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Growing up in Rural Nova Scotia
I was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. That’s in eastern Canada for those of you who may not know. I lived in a small community nestled between Lunemburg and another, more progressive town called Bridgewater. They were both small towns. Lunenburg was smaller, but more well known because it was the birthplace of the famous schooner depicted on the Canadian dime: the Bluenose. If you were born there you were a bonafide “Bluenoser”
By Gillian Fraser6 years ago in Families
What is Happiness?
I started reading my third book of the new year. It is called The Book of Joy : Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I am looking forward to completing this book because I am a Christian; however, I agree with a lot of Buddhist concepts. Buddhism is very much Christ-like anyway. These two incredible figures coming together to discuss Joy and ways to achieve it is just another amazing tool to utilize on the journey of bettering myself.
By Samantha Koch6 years ago in Families
Home is Mom
There isn't much to say about Greenbrier, Tennessee. It has one stoplight, a Sonic, and some farmland. There are hundreds of towns exactly like it across the state, heck even the whole country. But going home used to trigger me, as it's also the place where my family nearly cracked after a car accident left my brother in a wheelchair for life.
By Samantha Hearn6 years ago in Families
On The Border
I was born and raised in Miami, a colorful oceanside city which borders the rest of the State of Florida. As a child, I could be found on any given night of the week running the halls of any number of Miami art galleries. If it were midnight on a Tuesday and you saw a 9 year-old sitting at a bar on South Beach, it was likely me. I would drink whatever juice concoctions appealed to me as I tried my best to impress my newly assigned “babysitter”, a model and part-time bartender. With a mother immersed in the social art scene, South Beach was my playground. By middle school, I would skip class and take the train to the beach. As an adult, I would go the beach and my favorite bar, religiously, every Sunday. No matter the weather anywhere else in Miami, it was always sunny at the beach. South Beach is home to a colorfully diverse international community, and yet it is anchored not by the differences of its inhabitants, but their humane similarities. A humans’ primal interest in seeking pleasure was the inspiring breath that gave life to the inhabitants of my first home. No one cared what you did or who you did, as long as you didn’t hurt others and you paid your tab. It is a community of people who respect the individuality of each persons’ unique definition of bliss and your right to follow it.
By Deenewshhkah Ess6 years ago in Families
In My Minds Eye
Well what does it mean..... Let me start by saying there is no easy way to explain this, in fact some things may not make sense to you at all, they barely make sense to me half the time. Bipolar is my condition, it has brought pain, strife, confusion, humour, heartache, adventure and joy from an optimistic stand point. Mental health is complex to say the least but even in sheer distress the wildest of adventures can play out, some good, some bad, some seriously horrendous but all together huge life lessons can be had. I am going to share my story in full at some point but first I thought I would throw out a teaser.... to reel you in of course, I have lead a very interesting life some days are boring like most average days but others............ Especially the ones from dark but humorous memories tell a story that one cannot deem real unless experienced from believing in prospects of being Married to Hollywood superstars, musicians etc (like I seriously thought Trey Songs was going to marry me in REAL LIFE....SERIOUSLY) "insert straight face emoji" .....To thinking I was a Ninja in a battle with every human in close contact while pregnant..... YES I DID SAY While Pregnant! There is a lot to tell so much that at some point in the near future I will be sharing all these stories in An OFFICIAL Autobiography...... untill then I will share snippets of my rollercoaster life to keep the creative juices flowing. My family tell me I am very dramatic (this is true) So don't be surprised with the mix and blend of fictional and non-fictional accounts from my effervescent imagination. (Gotta mix it up so you don't think I'm completely off my rocker)................For now please indulge, ask me questions, share your fantasical ideas so I can stay inspired and ME! I will share the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth....... As long as I am not triggered into a spiral of Depression....... I hope I can keep you ENTERTAINED...... Love n Kisses xoxo
By Careen Green6 years ago in Families
The Generous People
Let me tell you a story of the most generous and compassionate people ! This is a story spanning across two centuries and will include an extended family with such diversity in their bloodline that you just can’t help but understand why they are such a dysfunctional bunch ! Their lineage can be traced all the way back as far as history has been recorded and they have both royalty and peasantry, masters and slaves in their bloodline. They have been known to be worshippers of all sorts of deity’s and absolute non believers as well! They claim origins from every corner of the globe! These people are the epitome of “a bastard family” ! But, oh boy, are they generous and, my goodness, do they give !
By Eric Golliher6 years ago in Families
Domo Arigatou Bitcoin Boy
Charene was stuck in traffic and getting more irate by the minute. She'd had the usual over the top busy day at work and all she wanted to do was get home to her apartment, cook dinner and collapse on the couch with a glass of wine. She didn't know if her teenage son Ethan would be home - lately he stayed out more often than in and even though he was only 14 there was little she could do about it. Ethan's father was not on the scene, after leaving Charene earlier that year for "the Skinny Bitch" as Charene called her. And to make matters worth her beloved brother Eric had recently died of pancreatic cancer, which was a blow she was still reeling from. When Richard left her after 24 years it was a shock, but when Eric died it was a visceral blow that still at times left her gasping for breath with the pain of knowing she'd never see him again.
By Helen Smith6 years ago in Families
STILL STANDING
Chapter Two She Just Wanted to Be Loved She is a teenager now thirteen, she has gone from a happy little girl to a hurt and confused young girl and now a damage teenager. She thought after all that she had been through she would never forget this life even if she tried too. Although she is going through these changes her family was still close after her great-grandfather pass Poppa is what they called him, but this was only due to mother which is what they called her great-grandmother.
By Goddess By Nature6 years ago in Families
Jade The orchid
T oppled over in Pain, Jade cried for her mom, her mother did not know what to do for her. All she could do was console her and rub her back and stroke her hair gently to bring her some comfort. Jade had been sick for quit sometime with a rare type of cancer. it sliced through her body like knives day in and day out she was in pain, barely able to eat barely able to walk, and it pained her mother to see her like this.
By zaire baker6 years ago in Families
An Unexpected Gift
I sat staring at the list of monthly bills, wondering what more I could do. I needed another $300 to pay that last utility bill, and I didn’t know where I was going to get it. Not being a stranger to financial difficulties, I had become pretty adept at “stretching every dollar”. I knew a lot of tricks, like putting off one bill to pay a more urgent one, or waiting until the last possible minute to pay a bill before there would be consequences, such as a late charge or the power being shut off. But I had run out of tricks this time, and that $300 utility bill had to be paid.
By Martha Drapeau6 years ago in Families
