Embeth Davidtz changed her name to a German name, Helen Hirsch. Helen Hirsch, a name in which she sought protection and life. Left in the hands of a cruel man with the name of Amon Goeth. She was caught in a love that she could not reciprocate. “My first day here, he beat me […]
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Real Introductions
Introductions are odd. Somehow, in a few simple words and fragments, I am supposed to summarize my entire identity and who I am. How am I supposed to manage to fit seventeen years of experience into merely seventeen words? Who am I? I could start off by saying: Hello, my name is… I am […]
If only
A pain that has no cure Doctors prescribe medications Psychologists try to listen Parents ask what’s wrong Friends make you laugh And at the end, all I feel is this pain A pain that has no definition Words mean nothing Actions speak nothing Dictionaries explain nothing They know nothing And at the end, all I […]
What is happiness
Everyone’s goal in life has and always will be the pursuit of happiness. The reason individuals do anything or pursue any self interest, is to enable themselves to gain a sense of happiness. what is happiness is a question a lot ask, but never find the answer to. Today happiness is observed in various ways. […]
Are we all coins?
Look around your house, check your pockets, even check in the couch and find yourself a coin. Now find a different coin, lay both coins flat and try to find what is similar between the two coins. It’s not the material or the symbols or the years. Look. Flip. Look. Flip. Every time you look […]
This I Believe: Words Hurt
Words can make an individual happy or sad. Encouraging and positive words lift a person’s mood. Discouraging and negative words depress a person’s mood. It seems that it is human nature to remember the hurtful words more than the positive words. Words of happiness are great because they give people joy, […]
Love, My Ultimate Weapon and Hate, My Worst Nightmare
Love is my weapon. Not my secret weapon but my actual armor. Though it is abstract, it is my equipment, my shield, the sheath to my sword, and my blade. I’ve been saved through and by love, healed by love and fighting for love. Hate, my adversary, is constantly trying to break my protection. Hate […]
to Believe is to Be alive.
I believe in rapid heartbeats. The waves of red flushing across my skin. Warm. Deafening. Enticing. To feel love in such magnitude that emotions become words. And words become tastes. Tastes explode into a thousand flavours. And flavours…? Well- Flavours are indulged for the sighs and smiles that illuminate from the heart and mind. To believe in love […]
This I Believe – Laughter is the Best Medicine
This I Believe – Laughter is the Best Medicine I believe that laughter is the best medicine. When everything in your body, every part of your mind, and everyone around you aches, there is nothing better than a fit of laughter. When tempers are flaring, tensions are forming, when tears are falling, there is nothing […]
This I Believe – The Power of Discovery
When we were young, the world around us seemed filled with magic and wonder. From the moment we are born, we examine and familiarize ourselves with our surroundings, but there’s always something just out of our reach. What’s beyond that hill? How far does the horizon go? Why does the Sun fall and bring the […]