Stream of Consciousness

Why Making Decisions Seems Harder Than it Used To
A lot of people feel like they’re suddenly bad at making decisions. Not just the big, life-altering ones, but everyday choices too. What to buy. When to respond. Whether to commit. What to focus on first. Even simple decisions can feel strangely heavy.
By Danielle Katsouros2 months ago in Humans
The Reluctant Heroine: When Strength Is a Necessity, Not a Choice
Beyond the "Strong Female Lead" narrative lies the quiet, heavy reality of those who carry the world simply because they have to.
By Elena Vance 2 months ago in Humans
The World According to Humans
“We see the world not as it is, but as we are.” — Anaïs Nin
By Daniel Walker Corasmin2 months ago in Humans
Oh, The Irony
This year, the year 2026 of the Common Era, Valentine’s Day is right after Friday the 13th. It feels quite ironic, having the very day of love be preceded by a day traditionally associated with doom and gloom. Of course, the latter is largely based on Western superstition. Nonetheless, it does have a strange feel.
By Snarky Lisa2 months ago in Humans
RAISING THE MORAL STANDARD
An Open Letter to Institutions That Shape the Future To the schools, corporations, nonprofits, boards, councils, and organizations:
By Flower InBloom2 months ago in Humans
An Unsent Letter to Someone I Lost
I still have your number saved. I don’t know why I haven’t deleted it. Maybe because deleting it would feel too final. Maybe because some small, irrational part of me still believes one day my phone will light up with your name.
By John Smith2 months ago in Humans
Cruel Paradise
Looking at the burning candle made me realise that everything fades away as it burns and becomes light for others. Though your names might stay behind. But at what cost? The cost of burning yourself? And still, if someone accidentally gets burned, all your struggles to light someone’s life would be in vain in their sight.
By Mubarik Ahmad 2 months ago in Humans
Is Our Problem That The System Is Broken?
No matter where you go in the world... You will find someone who will tell you... And everyone else... About how the system is broken.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)2 months ago in Humans
Happiness Is an Inside Job
At certain times, especially when exhausted, like I am this week, I find myself discerning a deep sense of woe swimming silently beneath my psyche.
By Chantal Christie2 months ago in Humans
Create a Story. Top Story - February 2026.
"Create a Story." Left-clicked. "Title" "Subtitle" "Upload Image: Select a file." Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink.
By Mack D. Ames2 months ago in Humans
A little love in exchange for a lot of pain . Content Warning.
A little love in exchange for a lot of pain. Some of us have suffered childhood traumas that have left us incapable of loving ourselves, and some of us think to ourselves, "I don't deserve love."
By Ashrakat Elnagy2 months ago in Humans
Maintaining Peace In An Uncertain World
The world we live in at current is in a state that I don’t believe any of us has ever witnessed, and with everything that is taking place it can cause a sense of uncertainty, anxiety and fear to arise, which no matter who you are, living in this state of constant stress in relation to wondering what will come next is something that will have detrimental effects on an individuals entire state of being.
By Kaylon Forsyth2 months ago in Humans