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Walking along the gold gritty sand. Feeling the wind, water, and land. Traveling along the shoreline as planned. A glimpse of you in the distance, there you stand. It is dark as dark could ever be. I cannot see...

It's been said that this is the worst feeling in the world and people tend to react to it differently. One group that's seldom taken into consideration is the witnesses. These people are the ones who have to watch someone...

The hammer strikes again, and my heart bleeds. After San Bernardino, after Boston. After Paris, struck twice, on the other side of the Atlantic. After Brussels. Further south, after those countries we sometimes struggle...

So, I'm not going to lie. This past week, I've been feeling super depressed. A friend of mine had recently passed away and I've been trying to shake the feeling off. One thing that I like to do when I'm sad is look at...

Looks fade, but a kind heart lasts forever. You will remember those memories that you shared with them for the rest of your life. We have all heard this saying at one point, but have we ever seen it in action? I thought I...

As you've seen all day there was a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida at a gay night club. As of late there are 50 dead and 53 injured. Most people have expressed their anger towards the shooter and extended their...

1. Confiding with the trustworthy If people want to feel heard and be heard, they should start now by refraining the response, "I'm fine", to questions like, "How are you?", and, "What's wrong?". In my opinion, "fine" is...

So I'm the typical girl with insecurities - We could work together, go out for drinks together and probably spend an extended amount of time living together without you ever realising I probably spent more time worrying...

It's stuck. It has become one with the floor. You glare. You complain. You know it has to go. I hand you a screwdriver. You use the flat end to push at the melted, atrophied cherry lozenge, willing it to separate itself...

Exam stress eats away at you on a daily basis . I cannot stress enough the emotional strain this pressure can put on you. A person cannot be expected to perform at their best with the constant irritant of exam stress...

So a couple days a ago my friend shared with me an article about a guy (Connor) who verbally attacked this girl (Ashley) for asking "What do you do?". This is a pretty standard question to ask when doing a cold...

While it is a long understood social protocol that men don't enter the ladies rooms or dig in their purse it is important to understand it simply as that- culture norms that before went unquestioned reminiscent of polite...

Japan has been quite isolated for many centuries in the past and hence developed a unique culture and very specific rules of conduct. Social status for instance, plays a very big role in the Japanese society. All the...

"Food is our common ground, a universal experience." - James Beard I wrote a myTake a couple months back on exotic foods that focused on animals eaten alive . I was debating on whether to add this to the series of...

There is no doubt that looing at pictures of cute animals makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but did you know that they can also improve your performance at work and help you concentrate? Here 15 adorable animals to...

It seemed like it was going to be a fun time for people heading to Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, but this fun time had soon turned deadly. On early Sunday morning at 2 a.m., Eastern time, a heavily armed gunman had open...

Dear "Dad", You don't know me, but you know that I exist. I've never met you, but I've seen pictures and heard stories. None of those stories are too pleasant. In fact, most of them are about how you impregnated my mother...

Here's a list of things I find attractive (hot) on a male: 1. Veiny arms They are super sexy, and most likely means that a guy has strong arms and works out a lot if he has them. 2. Sharp jawlines, and cheekbones This is...

To all my ladies out there (or guys whose girlfriend can relate to)...i wanna bring the issue of the struggles of having thick thighs...a butt...and a small waist......as an hourglass myself (39-28.5-42) i know how it...

1. Muhammad Ali 1942-2016 He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. 2. Prince 1958-2016 Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people . 3. Whitney Houston...