humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
The sun will rise tomorrow
This morning I was looking up quotes on Pinterest when my significant other asked me what I was doing. I told him what I was doing and he asked me, “Who’s your hero.” Catching me off guard with a question that I had never really thought about as an adult. I sat for a while and thought about what makes someone a hero in your own, personal life. In my head a hero is someone who walks in when everyone else walks out. People who have the courage to push when everyone one else is pulling; fearless everyday people who want not only success for themselves, but for others as well. Unique individuals who know that our world depends on happiness that circulates through. In this time I would have to say that all those large-hearted individuals who are risking their lives during this unforeseen pandemic; they may just be the heroes I described above. Each and every one of them, they play an essential role in our everyday lives. Recognize it or not, half the things we do in our lives, we rely on these kind strangers.
By Shelby Jordan6 years ago in Journal
I was forced to telecommute because of COVID-19
The news of the coronavirus outbreak had been raging on since the first case in the Philippines was reported on January 2020, and I still had to go to work despite the increasing fear and risk of the virus. Headlines of the outbreak dominated the news almost every day, and the cases of COVID-19 gradually rose that the first case of local transmission (the first coronavirus case in the Philippines was a 38-year old Chinese woman who had travel history in Wuhan, the ground zero of the pandemic) was reported on March 2020. From that point, the Philippine government realized that the virus is spreading fast in the country which prompted them to place the entire island of Luzon under enhanced community quarantine starting March 17. Initially, the quarantine should last only until April 12 but upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF-EID, the quarantine was further extended until April 30. After that, the quarantine was then lifted in some areas but in Metro Manila and other "high-risk" areas, the enhanced community quarantine was further extended until May 15. Nevertheless, the government encouraged companies from different sectors to set up flexible working schemes for their employees, including work-from-home and lodging.
By Jakeson Eudela6 years ago in Journal
Never Enough
Dear Essential Workers, I'm a 39-year-old man who is in a wheelchair, and I would like to thank you for everything that you are doing this time of turbulence. There are as many of you that fall under that umbrella, as there are flavors of ice cream at Baskin-Robins, but none of you is less important than the other. Much like the rest of the world, you didn't wake up one morning and think. "I want to thrust into the middle of a global pandemic and see thousands of people suffering and dying." There isn't a rationally sane person who wants to see that happen, but here we are. It doesn't seem that it will be going away anytime soon, as much as we all would like to. The rest of us are missing our regular routines of going to our jobs and interacting with our buddies or going out to dinner with our significant other. This pales in comparison to what you wake up to each morning to do for our unknown faces.
By Andres Wiest6 years ago in Journal
Through the Lens of Gia
Immersing in threads of hope and insecurity, pain, and trauma, the injustices, fears and uncertainties, the feeling of being unseen and unheard, not being witnessed, or validated, along with the actions of others can have bold consequences for our careers in the entertainment industry, and especially in our personal lives. These elements of human behavior and human being ness can significantly influence our social development both as individuals and as artists.
By Lindsey Sherwin6 years ago in Journal
Holding Up a Mirror
I am an actress and director. I am also a theatre reviewer. I have not been able to earn as a reviewer since mid-March. My many wonderful artist-friends have not been able to earn performing or directing or designing since mid-March. We miss sharing our work with audiences. We miss being together in the "room where it happens."
By Ellen Dilks6 years ago in Journal
The Heart of America
Somedays I wake up and think we are living in a movie with all that is happening in the world. There area almost 300,000 deaths in the world to date, and every day more people get sick and die. With over 4 million people sick in the world. In my family alone we have over 20 front line workers. Each Tuesday my uncle has created a call for the family to get on and check in on each other. It is a time when you don't know if the person you love most will live though the next day.
By Trycia Lino6 years ago in Journal
The Broken Display Case
The village’s four corners held a familiar feel. Maybe we’d travelled this way to visit the farm. Those childhood visits to the farm I thought were my parent’s friends. I learned my years later, they were family on dad’s side. My parents were never big on explaining family relationships.
By ShadowsPub 6 years ago in Journal
The Most Embarrassing Mistakes I Have Made in My Professional Life
Do you know that feeling when your heart starts beating faster and the color of your cheeks is turning red? I know this feeling very well. I had a few situations in my professional career that were a little bit stressful at the time, but it definitely boosts my mood when I think of them today!
By HardFreedomCom6 years ago in Journal
10 Eco-Friendly Brands That Are Saving Our Planet
Top 10 Eco-Friendly Brands You Can Trust 1. Aether Beauty Aether Beauty offers magnificent makeup products made fully with vegan ingredients, crushed up crystals and are 100% recyclable! Aether Beauty researches into all of their products to make sure it is safe, healthy, and completely eco-friendly to ensure they are contributing to the waste-free future we are searching for. They also donate 1% of their products to environmental charities including The Water Project, The Rainforest Foundation and The Surfrider Foundation.
By Abbey Dowden6 years ago in Journal
