humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

Apartment 413
When life throws you into a job where you are entirely alone and not only alone but starting in a new city, what do you do? I'll tell ya, you take it apologetically by the balls. New life, new city living, but you must evolve and grow with the experience. Become the person you envisioned yourself to be when you accepted the job.
By Melanie Guajardo6 years ago in Humans
A Small Series of Snippets
Weeks had passed, and he just needed a break. A long one. He inwardly sent a silent prayer of thanks to God, any god who was willing to listen to someone like him, for Summer Break. In his freshman year of meeting his friends, Nancy included, he had promised one day that he would take them to his house. It wasn’t necessarily an invite to a party, but as the years went by in college, as everyone got exposed to the drunken feeling of loud music, alcohol, and drugs; as his parents started going to hotels and casinos without him, he didn’t want to waste everyone else’s Summer with a “little get together”. All he asked was that they didn’t break anything. He made his way through the living room of his house, a sea of people throwing their bodies around or at each other made it difficult. But he had to get out. He had to get space. Had to get air. The loud music was hammering at his skull while the smell of everyone’s perfumes and colognes was enough to give him a hacking cough. The glints and glares from the girls’ jewelry and clothing stunned him periodically like the flash grenades they use in COPS. And all he had to wash down the stinging taste of other people's vomit or the sourness of weed in the air was a cup of poorly mixed sangria someone had brought as a party favor. Once he was outside, he immediately closed the glass sliding door and immersed himself in a symphony of crickets playing for a light show of fireflies. The air was warm and blew away the fog of mixed scents in his head with the smell of fresh cut grass. He poured the rest of his sangria out onto the steps and watched as small flies gathered to lap at the drunken pieces of fruit.
By MC Kaatt6 years ago in Humans
A Writer and Filmmaker Find Refuge in Paris
Mi Amour, Do you ever sit back and marvel at all the pieces and memories and moments and moods that make up a human being?
By Jana Marie Rose6 years ago in Humans
Relationship with Fibromyalgia
I think we can all agree that relationships are hard but adding any sort or illness or injury can add a lot of stress on the relationship. Finding someone who is completely supportive can be hard especially having fibromyalgia because it is not visible and it's hard to believe what you can't see.
By Chronic Confessions6 years ago in Humans
Point Of Contact
It was a cold day in the desert. Everyone hustling to get from one place to the other. Those lucky enough to have cars driving past the bus stop on the left hand side of the road. You can hear the cars and beeps and the occasional screech of tires. A little girl that wasn't much older than 3 or 4 bundled up hidden behind her mother as they eagerly waited for the bus to come to take them to their destination. He mother was a teen mother who had a hard life growing up she came from a single parent home that was torn apart by drug use and abuse. She was determined that even though she started off on the same path that it would be different for her daughter. The thoughts of past traumas swirling in her head as she struggled to keep her and her daughter warm and safe. As they sit there waiting nd listening to the sounds of busy traffic and just the hustle and bustle of the day they see the comforting sight of the big warm bus on its way to pick them up.
By Christina Ford6 years ago in Humans
The Great Divide
Short intro, this blog is the first part of a five part series that I will be doing on the struggles of the mind in everyday life and situations. As blogs go this one is a very simplistic form of storytelling that is written so it can be related to the reader (you) that will hopefully shed light on the questions we ask ourselves everyday.
By Denilia Blue6 years ago in Humans
Who am I ?
Hi. I am new here to this platform. My name is Mya. It is pronounced like "Maya" or "My-uh." Many people often mis say or misspell my name for some reason. It is short, sweet and simple.
By Mya6 years ago in Humans
The Importance of Forgiveness
Every form of human interaction requires at least another human being, which makes it so difficult because no two of us were encoded the same. The way we were raised, the experiences we have had and the way we usually react to conflicts influence the way we perceive communication with other people. It is a perfect recipe for chaos. And yet, one of the most inevitable parts of life.
By Gabriella 6 years ago in Humans
Dear White People: (Please) Mind Your Business. We’re Just Living While Black!
A few weeks ago a girlfriend of mine asked me to volunteer some of my time to help her out with a women’s retreat. She is a health and wellness coach and was facilitating a paint session in a beautiful park in Toronto on a sunny but breezy Sunday afternoon. We got there and started setting up the materials, laying out the canvases, paint brushes and other supplies the ladies would need. The women on the retreat were a local church group and were comprised of predominantly black women. They had had a wonderful weekend filled with different activities that helped them focus on their spiritual and personal growth and commitment to their faith. On this Sunday, they had gone for a group hike in the park as it had a hiking trail, and were to finish off their day with a group paint session facilitated by my friend.
By Whitney Smart6 years ago in Humans
It Matters
I did a lengthy butoh practice this morning, the first one I've been able to do since I burned the skin off my stomach two weeks ago. An accidental spill of boiling water had made it impossible to do some of the contorting or flailing movements I don't even sometimes realize my body is pulling itself into until they're happening. Afterwards I cleaned myself off with a towel dampened with Florida Water and plain old faucet water, put on my street clothes, and headed out for the day.
By J. Gonzalez-Blitz6 years ago in Humans
Edgar O'Mahoney's
I think sometimes about how I want to die if I could pick. But to be honest, my attention is always stolen from the act itself, to the immediate aftermath. I don't really care how I die. I imagine it's mostly unpleasant, or not. Mostly frightening, or not. I don't care. But thinking about afterward is always a source of panic for me.
By Evelyn Waits6 years ago in Humans
The Unexpected Encounter
It was 10:59pm on a Tuesday night. I was so hungry but I've eaten all the random food at home that I really needed to go out for once. Everyone else is still closed on this post-coronavirus atmosphere and Empire Diner is the only one nearby my house that's open.
By Abby Beth6 years ago in Humans