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Don't Be Afraid to Ask For It
“How can I help you today, sir.” I greeted my first customer of the day at the door. The man looked like a deer in headlights. He was shirking off his reaction to say, ‘no thanks,’ because in fact he needed help and for whatever reason he was not expecting that help from me, “Um, I am looking for a car.” He finally answered.
By E. J. Strange4 years ago in Viva
A Crossroads
I have barely curved around the bend before I am forced to slam on the breaks again. Profanity flies out of my mouth like a knee-jerk reaction, and I wonder if this isn’t hell. It sure feels like it. What with all the miserable souls packed into one place, waiting for the end in sight that does not ever seem to appear. The funny thing is, we do it to ourselves, really, and that is the irony of it. We are the creators of our suffering. The makers of our own hell.
By Shelby Schulte4 years ago in Viva
The Universe Put Me In Time Out
I know what you're probably thinking after seeing the title and the picture for this story.... probably something like "Oh, here we go....another story about how a lost girl found her one true love when she thought it was hopeless...". Am I right? Well, if so then you're WRONG!!! This is no love story. This is quite the opposite actually. This is a story about how you can fool yourself into believing something is good when in reality it's actually killing you inside. This is a story about how you need to love yourself before trying to give the love you so desperately need, want, and deserve to someone else. This is a story about how you can think you know someone, but in reality you know nothing. This is a story about how you can channel rage and anger from an awful situation and turn it into magic. I'm getting ahead of myself though as usual. Let me start from the beginning of THIS story. It's only one in the seemingly many lives I have lived in my 36 years on this Earth. THIS story though....it's the one that bitch slapped me back into reality and up on my feet. It also started my journey of finding my true self and loving her.
By Shea Taylor4 years ago in Viva
See How This Woman Turned Incarceration to Incorporation
Proclaimed Emancipation to Privatized Incarceration In the United States of America’s national anthem titled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a song lyric describes it as “the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
By Victor Trammell4 years ago in Viva
The Post Office and Women. Top Story - July 2021.
The Post Office: An Early Employer of Women Sarah Goddard and Mary Katherine Goddard were known female Postmasters in the 1700s. The post office archives goes on to mention Ann Clay, postmaster in New Castle, Delaware. Elizabeth Creswell postmaster in Charlestown, Maryland and in 1792 postmaster Sarah DeCrow in Hertford, North Carolina.
By Paula C. Henderson4 years ago in Viva
Women’s Role in a Male Dominated World
Being a woman in a male dominated world is not easy. Getting a job requires women to put in strenuous effort, whereas men can easily get a job. The workforce is never easy for a woman. Women have a hard time gaining access to jobs and communities that are traditionally male. When women do finally obtain these positions, they are typically perceived in a negative way. This statement is quite sad, but very true, and there are many different reasons as to why this is a woman’s reality.
By Shania Simmons4 years ago in Viva
Is it luck?
I was recently talking to someone about a networking event that I attended (Pre-Covid). The event was paid for by work and I had to entertain numerous clients and I was extremely happy with the breakfast that was provided. Being a food lover, I was going into great detail about the eggs cooked to perfection and the crispy bread and I could have talked about it for hours. Instead, my audience asked me if I get to go to events like this often, ‘yes’ I said. ‘Oh you’re so lucky’ was the response.
By Jaqui O'Donohoe 4 years ago in Viva
Survival Secrets of a Southern Woman Playwright
All children are playwrights and directors. Cross-legged on the floor, youngsters put toys through their paces. “Bam! You’re dead!” “Barbie, I love you.” But, for most, growing up extinguishes that particular creative flame.
By Diane Helentjaris4 years ago in Viva
My First Job Could Have Been My Last
I was a teenaged telemarketer. It was my first actual job. In my senior year of high school, I got an after-school job in downtown Pittsburgh. I’d looked through the Sunday paper and found an ad for phone sales. Went to the address, filled out the paperwork, and was hired. Pay would be a weekly check.
By Judey Kalchik 5 years ago in Viva
Exile, Erasure, and Embodiment: A Retrospective Reconfiguring of the Works of Ana Mendieta
In 2018, the New York Times ran an electronic obituary entitled, “Overlooked No More: Ana Mendieta, A Cuban Artist Who Pushed Boundaries”. Directly below the title is a black and white photograph of a woman with long dark hair, her face dappled with sunlight, her eyes unfocused. Under that, is printed the diminutive italicized disclaimer, “Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. With Overlooked, we’re adding the stories of remarkable people whose deaths went unreported in The Times.” For reference, Ana died in 1985. Her husband at the time, the evidently more preeminent minimalist sculptor Carl Andre, explained to emergency services that they had been fighting when suddenly she had “somehow gone out of the window” of their 34th floor apartment in Greenwich Village. She was thirty-six.
By Katie Alafdal5 years ago in Viva
Ways to Deal with Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Dealing with sexual harassment might be considered important but focus should be on making workplace environment healthy enough that no one should be in a situation to handle it in the first place. This is because instances of sexual harassment affects women’s psychological state.
By Muds Management5 years ago in Viva
Far From Easy, The Story Of Bella Green
Bella Green, Born In Oakville, Ontario, But relocated all around Ontario, a province in eastern Canada. Starting ballet dancing at the young age of 8 years old, Bella dedicated her passion to dancing on stage and singing. Bella’s grandmother soon enrolled her in Lakeshore School of Music, studying vocals, Bella was classically trained for four years at the school, and now creates Rnb, Hip hop and Pop music.
By Alaska Grey5 years ago in Viva
