Teenage years
Ways To Nourish The Soul
No one matters. Children or young people out there, you will learn this later, but it's better to learn this now, is self-confidence. It does not matter what anyone thinks of you. What does matter is what your parents think of you, what your best friend only thinks of you, what your siblings think of you, and what you think of yourself. There's maybe like five people on that list. No one matters. Your happiness is in your own hands. You cannot get it from anywhere else. Only you have the power. Remember to be kind. Be the one that is the savior of the bullies. Be the one that is confident to go without makeup somewhere or didn't get time to dress up and go to a party. Enjoy the moment. Don't care about what you're wearing and who thinks what you are because I swear to God when you're older, you'll be like, what was I doing? You have your whole life to be a grown-up. Enjoy being young. Enjoy being silly. Enjoy not getting dressed and makeup. Spend time in nature. Take up a sport. You must play a sport, an instrument, and teach the adults who have missed out on that life because your adults did live that life, but they've also gotten into this Insta life and this like technological life. So you kids remind your parents, hey, come on, let's go to the beach. Let's go to the mountains. Let's do some nature activities. Go spend time in charities. Give your time to charity. Go to SOS village. Go give your time to underprivileged kids. These are all really nourishing for your soul and you will be so happy that you did this because at the end, peace and happiness is all you want. So find that within yourself and never care about what anyone thinks of you. Be kind, be honest, and have fun.
By Ibrahim Shah 5 months ago in Confessions
The Mirror of Her Younger Years
When Alina entered university at nineteen, she believed life was only about freedom. For the first time, nobody controlled her schedule. Nobody asked where she was going, why she returned late, or whether she had studied for exams. To her, university was not a place for building a future. It was a stage for attention, excitement, trends, and temporary friendships.
By Aram5 months ago in Confessions
People Don't Want to Be Fixed. Honorable Mention in I Made It Worse Challenge.
It began with my birth. That's how we met, after all. And I suppose things were fine up until the divorce. Or maybe even after. Maybe things were fine until the affair. And actually maybe things were fine then, too, all the way up until the death. Not of you or I, but of your second husband. That's when the slow breakdown---the avalanche of us---began.
By Raine Neal5 months ago in Confessions
I Am a Public Health Practitioner and I Am Exhausted — Here Is What I Know About Why You Are Too
You didn't get into this field for the money. Nobody does. You got in because somewhere — in a classroom, in a community, at a funeral you attended too young — something clicked. You understood that health was not a personal failing. That zip codes determine life expectancy more than genetic codes. That the water people drink, the air they breathe, the food they can afford, the stress they absorb — all of it is political. All of it is preventable. And you decided that knowledge was too important to keep to yourself.
By Soibifaa5 months ago in Confessions
Dear Diary
Dear Diary: Today was just awful. It started great, and went downhill fast! First, the buttons tore loose on my favorite pair of chinos. I bent down to grab my bookbag after geometry class, and they just flew off. I barely caught my pants in time before they fell off me. I was lucky Mr. Lukenberger had some safety pins in his desk for me to use.
By Mother Combs5 months ago in Confessions
The Phantom Who Listened Beyond Language
Before I start writing, I always open YouTube and search for a song or a soundtrack to listen to. Today, I found a song I used to hear during my childhood. Back then, as a Moroccan child, I did not understand the lyrics at all - I was only fascinated by the feeling of the song itself. It felt as if the child within me chose what to listen to instinctively.
By LUCCIAN LAYTH5 months ago in Confessions
Dade: Chapter 1
I was popular in high school for, like, one second. I spent most of my life as an outcast but for one brief and long-awaited tour of being well-liked. And it was all thanks to my friend, Dade. He was handsome and funny and kind, and he liked all the coolest bands and movies. Everyone loved him, and being friends with him made me cool by extension.
By E. M. Otten5 months ago in Confessions
