humanity

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

The Katonah Library Dedicates plaque in honor of Eleanor Hendrickson
With the explosion of information available on the internet these days, some may believe the community library can be easily replaced by more convenient megabytes or media players. Those people certainly cannot be found at the Katonah Library. "It really is the heart and soul of a community, and it is a place where everyone is welcome," said Inge Brown, president of the Katonah Library Art Gallery. And without dedicated librarians to stack the shelves, a library would function no better than a computer without a keyboard. That's why the Katonah Library will be dedicating a plaque in honor of the late Eleanor Hendrickson. Its director for almost 30 years, she not only had a lasting impact on the library, but on the village of Katonah.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Humans
If Today Was Your Last Day
To Whom it May Concern: I know words do not always express how people feel, but now more than any other time, words will have to do until I can perhaps be lucky enough to hug you and thank you personally.
By Denise Willis6 years ago in Humans
Atleast Show Kindness
“ You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage.” 𝓓𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓹𝓾𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓱𝓾𝓻𝓽 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮.
By Emlyza Studio6 years ago in Humans
A Coffee Hero
Ever since being a remote worker, basing myself in the corner of any coffee shop with a power supply and sturdy table, I have found the environment a fascinating world of stories, the crossing of paths or individual moments of peace, an inch away from the constant grind the other side of that steamed up window.
By Samuel-James 6 years ago in Humans
joy is as contagious as a strangers yawn
The potential of impacting one another deeply is a beautiful truth of being human. Sometimes I feel we forget how connected we are to one another, like heart strings threading across distance and culture, we feel for one another. Like everyone in the world, this experience of COVID has me processing the whole spectrum of emotions, even ones for which I have no names! I’ve found, through much trial and error believe me, that every emotion can be nourishing if we follow it and allow it to be. For example, experiencing deep grief can lead to realizing how deeply we love. Personally, I’ve been continually moved by the ways communities are coming together, from musicians all over Europe serenading their neighbors from rooftops and balconies to mutual aid funds being set up across neighborhoods, we’re all trying. Inside the walls of my home, I reflect on joy and the internet's seemingly magical capacity to lead us to discovery. I want to share with you some gemstones I have found across corners of the internet. Gemstones that have led me to find that surfing with women all over the world, sensuality, and music are my heart's greatest joys.
By Lauren Flavin6 years ago in Humans
A Personality Test Hater takes the Enneagram
Personality tests have always rubbed me the wrong way. For some reason the idea that someone could possibly have me figured out and put me into a category really irritates me. Even though I typically don't like personality tests, I know that they can be taken just for fun and it can be a great way to help you get to know yourself better. I've heard a lot of great things about the Enneagram Personality test and decided to take it. The results were shockingly and annoyingly very true for me.
By Madeline Keys6 years ago in Humans
If Only These Pigeons Would Learn to Meditate
Every day I move towards forgiveness. -- interpreted by Deepak Chopra Forgiveness is hope is forgiveness is hope is forgiveness is hope . . . -- Karen's interpretation
By Karen Lichtman6 years ago in Humans
Long Live Surrender
What strange times we live in. Strange, still and somehow, manic. Panicked, and yet when I truly look, I see surrender and clarity everywhere. From through my window, I see the sun still shining. The birds, still singing. The plants, still thriving. The wind, still breathing. In - deep. Out - deeper. From this place in my front room, I am surrounded. I am surrounded by the squeals of my toddler, restless and tiring of the four walls of home, and the billow of Stevie Nicks singing, crackling through my iPhone 7. Claustrophobic from the closeness of my family, squashed in our togetherness - forcibly pushed into the deep places within each other where the oh-so-good and the oh-so-raw live together in discord and harmony.
By Kara-Glenn Bolger6 years ago in Humans
Can I Return My Fuck For Store Credit?
I made a huge mistake. I started to care about the world again. Blame Star Trek. With all its planetary cooperation, gender equality, and the constant protection of basic human rights. Apparently, we have to turn to science fiction to see these things. You start to fall in love with humanity when you hear Captain Jean-Luc Picard defend the human race.
By Ethan Taylor6 years ago in Humans
The Leatherman had Bedford and Katonah on his Wandering Loop
Today, the sighting of a man looking like the 19th century wandering hermit known as the Leatherman would probably elicit a response more closely associated with Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nonetheless, a celebrity surrounded this man that has not been forgotten. “It was like the circus was coming to town," said Dan DeLuca, long time researcher of this local real life legend.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Humans
Receiving Another Chance From an Enduring Heart
INT: MY TINY LIVING SPACE, BROOKLYN -- 3:56am SID and NANCY are arguing loudly in the apartment directly above me. I am now wide awake.
By Karen Lichtman6 years ago in Humans
A passion
According to human psychology, people only use half of their brains capacity or potential. Laying in the dark at night, my mind expands to every corner of my room, ideas flying at me like bullets. Plan after story after revelation, etc ambushing my mind as time ticks away. And while I know I should be sleeping, i feel this is the one time I can truly challenge that idea of their being a limit to our brains. I feel like I can change the world. Drawing castles in my world of intertwined fantasies and realities my finally heavy eyelids win over my stubborn pursuit of a night to parallel the day. Falling deep into slumber, what I dream can only be called such...dreams. The complete absence of normality. I feel slumber is the only place where dreams in there own light become reality. As children we protested about having a nap because as we thought, the adults didn't have to do it so why should we? I feel the real and underlying reason as to why we felt we didn't need to is because we didn't need to be reminded of our hopes and dreams as they were already vivid in our imagination. As we became teenagers however we realised that the world around us was slowly sucking them away. Some just accepted that fact and did what some would call growing up too fast. Nonetheless they still hold on to sleep. Others however refused to accept and held on to the dreams and the hopes, in the process being called childish and unrealistic. They are the ones who like children do not need to sleep but as the world constantly puts pressure on them they have no choice but to use that as a constant reminder of a fantasy that is not to far fetched.
By Anonymous 6 years ago in Humans