Stream of Consciousness

Healing is Not a Show
Some Wounds Heal Better in Silence There are some wounds I can't talk about. Not because I feel ashamed. Not because I'm pretending they never happened.
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
The Biggest Threat to Humans… Is Humans
The Biggest Threat to Humans… Is Humans Intro Humanity has spent decades fearing the wrong things. We point at machines, algorithms, and screens as if they’re the danger, while ignoring the truth standing right in front of us. This story isn’t about technology. It’s about us who we are, how we behave, and who we have the power to become.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli about a month ago in Humans
It’s 5 am. Top Story - August 2026.
I don’t know you but it’s 5 in the morning and the rest of the commuters are either at their midlife crisis or not even old enough to truly comprehend it. You sir with your cane and orthopedic shoes walk as fast as your legs won’t allow and yet here you are. I can’t help but to wonder what you are doing or where you are going that’s so important for you to travel before the light has woken up. It makes me wonder what will I be doing once I’ve achieved your age? Will I be walking to a job that overworks me because no one I know is 1 one percent enough to influence ballots and retire? Is this the reckoning that awaits us?
By Cadmaabout a month ago in Humans
What Is Left of You When You Lose Everything?
Nine days before filmmaker David Hoffman was scheduled to give a TED talk, his life changed in a matter of minutes. Yes, minutes!
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
The Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were not only about witches. They were about what happens when fear becomes evidence and accusation becomes truth.
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
Follow-up Appointments
John is having his five week follow-up appointment with the surgeon who fixed his broken ankle. He is anxious about this appointment as he is hoping to get out of the boot he has had to wear since the surgery. Five weeks ago he needed crutches, and he got rid of them at that appointment.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Humans
Lesson 22: Silence Costs More
Your voice exists for a reason. Not to dominate rooms or to win arguments. But to make sure the version of your life being written includes you.
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
Why do I hold on to all the wrong things
Why We Hold On to What Hurts Us It’s kind of strange when you think about it, but human beings are wired to remember pain more vividly than pleasure.
By mark bradley (mark45xxx)about a month ago in Humans
Peace Requires a Different Kind of Courage!
“You look… tense.” My friend said it casually across the table. We were sitting in a quiet café on a Sunday afternoon at Minamoa in Hiroshima City. Nothing very serious or dramatic was happening. No problems to solve, no deadlines pressing down on me, no crisis waiting for my attention.
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
My Loudest Critic Lives in My Head
For a long time, I believed my biggest challenges came from outside of me. I blamed missed opportunities. I blamed people who doubted me.
By Ajan Lori A. about a month ago in Humans
Losing Friends as You Grow
One thing that nobody truly understands when they are younger is that not every person in your life is meant to stay in your life. It is a simple fact of life and nature that as you get older, some people will drop off from your life.
By Timothy A Rowland2 months ago in Humans
To Love Another...
As a theater fan, I used to belt out Eponine's "On My Own" as a fun way to show off my belting skills and didn't think much of the meaning behind it. Until recently, I never really understood any songs, ballads, poems, or any art that represented a heartbroken soul who loved someone that never loved them back- at least not the same way that you love them. In fact, I never understood why anyone would love someone who didn't love them back. It never made sense to me. I would think, "That person doesn't love you! You're just beating yourself up!"
By Melissa Leigh2 months ago in Humans