Life will never be easy, there are moments when the sun shines brightens upon my face and I accomplish several of the goals I set out for that day; I didn’t make a driving mistake on my way to school, completed my homework and aced a quiz or midterm, and was patient.
But there are also times where I feel like there is a whole that is eating me up inside. Those days where nothing goes right, where I feel alone, and like everything up until that moment of the day, has been a failure on my behalf. Where I have failed to be there for my friends in the ways they needed me. Instead of compassion I give judgment. Instead of giving them my time I give them excuses. Instead of telling the truth or doing what is best for them, I do what is the best for them to like me. With family instead of...
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"Life has been easy; being a human being is not." Those are the words my drunk older brother told me as he was sitting on the floor in the corner of our bedroom as he contemplated suicide. We still share the same room. Though it is our home, he is not interested in sharing any of his grief with any one else in the family. I am the only exception from time to time. Sometimes it scared me, because I knew not of challenges of adulthood, nor understood how I could help. I was only fifteen and my only motivation for coming home from school was playing video games in that same bedroom--indulging in my vices that surely still creep in every now and then--the same vices that would evolve for me just as it did for Walther, my older brother.
Before this, I came to realize that all he needed was...
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Dear Santa, I'm not a kid, but I decided to write you as we approach the holiday season for 2017. As a young child, the Christmas holiday season was a special time of the year to me. From the house decorations, the holiday songs, the cooking/baking of all sorts of goodies, the walnuts, the mince pie, the fruitcake, the eggnog, etc. The gathering of family & friends; friends, who oftentimes were just as close as family members. Trying to sneak a peek of presents. Over the years I saw the love, warmth & joy of the holiday season as people dropped by the house. These are memories I cherish & hold dear, especially when things seem overwhelming; like now. In 2005 I had one accident, followed by another accident in 2006. This resulted in a back injury...
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This is an issue that has been ignored for too long. It is time that the people see porn for what it really is, instead of seeing it the way porn companies and consumers see it. It has been ignored for various reasons. Some people get very uncomfortable when talking about anything related to sex. Others are afraid to offend other people. Others just don’t care, seeing no issue with porn consumption. But this letter is meant to start a discussion as well as address you: porn watchers. This letter is addressed to all men who watch porn either moderately, frequently, or obsessively, which is an extremely high amount of people. This number would include myself because I still struggle with porn use. My rate of viewing has decreased from twice a day, to once every ten days, roughly. I am...
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This is an issue that has been ignored for too long. It is time that the people see porn for what it really is, instead of seeing it the way porn companies and consumers see it. It has been ignored for various reasons. Some people get very uncomfortable when talking about anything related to sex. Others are afraid to offend other people. Others just don’t care, seeing no issue with porn consumption. But this letter is meant to start a discussion as well as address you: porn watchers. This letter is addressed to all men who watch porn either moderately, frequently, or obsessively, which is an extremely high amount of people. This number would include myself because I still struggle with porn use. My rate of viewing has decreased from twice a day, to once every ten days, roughly. I am...
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This is my story from the being. In this I have became naked for you, uncovering the layers that I mask everyday. I am not asking for I’m sorry or sympathy. This isn’t for attention this is for me to cope.
On October 16 2006 Grandpa passed
Age 9.5
This first time I felt abandoned
The first time I felt alone
The only person that believed in me left me alone. The first time I felt like the world hated me. Like I didn’t deserve a space here. The very first time I wanted die at the age of 9.
I am much more than a victim
Fall of 2011
The first time a man touched me. The first time I was told I was beautiful. The first time I said yes when I really meant no. The first time a man hurt me. The first time I was hit by a man. The very first time I felt...
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Hello Charlyn. Maybe when you read this letter, you're already 33 years old. A healthy and full of joy nga Charlyn. You hold a position in the government and you are now given a great responsibility that ONLY YOU can accomplish. You have just finished being pruned by God and you have now become better and stronger and more equipped than before. Many were against you but you were able to rise above them because God is there fo you. You are now a strong-willed, humble, faithful, responsible, honest, loving, compassionate, giving Christian woman and maybe an active church or institutional leader. God has appointed you in a high place where you are given keys to make a shift in a region or city where you live. You cannot live without God and you rely more on Him. There's a point in your life...
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Please help me out. I'm really struggling lately. I'm angry and frustrated. WHY is this man our president? What is happening in our country? Then it hits me, I have family and friends that voted for him. They were your "just not Hillary-ers" and now I'm in a weird spot. I speak out quietly, but the rift has gotten so large between the two parties I'm honestly scared to create further divide in personal relationships. I don't want to ruin the relationship, and the thing is they really are decent* people. Maybe a little ignorant of their white privilege, but they aren't racist. BUT they put this man in office! Some of my daughter's aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and friends. But maybe I shouldn’t care about that relationship, because how can I associate with anyone who thinks that...
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To the children of the addicts :
Let’s be real, some of us decided that we would never be like our parents. We would never stay drunk or be more concerned about a pill than anything else. We have sworn off any type of substance and are even scared to think what might happen if we didn’t. We might have tried a couple things here and there. Some of us liked it a lot and new we better never ever do it again, so we don’t.
Others decided that is all we know and you’ll keep the trend going. You’re addicted and you know it, but you’ll never do anything different, at least you don’t intend to right now. You are comfortable here and you will sabotage any opportunity in life that you can control that would better you. Addiction has been there all along. It’s never went away and what would...
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