healing
How to heal fully and properly.
People Come and Go Out of Your Life for a Reason
Whether you realize it or not, everyone in your life is there for a reason. They come into your life, and they stay there until their purpose is fulfilled. Then they are moved out of your life. At first, you might think you did something to cause them to leave, but it is really a way of life. Not everyone who comes into your life is there to stay.
By Margaret Minnicks10 months ago in Motivation
I Learned to Laugh So No One Would Ask Questions
I didn’t always laugh because something was funny. Sometimes, I laughed because silence felt dangerous. It started subtly. A smile here. A chuckle there. A light joke to smooth an uncomfortable moment. Laughter became my reflex, my shield, my way of steering conversations away from places I wasn’t ready to explore. People like laughter. It reassures them. It tells them everything is fine—even when it isn’t.
By Imran Ali Shah10 months ago in Motivation
Quiet Firing
I kept reading all these stories about “quiet firing” and then it happened to me. I lived it every single day I came to work; yeah, I later realized that I was a DEI hire. I kept wondering why they hired me in the first place and then it dawned on me, dummy you were a political hire! The social isolation was deafening. It was so loud I couldn’t hear it or maybe didn’t want to believe it was true. I would awaken everyday depressed and with dread going to work among people I knew hated or intensely disliked me but wore a fake smile like a warm blanket on their faces almost every day. Sometimes they let the fake grin slip, and I caught sight of their true feelings. Wow, they thought they were great actors…not. I saw right through it all and that is why I never trusted them or let myself get too close. I did not want to get burned or feel like a fool. I still worked my butt off, often coming home exhausted.
By Shareese Aouad10 months ago in Motivation
The End of the Internet (As a Human Space)
Since its launch, the Internet has been a place where people talked to people. Platforms like Reddit captured that early promise particularly well. Long before creator economies and algorithmic feeds dominated attention, Reddit worked because people shared unfiltered thoughts, imperfect opinions, half-formed ideas, and harsh reactions. It was uneven, sometimes chaotic, often wrong, but very human.
By Andrea Zanon10 months ago in Motivation
Meet Four of My Friends
I have four faithful friends I can depend on. I love them so much that I want to introduce them to you. Once you get to know them, you will love them too, and they will love you. If you are not interested, you can stop reading now. However, if you want to meet them, read on.
By Margaret Minnicks10 months ago in Motivation
