humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

Tired From Doing Nothing?
Have you ever had this experience? You spend the whole weekend doing nothing productive—just sitting on your bed scrolling through your phone, daydreaming, and letting your mind wander.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing4 months ago in Humans
Zeus diaries
“It is lonely at the top”, thought to himself Zeus and sighed. As of today - the last day of Spring, Zeus stood alone. He had managed to alienate all the other gods of Mount Olympus, and was enjoying the solitude, while reflecting on his new circumstances
By Eva Smitte4 months ago in Humans
You Don’t Lack Motivation—You’ve Just Made Everything Feel Optional
It’s easy to say you’re not motivated. That you need more drive, more energy, something to push you to actually do what you know you should be doing. And on some days, that feels true. You wake up without that internal push, and everything feels heavier than it should.
By mike4 months ago in Humans
You Keep Restarting Because You Don’t Trust Slow Progress
You don’t actually lack discipline. What you lack is patience with results that don’t show up immediately. Because every time you start something—whether it’s a new habit, a routine, a plan—you begin with energy. You’re focused, motivated, ready to move. And for a few days, maybe even a couple of weeks, you stay consistent.
By mike4 months ago in Humans
You’re Not Stuck—You’re Just Not Letting Go of What No Longer Works
There are moments where you feel like nothing is moving. Like you’ve been trying, thinking, adjusting, but somehow you’re still in the same place. It feels like you’re stuck. Like something is blocking you, but you can’t fully explain what it is.
By mike4 months ago in Humans
The Last Letter My Mother Left Before She Passed Away
The envelope sat untouched in my desk drawer for seven years. Every time I opened the drawer, I saw it. Every time I saw it, my heart tightened.
By Ethan Brooks4 months ago in Humans
Tales from a not so average grocery store
Dealing with nice people is the best part about working with people. Dealing with rude people is the worst part of the job because you have to know how to calmly deal with them. The manager said the saying “fight rudeness with honey” like if you’re sweet to them it’ll be fine but if you are rude back things will only be worse.
By Rachel Smith4 months ago in Humans
honesty: the crown of love
Kamal was an elderly man who lived alone. His children had grown up, gotten married, and moved away to different places, following the paths that their careers and responsibilities had laid before them.
By mohamed saad4 months ago in Humans
Turkey at the 2026 World Cup: The Dark Horse Tag Finally Has Some Teeth. AI-Generated.
Turkey has been called a dark horse at international tournaments before. It's almost become a ritual: the pre-tournament optimism, the "this could be their year" takes, and then the inevitable deflation when reality asserts itself. The label has functioned more as a curse than a compliment, a way of saying a team is interesting without quite believing in them.
By Mark Lim 4 months ago in Humans
the two friends
Amjad and Maher were two boys who lived in the same neighborhood. Their families faced nearly the same financial struggles, although Maher's situation was slightly better than Amjad's.
By mohamed saad4 months ago in Humans
Individuation
I walked through most of my life feeling like I didn't quite belong. I was the one who tagged along with my older brother as he would always be going on the coolest adventures with his friends, so his friends became like older brothers to me, and they all watched out for me. As I have grown older, I began to notice that the feeling that I felt as a child was not something that was simply a childlike phase, due in large part to my introverted nature, but something deeper that I could never fully explain, or truly put into words.
By Kaylon Forsyth4 months ago in Humans
Hermit Gold
The birds sing to you nonstop, & the winds match their melody. You are being carried somewhere, but you don't know where. Only you can traverse this journey, for the subtle mechanics of this phase are like the body's meeting with "death": no one can die for you.
By JCC4 months ago in Humans