humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Don't Give an Ugly Response
The world can be ugly, but that doesn't mean you have to be. It's no surprise we come across people on a regular that can be downright ugly. They could be having a bad day or they could be in a bad mood and sometimes they're just looking for people to take it out on. Our first response could be to respond in ugliness or to give them a dose of their own medicine. That's what honestly can feel natural to us. We want to show them how it feels.
By Karina Nistal8 years ago in Humans
Everything Happens for a Reason
We hugged tightly, standing in the damp, cold that we were forced to call our summer for the past few years; my phone tightly pressed up against my ear. My Uber had arrived to take me home after a long, physically and emotionally tiring day.
By Aisha Chughtai8 years ago in Humans
What If We Aren't All That Different
I read an article recently where Ryan Reynolds spoke about how he still suffers from "crippling anxiety" and deals with dark depression moments. I thought to myself, Whoa this guy deals with anxiety?!?!He looks like he's been molded by the hands of God. He seems to have a great personality, a quick wit, seems as if he enjoys life, and he is is married to Blake Lively! He's got more money than he could ever need, and he still deals with anxiety? This really got me to thinking.
By Vincent Graziano8 years ago in Humans
How the Sexes Communicate With Body Language Differently
Body language is no longer just a catchy tune by singer/songwriter Kid Ink. In fact, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines body language as, “the gestures, movements, and mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others.” Scientists are now making observations that allow humans to decipher these built in messages that began forming long ago. Despite the obvious similarities that you might share between you and your partner, such as taste in music or decor, there are various key differences in the way that the sexes communicate nonverbally, or, through body language.
By Ashley Smith8 years ago in Humans
Reviving Morgan
It’s 2015 and I’m surrounded by my family and six of my best friends in the entire world. I’m celebrating my 16th birthday in the heat of June, and three months worth of planning couldn’t have prepared my celebration for the words about to come out of my friend’s mouth.
By Ashley Smith8 years ago in Humans
The Force of a Thousand Trains
One evening in March on my walk home, I was stopped by a moving train, crossing the road just before the parking lot of my apartment. It was the sunniest 5:30PM this town had seen in months. As the train moved along the tracks, the setting sun on the horizon shone through the breaks in the box cars. Sometimes, on my walks through the city, I get an idea for a sentence or an entire story and I rush home, repeating the idea over and over in my head so I don’t forget it before I can write it down. On this day I had no ideas to hurry home for, just an empty stomach that made me anxious to get past the train.
By Katie Healy8 years ago in Humans
Phoenix, Rising Through Hell
I am writing you this letter, in an attempt to heal myself of the damage you have caused me. I am mailing you this letter as a sign of maturity from me. I am writing this letter to express the abuse and trauma you caused me, to remind you of the sins you chose to commit. I have not named you in this letter and I am coming directly to you, in a peaceful manner, but what I have to say, it will not be so peaceful.
By Druw Cameron8 years ago in Humans
People Are Flowers
Aren't flowers beautiful? Flowers are always beautiful even though they are all different. Every flower is unique in its own way yet they are all the same. They all have the same life cycle, they start out as a seed then grow and grow until they eventually die.
By Alyssa Smith8 years ago in Humans
