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Turning Point: Part 5
Not alone in forgiving The faithful and the blind Innocence is forsaken I leave 'em all behind And then I see that even angels never die
By Kyleigh Baltz9 years ago in Longevity
Taking Care of Yourself and Others, Especially as an Empath
One of the most important things we need to do when we are on this Earth is care for ourselves. A lot of people feel as though caring for themselves makes them selfish. It is not selfish to care for yourself. Remember, you cannot pour from an empty cup. Meaning, you cannot help other people if you are not taking care of yourself. In a time when many of us are fighting for social justice in the world, I felt it was very important to ensure everyone is taking proper care of themselves.
By Beth Gibbons9 years ago in Longevity
How To Burn More Calories at Work
Good dieters will often work on trying to fit in an extra round of weight training at the gym, or look up how to make healthy food substitutions. These tactics can and do work when it comes to helping people shed the pounds.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Longevity
Jiggling for Justice
There is not a piece of me anywhere on my body that does not jiggle. I am not a hard body; I am a soft body. Nothing on me "juts" or "cuts"; it is all round and curvy, I do not have hard angles. You cannot see my ribs or my collarbone. I get the feeling when people hug me or cuddle up to me that I am much like your favorite overstuffed cushion. Squishy, soft and warm.
By Sarah Sparks9 years ago in Longevity
Beauty In the Eye of the Beholder
What is beauty? I'm sure that everyone has their own definition or standard of beauty. But, what do you consider beautiful when you look at yourself?
By Erica Lindsey9 years ago in Longevity
Mental Health Shouldn't be a Taboo Subject
I think it's mad that people are slated for talking about what is purely another health condition that you have no control over. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it's not real. You don't tell a person with a broken leg to just get up and walk normally or that sitting in nature will fix the broken bone.
By Rebecca Gannon9 years ago in Longevity
PMDD: Catalyst to Awakening?
For the millions of women coping with symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) every month, life can feel like a never-ending challenge. One week, you’re up. Then the next three, you’re rapidly deteriorating again, becoming someone you hardly recognize. Effective treatment from the medical establishment is likely to be a long time coming for this only recently identified condition. What is currently offered often results in side-effects that compound an already debilitating condition wrecking havoc on a woman’s body and mind.
By Cheeky Minx9 years ago in Longevity
The Purpose of Life
How can one answer a question that has been asked by each person on this planet? What is the purpose of life, of our being, of existing, of everything?
By Ksenia Kozhenkova9 years ago in Longevity
Read, Talk, Then... Write
I’ve been writing for approximately 5 years now. I write not as frequently as a blogger or a typical writer does but I write articles for my work as a mechanical engineer in an engineering design firm as required. What can you expect but mostly technical engineering topics and subjects addressed to specific engineering professional. Most of it is already published and circulated in magazines online. After all those articles, I never asked myself “Can I really write?” despite the fact that my works are already published.
By Reniel Barroso9 years ago in Longevity
Running Away from Myself
We live in a society where we are more educated, more advanced, and more aware of ourselves and the world we live in, yet we are still oblivious to so much that we should know. My story today is regarding mental health, more specifically depression and my battle to survive it. I don't think I have met one person who hasn't felt that cold, hopeless despair at some point in their lives. I cannot express the envy I feel towards those who seem perpetually cheerful. They are the type that have the ability to see the positive in every situation, people gravitate towards them because of their bubbly personality and enthusiasm for life. While individuals like this often suffer from depression themselves, their ability to keep optimistic is something I have tried to achieve for many years. I have only just begun to achieve it on my good days but I still have a long way to go. I first remember feeling depressed at around six years old. At that age I couldn't understand my feelings or how to express them, I used to cry to my mother that I should never have been born, I didn't know proper social etiquette around my peers so I was always the odd one out, my classmates labelled me as "weird," a lot of my teachers took me as lazy and unwilling to learn, unaware that I was struggling so deeply within myself that I was contemplating suicide at 6yo. I planned to eat some berries that I knew were poisonous but in the end I chickened out. It felt like I was tainted by an invisible darkness that nobody else could see and I was unable to put into words. I was drowning and nobody was noticing.
By Amba Em9 years ago in Longevity
Why I Decided to Not Be Like Everyone Else!
In a world, full of “carbon copy” people, I decided to be me! I refuse to conform to being who others tell me I should be. Instead, I stand on my own two feet, marching to the beat of my own drum.
By Nicole (Nikki) M.9 years ago in Longevity
Turning Point: Part 4
Cross your heart and say you've never given upThat you carried on when every door was shutThat you live, you live with no regret!We wear a smile to hide that we’ve been hurt beforeKeep our disasters in a suitcase by the door,'Cause you know, you know we’re only human....Broken ones, Jacquie Lee.
By Kyleigh Baltz9 years ago in Longevity