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I never knew what butterflies were. I’m highly aware of most of my feelings. I know when resentment is layering unwanted, sword-edge bricks in my...
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I never knew what butterflies were. I’m highly aware of most of my feelings. I know when resentment is layering unwanted, sword-edge bricks in my...
Read moreThere are years that strip you bare. This has been one of them. I think it was Glennon Doyle who said going through a crisis...
Read moreTeachers often go above and beyond to include all members of their student body in order to build a sense of community and belonging. Mary...
Read moreSometimes the purest love appears during hardships. That's certainly been Yassin Terou's experience. He's currently the owner of two falafel restaurants that have been dubbed...
Read moreWe all feel passionately about our beliefs, but lately it seems that people have no tolerance for opinions that differ from their own. Amidst highly-divisive...
Read moreI locked my keys in the car one day, with the motor running. It’s not something you want to run around telling everyone, but it’s...
Read moreI hear a LOT of talk about choosing joy. I’ve written things about the impact of your attitude and the power of your thoughts. Totally...
Read moreDo you ever feel like you don’t fit in? Like the odd man out. Like somewhere along the way everyone got the memo except for...
Read moreMost women know the terrible feeling of getting caught without a pad or tampon when their period unexpectedly arrives. And let's face it: bleed-throughs happen....
Read moreFacing our fears is crucial if we want to live the best life possible. Of course, there are countless creative ways to go about it!...
Read moreMelanie ForstallThe pressure on women today is great, as the expectations for us to ‘have it all’ continue to mount. We must be all things...
Read morePeople who are born looking different than the majority of those around them can either shrink from the spotlight and attempt to become invisible or...
Read moreThey say some of life's greatest wisdom comes "out of the mouths of babes." Children have a unique way of looking at the world, one...
Read moreThere's just something about the anonymity of typing behind a screen that empowers people to say things that they'd never dream of saying in real...
Read moreThoughts and prayers are a wonderful way to connect with a power greater than ourselves and to infuse positive energy into situations. Everything is energy...
Read moreTraveling can do one of two things…help you enter the present moment or make you really uncomfortable. Of course this is completely up to us...
Read moreWhen something terrible happens to us, it can be all too easy to get lost in grief and self-pity. Wesley Hamilton experienced this in 2012...
Read moreTransitioning to life after high school is not easy, even when you have plenty going for you. Whether figuring out how to make a living,...
Read moreDestiny Strickland is used to people staring at her when she goes out in public. The 11-year-old has a rare medical condition that causes her...
Read moreI fear my mental illness, and often that fear makes it hard for me to cope with it. On Sunday, I woke up feeling a...
Read moreSuzanne HayesHave you ever cried mystery tears? You know, the kind that flow from your eyes as you’re feeling some overwhelming combination of happy, sad,...
Read moreSometimes life's unexpected challenges make us feel like we have nowhere left to turn. So it's especially encouraging when we see how people who have...
Read moreEveryone's heard the quote, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." But it can be easy to forget the truth of...
Read moreSister, if we’re being honest, we all carry bags. We all carry loads, some heavier than others – but we all have them. You know...
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