Not A Person To Help, But A Person To Love

By Darrin N Tory Hand on August 18, 2016 / 0 views

By Darrin N Tory Hand on August 18, 2016 / 0 views

Today on the streets of DOWNTOWN OKC, I passed a man simply asking for change as he held out an empty shoe polish canister. I had none, so I passed him and went on my way. On my return trip to the office, I found him and this woman sitting together. She did not give him change, she did not drop off a hot meal.....she sat down, cut her chicken wrap in half, and shared it with him. She did not leave, she sat and...

Saving Banamungu

By Saving Banamungu on August 18, 2016 / 0 views

When I heard that Kimmy, my lecturer friend from my days at Holistic counseling College was looking for volunteers to accompany her on a mission of mercy trip to Rwanda, I rang her and put my name forward the first chance I got. Having always had a hankering to visit Africa, I saw this as an ideal opportunity to do so and assist in some good works at the same time. Kimmy had been to Rwanda twice before....

This Is The REAL Secret To Success

By Parallaxbrew on August 16, 2016 / 1,618 views

Learn to front-load your pain. That's it. If you procrastinate, you're putting off more than your work. You're putting off the pain. Right? But doesn't it always catch up to you? What you have to do is front-load all those yucky crappy feelings. Go ahead and feel it now so you don't have to feel it later. And guess what? If you put it off, it gets...

What Is Difficulty?

By C M Reddy on August 16, 2016 / 2,806 views

"Getting hurt or feeling difficulty is not something caused by external reasons, it is sheer internal contemplation of the things we perceive in the daily life" The normal observation of our surroundings be it weather changes or words and actions of other people generate the response or reaction in us. Some people feel difficulty to go out in the rain, on the contrary some of us love the...

To Love Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 15, 2016 / 1,640 views

During the last four years of her life my Mom fought a valiant but losing battle against cancer. During that time she lost her health, her hair, and 40 pounds. She was in and out of the hospital more times than I could count. In the end as her life's energy ebbed away we all gathered at her bedside and said goodbye. She was only 55 years old. For a long while after her death I was depressed and...

Mala - The Tale Of A Knot

By Kimsy Nistika Rutah on August 12, 2016 / 0 views

"Dupatta- The tale of a knot" is a story of such an inspiring woman whose life is a see-saw of happiness and sorrows. Born in the north-west of Mauritius carved by the flora and fauna of the mother-earth was that little girl who first saw the world in the years 1970s. Born in a poor family with meagre money but lots of happiness was that chubbly bubbly little girl who was given the name of Mala....

A Past Voice Will Not Control My Life

By K.R. on August 12, 2016 / 0 views

By K.R. on August 12, 2016 / 0 views

I tried to go to college once when my daughter was 2. I was told by my ex 'I couldn't do it' and 'I would be neglecting my daughter.' So I gave up. Now my daughter is 5 and I went to the college to do my assessment testing. The whole way there I kept hearing his voice in my head telling me those things again. I got to the parking lot and found out they only take cash for the parking permit....

If You Want To Change The World...

By An Unknown Monk Circa 1100 A.D. on August 11, 2016 / 1,932 views

By An Unknown Monk Circa 1100 A.D. on August 11, 2016 / 1,932 views

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize...

Peace Is A Choice

By Sean Whalen on August 08, 2016 / 1,542 views

By Sean Whalen on August 08, 2016 / 1,542 views

This is my ex wife and her husband. Our 3 kids and their 2 kids. Tonight they invited me over for dinner. 5 years ago she and I had to have a police escort just to pick up and drop off our kids. We only communicated through lawyers. I wanted to punch her boyfriend (now her husband). Tonight we broke bread, laughed, played with the kids and had a...

The Race Of My Life

By Rick Canada on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

My quest started many years ago, 1968 to be exact. You see, I was in grade school running the 600 yard run for the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness test and not being a gifted athlete, you can imagine my surprise and my schoolmates surprise when I was first across the finish line. That started a life of distance running that would lead me from Florida, to New York, to Los Angeles and most places in...

Why 'Black Lives Matter' Is A Win-Win For Everybody

By Carolyn K. Erwin on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

The colonial history, the legacy of enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism, and racial inequality in the US remains a serious challenge as there has been no real commitment to reparations and to truth and reconciliation for people of African descent.—Statement by the United Nations on Racism in the U.S. Recently, I had a conversation with a Jewish man in which I...

More To Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

It was a hot and humid day in July. I was driving to the local grocery store because the heat had made my bananas go from yellow to brown overnight. My air conditioner in my car was on high, but it still wasn’t cooling me down. Suddenly, the car in front of me signaled that it was pulling off. I pressed on the brakes and slowed down. Out of the corner of my eye I saw several teenagers standing in the...

You Must Not Quit

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 0 views

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit- Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us...

Allow Things To Pass

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 5,410 views

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 5,410 views

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic; true power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you; breathe and allow things to...

Even The Darkest Clouds Have A Bright Side

By Oscar on August 05, 2016 / 0 views

I was on a long road trip recently through eastern Canada and I was watching a storm growing out over the ocean. It was around midday and I could see this drastic contrast between the bottom side of the clouds and the tops (due to the density of the clouds, and intensity of the storm). From where I was the tops of the clouds were so bright and incredible looking, but I could imagine being under them...

Second Chance

By Anne Moldez on August 04, 2016 / 0 views

What if one day, the one you trust, the one you love, the one who you think will be the last person will do you wrong, will be the first.. What will you feel? Disappointment.. for trusting too much. Hatred.. for making a fool out of you. Heartaches.. for loving him/her still despite everything that he/she do. Acceptance and forgiveness.. for...

The True Treasures

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2016 / 0 views

There was a long line at the local convenience store the other day. Apparently the multi-state lottery prize had grown into the hundreds of millions again and people where lining up to buy tickets. As I waited to pay for my gas I wondered if I should fish the two extra dollars out of my wallet to buy a ticket myself. I thought for a second about all the things I could buy with that much money. Then I stopped...