humanity

Humanity begins at home.

Memories of mom
Posted this on Facebook a couple of days ago and have had the urge to share it here. To mark my mom and her tireless efforts to bring joy to the world. She wasn’t a perfect mom but who of us can say we were perfect or are perfect. Yet I can say that we should look at people more closely and see the them for the them that is them. So hold your love ones closer, tell them you love them, spend time with them and just enjoy life. Live life, be in the present.
By WrittenWritRalf2 months ago in Families
You Should Sleep Together Because You're Married.
"Do you love your husband?" This is a question I get asked by people who have known that we have been married since 1999. These people who ask, don't understand why I don't sleep with my husband, and personally it is none of their business, anyway.
By Carol Ann Townend2 months ago in Families
I Absolutely Love My Parents and the Way They Raised Me
Over the last decade or so, I have been on a deeply profound healing journey, diving into the deepest parts of myself and my 40 years on this beautiful earthly plane.
By James Bacon2 months ago in Families
The 3:37 AM Call That Broke Me — And How I Finally Took My Sleep Back
The phone buzzed twice on the nightstand, the device itself shifting half an inch across the wood. I reached out, my fingertips touching the cold edge of the screen, then pressed my whole palm over it to block the glow. The third buzz was a call—a different vibration, like a fly trapped in a glass jar, battering against the walls. I picked up, didn't speak, heard a brief, faint voice on the other end. I said, "Mom, I'm sleeping." Then I hung up.
By Jin2 months ago in Families
Simply Complicated
I have been gone from writing for months now. Even though I started a 8-5 job, I wanted to write. I just couldn't type because I had to have some major hand surgery. My life was nothing but a challenge from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed. Working through life with one hand isn't a walk in the park. Actually, I did do more walking in the parks than I have in years so that is a plus.
By Sheila L. Chingwa2 months ago in Families
Twin Flame Birthday & Numerology Synchronicities: What the Numbers Actually Mean
Almost everyone who reaches out to me convinced they've found their twin flame mentions the numbers within the first few sentences. Their birthdays add up to the same life path number. They keep seeing 11:11 on the clock whenever they think of him. Her birthday and his combine into a number that means something specific in every numerology chart she's looked up. The numbers feel like evidence, sometimes the strongest evidence available, because, unlike feelings, they seem objective. They seem like proof from outside yourself, rather than another interpretation generated by the same mind that's already hoping the connection is real.
By Wilson Igbasi2 months ago in Families
The Summer Hangover
For most of us, summer vacations are in the past. All that planning and longing to go places, and spending quality time with our families and friends have ended.
By Elizabeth Woods2 months ago in Families
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Everything We Take In, Molds Us I often hear people, especially young kids, say, “That doesn’t affect me.” The truth is, everything affects us. The only difference is in how. Some things affect us positively, and some negatively. Either way, what we listen to, look at, or experience always changes us. This is important because garbage in means garbage out. If you listen to bad things and see them constantly, the result is that bad things come out.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Families
Duck, Duck, Greyduck
You are sitting in a circle talking and playing word games when one of the boys says, "Let's play duck, duck, greyduck, or goose. Your choice. Many had heard of it and even played it before. A few had never heard of it or played it and didn't know if they wanted to participate.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Families
86 Thumbs Up
My dad sent me his first WeChat message last March. It wasn't text. It was a three‑second voice clip. I tapped it. All I heard was breathing, and after two seconds, he said: "Did you get it?" Then nothing.
By Jin3 months ago in Families
Blame and Shame
I never thought I would ever be ashamed of my daughter. I've seldom been more wrong than I was about this. I've never been more ashamed of anything in my entire life than I currently am of her. What's the cause, aside from the blatant disrespect of her calling me a whore on social media? She convicted me and handed down a mandatory sentence without even listening to my side of the story.
By Harper Lewis 3 months ago in Families
A Vacation of a Lifetime
There are a few moments in life when you’ve just got to bite the bullet and go with your gut instinct. Time is something we all run out of eventually.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Families