Bad habits
People Hearing Without Listening
We need a story. We orient our life on the trajectory of getting from one place to another. We base our opinion on ourselves through our percieved status—both personally and socially. But life is unbearably complex. Its layers are infinite. We are bound to miss something along the way. Not only that, but our personalities and life experiences guide our interests, limiting what we spend our time with; thus limiting what we can become an expert in. For such reasons, we rely on preexisting stories - narratives, rules, guides, and dogmas that have gone before us - to save the time and energy it would take to make a fully formed decision on a path in life. The ability to capitalize on others' wisdom is what makes us human. We are not bound by trial and error of our own stupidity and success. We can save ourselves much suffering by listening to what others have found useful. But this unbearably valuable niche has its downfalls.
By Geno C. Foralabout a month ago in Confessions
Broken Hearts Fall Silent. Top Story - May 2024.
Attraction can sometimes be a deceptive guide, leading us through a mirage of charm only to leave us stranded in a harsh reality. It's a cruel twist of fate when the dream we chase turns into a nightmare we cannot escape. The realization that we've been deceived by our own feelings is a bitter pill to swallow, leaving us to pick up the pieces of our broken illusions. Yet, it's often through these painful experiences that we grow stronger and learn to see beyond the veil of mere appearances.
By Mercedes Chavezabout a month ago in Confessions
The reason behind my why
Time and tide wait for no one. Life is a sprinting race of the survival of the fittest, you have to hustle your way to the top. We all have heard this haven't we, while existence is over-commodified and hyper-fixated on the materialistic drawls we achieve and external praise that is showered upon us on striding on the contingencies of the timeline that is presented to us, we often forget living with intent and gratitude for all that we have and run in the rat race of proving our worth and accomplishing what we need to, essentially not even wanting to be a part of this glorified way of living, yet doing so to be validated and accepted as someone worthy. If you have been through this or are going through this, I want to remind you that you are not alone.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a month ago in Confessions
Why isn't Racism & Colorism From Black Africans Talked About
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 By TB Obwoge I've written about the issues of racism and colorism in Africa before, as a matter of fact it is one of my favorite topics because its the most ignored topic. Black Africans, mostly, are so quick to proclaim that they're the most accepting people in the world. Even claiming they're too accepting. Which is really odd because skin color and shade matters more to a Black African to even some white people.
By IwriteMywrongsabout a month ago in Confessions
The Tapestry of Lies
In the heart of a bustling city, where neon lights danced upon the facade of skyscrapers, and the cacophony of voices intertwined with the symphony of car horns, there lived a man named Oliver. He was a connoisseur of lies, a master weaver of deceit, whose life was entangled in the intricate threads of falsehoods.
By Samson E. Giftedabout a month ago in Confessions
Accountability
How often do we play the blame game when life gets rough? Very often I suppose. When things go wrong we often cry, get angry, start pointing fingers at the cause of our problems and throw ourselves a big pity party to prop ourselves up, but one thing we often fail to do is take accountability for our actions.
By Joe Pattersonabout a month ago in Confessions
Why Is The Customer Still Always Right?
I can still remember the first time I encountered a rude customer. She looked to be around three decades my elder, with brunette hair that was cut in a style that could only be described as choppy and blunt. She was third in line to be served at the McDonald’s where I worked when she spotted me putting parfaits in the refrigerator.
By Jade M.about a month ago in Confessions
In Memoriam. Content Warning.
Tomorrow is Monday, but it is a special day: Memorial Day. So many of my friends and acquaintances celebrate having a long weekend and I get it, in our busy society, the days available to be with family and just breath are few and far between.
By The Schizophrenic Momabout a month ago in Confessions
Love & Hate with AI
As I sit down to write, I'm torn between admiration and frustration when it comes to AI. I feel like I’ve a love and hate relationship with AI. I do use AI chatbots as almost everyone for one purpose or another, but sometimes I feel like it annoys me more than it helps me. Not that it annoys me directly (obviously why would it?) but the people who use it for the whole wrong purposes.
By Khanabout a month ago in Confessions
Breaking free from the obsession of work
In our modern society today you have to become obsessed with work for you to go far. Aside from those born in really extreme wealth, the rest of us have to work very hard in order to obtain sufficient wealth to allow us live comfortably or at least how we wish. Some people are contented with having an average life, while others are more concerned with doing all they can to get all they can, this eventually leads us to become workaholics.
By real Jemaabout a month ago in Confessions
Toxic Relationships: The Most Addictive Drug
As human beings it is in our nature to connect. We all crave connection and went through a period in our lives when we went without it. For most of us it started during our childhoods, coming from a household with an inconsistent caregiver. The inconsistency of this connection leaves a hole in our hearts and an emptiness that compels us to look for connection elsewhere. That elsewhere often comes in the form of unhealthy attachments like drinking and drug usage, but who would’ve ever guest that the most addictive drug came in the form of people? The most addictive drug is a toxic relationship.
By Joe Pattersonabout a month ago in Confessions
The problem with being a nice person. Top Story - May 2024.
Who would have thought that being a nice person could be problematic. The majority of people would tell you that’s what they want to be or at least want those around them to be, but as it turns out, what we want and what we say we want are worlds apart. I won't stress or ramble on about how I would like things to be, but I’ll just analyze why this is, I am not sure either if a solution is even possible.
By real Jema2 months ago in Confessions