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My 300th Story
Wow...My 300th story. I cannot believe that I have been writing on Vocal for almost four years now. The amount of growth that I have gone through as a person since I first started writing on this platform is insane to me. I don't resonate with a lot of my writing anymore as I am not the same person that I was back then when I first started publishing online. I joined Vocal for the challenges, and yes I may never win one, but I am still very proud of myself for trying anyways.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹about a year ago in Journal
The Power Of Symbols For Leaders
Yesterday I wrote about Identity and Masks in Leadership and what allows their Power to be Maximized. I had someone with whom I collaborate frequently ask a fantastic question in response to the idea that we "All" wear masks.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)about a year ago in Journal
Setting Boundaries
A relationship without boundaries is calamity waiting to happen. One of the biggest problems in every type of relationship known to man is a lack of boundaries. We need boundaries to have a healthy coexistence. If you don’t set boundaries you’re setting your relationship up for failure. What exactly is a boundary? By definition a boundary determines what is appropriate or inappropriate in a relationship. Without boundaries a relationship is destined for trouble.
By Joe Pattersonabout a year ago in Journal
About Writing
Most people talk about things that bother them as a way to vent their emotions, another way is through writing. As I sit writing in my car, I ponder how much writing, in itself, has helped me become the person I am today. I have endless amounts of pages filled with poems, stories, and sometimes random blurbs. Writing is a window into your soul. The simple action of writing has benefited me; by helping me to achieve a better memory, helping me to learn and grow intellectually, and helping me to communicate my emotions.
By Sarah Wilcox2 years ago in Journal
I Finished Grad School!
I finished my Master’s Degree! Did I learn anything? Arguably. Do I regret it? Not particularly. Will I use it? Not immediately. My Master’s Degree was challenging. I feel as though it precluded me from living out the life I’ve wanted to live these past two years: traveling the world, working abroad, seeing new sights. Was that what I was doing before I came to Binghamton University to start my Master’s Degree in Theatre? Absolutely, it was. Before coming to Binghamton, I was an ESL teacher. I’d worked in Ukraine the previous summer, and in Slovakia the autumn after that. That job in Slovakia broke me: the management was rude, there wasn’t much of a support system in place, and I’d gotten ill several times. That awful experience was what drew me to applying for Master’s programs to start in 2022.
By Steven Christopher McKnight2 years ago in Journal
