humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
Artists showed up.
A lot of people stepped up in this tragic pandemic. We as a country have demonstrated our ability to care for one another, to support the most vulnerable, and to fight for those in need. Those people are extraordinary. Doctors, nurses, staff of healthcare centers, grocery store and big box store workers, unemployment office employees...the list continues. The essential workers who risked their lives for us are amazing and we are forever in their debt.
By Meghan Randolph6 years ago in Journal
The Rumble of America
My brother is not the kind of guy who needs to be recognized for the hard work that he does. He's not the kind to make a big deal. He's not the kind to ask for recognition. He's not the kind to demand pay raises. He's a simple guy. An American country boy. There's nothing that makes him happier than doing what he can to keep America running smoothly. He is always willing to go the extra mile for a friend, or to stay late to work on just one more problem.
By Jenny McWilliams6 years ago in Journal
A beautiful woman
So for today, I' d like to introduce you to my lovely friend Cara. I've known Cara for a couple of years now and I can honestly say, she is one of the funniest and sweetest people I've had the pleasure to meet. Not only is she kind, she's also an inspirational lady, she was supposed to be getting married in April, and of course this has now been postponed. Instead of being miserable, I saw pictures and posts of her and her fiance enjoying a little tea and enjoying drinks making the most of the day, cherishing their health and the fact they have each other through this very trying time. She has some gorgeous dogs that I often see pictures of her going on lovely (socially distanced) walks to exercise them in some gorgeous places, one of my favourite has to go to be on their walk along Druridge Bay, I love the ocean, it's something I find massively calming in times of stress.
By Lisa Maclean6 years ago in Journal
Unsung Heroes
Day by day we acknowledge all healthcare workers for their tireless dedication in helping other people in both critical and terminal health survive to live another day. We also acknowledge the ones that are in grocery stores, Costco and Amazon Workers. Maybe once or twice transportation people that drive buses or trains. I keep thinking that is not enough. Who at times like these are we not giving enough credit to for doing their part? After a lot of thought, I would like to acknowledge the ones who have not been given enough credit (these are not in any particular order of importance).
By JULIE GUERRERO6 years ago in Journal
I'm always outside, I'm staying in.
During this quarantine, everyone required to stay at home except for the essential workers, which is what I am. I am always out I am rarely home, I love being at home; it is my escape from this world. The room that I call my sanctuary is my office. When you enter the room– The room is small like a child bedroom enough room for a twin-size bed, a dresser, and the child's toys, with one window to bring in the morning light. The color of the room is White as an eggshell; it gives the feeling of a canvass, draw, and paint what you want your world to look. There are two desks, one on the left and one on the right. The desk on the right is long and light brown. It belongs to my husband because he is in Law. His desk is divided with different décor on the right is Star Wars memorabilia and on the left books on Law, and documentation on cases. There are three University degrees hanging on the wall.
By stephanie borges6 years ago in Journal
Social Distancing 101: Unsung Heroes
7:00AM Getting up this early is kind of a force of habit. I know I don't have to build in time for my morning commute to work anymore, but it does give me a little bit of comfort keeping some sense of routine and normalcy in my life.
By Samantha Sabio6 years ago in Journal
Brave Hearts; Our Midwives
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on us and we are all rightly worried and hoping that it ends soon. Several people have stepped up to support people through this situation and among the silent front-liners that have done a commendable job are our courageous midwives and nurses. Not even the COVID-19 can halt women's basic reproductive right to giving birth, this makes midwives and nurses one of the most essential workers at all time because women need professional support during this hard time. The lives of midwives and nurses are no different and COVID-19 affects them like any other person but they continue keeping close distance with pregnant women in need because there is no other way to ensure a safe motherhood experience other than being close to their patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has proved fatal even in countries with stronger healthcare systems, were health workers including midwives have access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) unlike in Low and Middle income countries were they are at times forced to see patients without standard protective equipment due to stock-outs; this puts not only their lives at risk but also their families especially during pandemics like the COVID-19.
By AHMED KASULE6 years ago in Journal
As The Covid-19 World Turns
As I began this writing a somber mood descended upon me. Sorry to say this, but thoughts of what has become of our world, life and livelihoods send emotional chills through my brain waves. As I reflect what has happened to our friends and family members who are on the frontline of the ongoing battle against Covid-19 pandemic, one realizes how not to take any job for granted.
By Paul Oranika6 years ago in Journal
Tackling Jealousy
Jealousy isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s human nature. It’s natural to feel jealous from time to time. Jealousy becomes tricky when we act out in jealousy or we wallow in it. It becomes questionable when it starts to consume you and creeps into every aspect of your life and you find yourself feeling bitter and angry most of the time.
By Taylor Hagemann6 years ago in Journal
I am a writer?
I am a writer? I quit my job. I quit my job to pursue a creative career, to become a writer. It was an administrative job, one in which I had been stuck for six years. I quit my job and precisely one week later the whole world shut down in the midst of a global pandemic. Three months have passed since then, three months of drifting and some days this all feels like a sort of cosmic joke or as if I finally could not escape whatever bad karma I had been accumulating. I am writer. I repeat, more for myself than those who ask me what I do. I am a writer? The question hovering in my voice, the apprehension I feel saying the word aloud clear to anyone who listens. Unpublished, unemployed – I am writer.
By Emma Finucan6 years ago in Journal
