion. You have taken so much from me. I was worried that you were going to take my life. If I hadn't had previous surgery from the first time we were "together", I would have been in stage three cancer. I was ready to take you with me to the very end.
By Jessie Lynn Nelson7 months ago in Humans
When Growth Looks Like Falling Apart
We often imagine growth as something graceful and steady—a climb, a bloom, a clear upward motion. We think of it as waking up early, setting goals, ticking boxes, and watching our lives gradually get better. The word growth itself sounds hopeful, structured, beautiful.
By Irfan Ali7 months ago in Humans
The Day My Life Changed Forever
🌧️ It Was Just Another Tuesday… It was one of those indifferent Tuesdays. The kind where the morning coffee is lukewarm, the emails are soul-numbing, and the city feels gray even under sunlight.
By J khan7 months ago in Humans
All My Exes Hate Me: Part 4 - The One From Hinge
"I never told you this. But the last time I left your apartment, you were telling me to leave. Then begging me to stay. Then telling me to leave again. When I finally left, I don’t know why. I just started running. Like, sprinting down the hallway. I was literally running, hoping I remembered the way out of the building. I thought you were going to come out and cause a scene or try to make me stay. Even when I got to my car, I sped all the way home. I was so concerned."
By Gail Fredricks7 months ago in Humans
10 Tiny Habits That Changed Everything. AI-Generated.
Let me get one thing straight from the jump: I didn’t wake up one day and magically become “that person.” You know the type. 5 a.m. workouts. Protein shakes. Laser-focused goals. Bullet journal. Gratitude lists. Crushing life with a smile.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
From Lost to Laser-Focused in 90 Days. AI-Generated.
Ninety days ago, I was stuck in the strangest kind of lost. Not the I missed the bus and don't know where I am kind. Worse.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
10 Habits That Quietly Destroy Ambition. AI-Generated.
No one plans to lose their fire. You don’t just wake up one morning and say, "Yeah… today feels like a good day to give up on everything I once cared about."
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans