Stream of Consciousness
Secrets to a Fulfilling Husband-Wife Love
Secrets to a Fulfilling Husband-Wife Love A strong marriage is based on healthy communication and romantic gestures. It's vital to have a deep emotional connection with your partner. This connection is key for a lasting relationship.
By abualyaanart10 months ago in Humans
The Case For Useless Joy
One thing I have learned while being alive, is that life in fact has a way of piling on top of us. The older we get the more layers seem to accumulate. Bills stacked like bricks, work deadlines marching in a never ending parade, responsibilities multiplying as if they've found some secret breeding grounds that we didn't know about. Somehow between learning to budget, remembering to answer emails, keeping ourselves alive, and showing up for the people most important in our lives, adulthood becomes heavy and hard. It's not that joy just disappears from our lives it just gets buried under the things we should and must do. Because of the weight our busy lives give us, I am a firm believer that every adult needs at least one hobby that is absolutely pointless.
By Jasmine Platson10 months ago in Humans
The Weight of Reality: The Myth of Fairness
1. Fairness Is a Human Fiction Fairness is not a natural law. It is a social illusion created by people who wish to avoid the pain of consequence. Nature operates on cause and effect, not comfort. A storm does not pause for equality. Gravity does not check whether the fall was fair. The universe is perfectly just in one sense only: every action brings a reaction. Fairness, however, is not justice. It is an emotional ideal built by those who want consequence without cost.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast10 months ago in Humans
Gifts for the Mourned
Today, I did something that might seem nonsensical to some but felt necessary to me: I bought a Christmas gift for my deceased mother. I was acting on a dream that I had in which I bought a dragon-shaped ring for my mother, even though I knew that she was gone. Although it was just a dream, I felt as though I had to do it in real life, to get a dragon-shaped ring to put on the chain around her urn alongside her engagement and wedding rings. So, I found the perfect Maleficent dragon ring on Zales and bought it immediately. Even though I know that she will never see it, something tells me that my mother would love it.
By Stephanie Hoogstad10 months ago in Humans
Why We Should Be Thankful as Black Greek Members
Every Thanksgiving season gives us a chance to slow down and really pay attention. For many of us in Black Greek Letter Organizations, that pause hits a little different. We are not just thankful for food, family, and time off. We are also grateful for colors, calls, and a legacy that reaches across generations.
By Lyman Montgomery10 months ago in Humans
Thankful
It’s Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, and we are all made to think about what we are thankful for. This year, unfortunately, I am having a hard time thinking of much to be thankful for. Two major events have overshadowed the good in my life: the drowning of my grandmother in June and the death of my mother in July. Now, I was not very close to my grandmother, but the traumatic nature of her death really struck me, and the fact that it has affected my father so much has made it even worse. And, of course, anyone who has read any of my writings on here know by now that I was very close to my mother and that her death has affected me deeply.
By Stephanie Hoogstad10 months ago in Humans
Digital Integrity
The Storm Of The Modern World The digital world is both a miracle and a battlefield. It connects people across continents, gives voice to the voiceless, and allows truth to travel farther than any single messenger could reach in a lifetime. Yet it also magnifies pride, anger, and cruelty. What once required courage to say face to face now pours out through keyboards without restraint.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast10 months ago in Humans
When We Fall Asleep: The Hidden World That Wakes Up Inside Us
No one teaches us how strange sleep actually is. One moment you’re lying in the dark, waiting for your mind to quiet down, and the next… you’re somewhere else entirely. A beach that doesn’t exist. A hallway that stretches longer than logic should allow. A conversation with someone you haven’t seen in years — maybe someone you barely remember. Dreams feel random, but they aren’t accidents. They’re the oldest language our mind speaks, and the one we still can’t translate fully.
By 𝒩𝓊𝓉𝓊 𝒱. 𝒞.10 months ago in Humans
