humanity
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Her(e)
We share experiences through the soles of our feet, the capacity of our lungs and the scope of the world that spreads before us. We climb and descend together, plant our feet on stable rock, following each other across streams. We rest in shadows to stay cool, sunlight to stay warm and in each other’s presence to stay safe. Our efforts rise and fall at similar times as our bodies recover and prepare for the next steps. We view the landscape ahead with an intuitive awareness, although we are seeking entirely different information from the contents. While Dave is constantly comparing where we are relative to the world around us, I am watching a dog for any indication that what lies ahead may be destroyed by explosion.
By Nicole Shumate5 years ago in Journal
Workplace Hell Hole
Photo by Alex Robert on Unsplash So, you wanna hear confessions, huh? Ok, here's two that I have been keeping a secret because it happens at a place I used to work at, and I don't want to say the name of the location because these f#ckers could get mad, and I might get in trouble. So, I'll call the workplace "Hell hole food place" I worked in the kitchen as a food prep. One of the perks about working in the kitchen was many hot guys coming in and out all the time. But, there were times it was so slow that time felt like it had stopped or would run so quiet, and since we couldn't stand around, we would have to find things to do.
By stephanie borges5 years ago in Journal
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK YOU OBTAIN AND THE WAY YOU DESCRIBE IT REFLECTS YOUR INNER SELF
Journaling about how I feel I am, about what I like about my job and about what I wish in the working that I do, has made me realize very important aspects about myself and mirroring the information with my husband, have discovered that this, what I am about to blog about, really makes sense.
By Annaelle Artsy5 years ago in Journal
Stop Firing Disabled People!
Dear able bodied employers, I was enraged by a video on TikTok of a lady crying because she was fired for being disabled. I went to her profile and saw she has a chronic illness. When you think that persons with disabilities are not meeting the demands or requirements of the job, do not assume it is because they are lazy, because they are not. Many people with disabilities struggle to find a job, let alone keep a job, because of the stigma that comes with being disabled. You need to have some disabled people on your board of directors and also hire them as managers in order to foster a safer and more accepting environment.
By Sunny Dolen5 years ago in Journal
13 COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS TO RESTRUCTURE BY THE END OF THE YEAR
People will do anything, no matter how absurd to avoid facing their own souls, once wrote Carl Jung. We are all biased with different thinking patterns and brain shortcuts that we created in time to have time to cope with life and change. Sometimes these cognitive distortions make it hard for us to progress in life, and the universe keeps throwing at us the same lessons in different formats, and we still don’t get it. So, by the end of the year, let’s work together to restructure those mental biases we all deal with.
By Annaelle Artsy5 years ago in Journal
Of Dubious Donors and the Moral Hazes of Giving and Receiving Donations
Of Dubious Donors and Moral Hazes of Giving and Receiving Donations Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashThis is the Age of Philanthropy. Right from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet in the United States to Infosys and Azim Premji in India as well as the countless GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns, we are living in times when Giving is Good. Indeed, the amounts of money involved are truly mindbogglingly huge as Hundreds of Billions of Dollars are being raised by both Non Profits and Individuals from Millions of Donors. With so much "joy" at giving and the gratitude of the recipients, one might very well ask, Where is the Problem if both eager donors and grateful recipients are happy with the largess being doled about.
By Rammohan Susarla5 years ago in Journal
NO COFEE NO WORKEE
Enjoy Coffee Daily Is there anything that tastes better than that first sip of fresh piping hot coffee? Strong coffee, served in the perfect mug, preferably with the large handle so one can hold the cup close to the face with both hands firmly wrapped around the bowl. A smile escapes as we feel a slight tickle under the nose while blowing into the rising steam. The eyes glisten a little as they gaze into the dark brown liquid flowing near the brim. Then the long inhale through the nostrils just before we take that precious first sip. This steaming flavor packed drink that brings the body to life in the wee hours is nothing short of heaven to the senses.
By Laura Miller 5 years ago in Journal
Remembering to Treat Your Customers Like Humans
The churn. The never-ending churn of content is what the internet is made of. Today’s hit is tomorrow’s memory and companies need to do more and more in an attempt to stand out. With new extremes emerging to make more of an impact when compared to the last post, you have to ask what is missing, and more importantly, where it will end?
By Ben Shelley5 years ago in Journal
And Now My Favorite Collar Is Blue
So look at Paul. He goes for a cup of coffee. Out of his windowless, darkened, combination-locked office, down the elevator, two ways across a crowded intersection to the espresso bar to wait in line. His head hunches forward, he stares at a point in front of his hands, which fiddle absently with one another. He doesn’t look at anyone directly. His skin is so pale as to be almost reflective. He drives a Porsche; he is curt rather than cowering, a brash and driving man, the man in charge. He has as good a claim as anyone to being the sharpest programmer in a large office chockablock with crackerjacks. He is formidable, perfectly sure of himself, he just has nothing to say to the people lined up for coffee. They too are computer professionals, many of them. Or, like him, they work for lawyers.
By Robin Tell-Drake5 years ago in Journal
Becoming in Vancouver
I wrote the following reflection as part of my coursework at my Art History course 'Film and the City'. Thrilled that it would provide me with Geography credits while feeling like an elective course, I took the class wanting to get in touch with the humanistic side of my degree, the 'human' to my 'Human Geography Major'. The following is my first reflection of three, incorporating the practice of walking in my experience of the city, the topics of a few readings, and one film. The reflections were initially 400 words each, but they have been since edited. Please enjoy.
By Silvana Martinez5 years ago in Journal
