she stands . because she has carried her scars for too long drowned in her sorrows too far into unfathomable lands and uncertain journeys because you said you’d stay (oh, you know they never mean it) . but she believes . you never told her boys like you smoke treachery so she waited, and she […]
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The thing about breathing is that despite it all despite how much I don’t want to sometimes, I still want to keep breathing especially on the good days on the days that I am still here mentally physically the days my body and my brain stay together like they should I’ve not had days that […]
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This poem is one of the February Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a feature. . Breathe in, breathe out. I need so few things, yet I still burn out. The first gives life to all, oxygen, two little atoms. The second is a spark, like all sparks, this will go out quickly, so I […]
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I looked around the room, terrified. Everything was too loud, and the kid next to me was tapping her foot which was driving me crazy. My hands started shaking, I couldn’t write anymore. It felt like my throat was closing up. I was breathing too quickly and the room was spinning. I wanted to stand […]
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There is a difference between people who swim with sharks and people who get thrown overboard because choosing to take risks isn’t the same as being forced to. No one chooses to drown unless they’ve been given a reason, and this world, well, it’s one to reason with. Don’t get me wrong, I love the […]
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I first read about mindfulness in a book called Peace Is Every Breath: A Practice for Our Busy Lives, by Thich Nhat Hanh. In the book, he talks about incorporating mindfulness through meditation in our daily activities in order to alleviate much of the unhappiness that we experience. Mindfulness means possessing an awareness of the […]
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SoulPancake has done it again. My stress levels diminished some just by watching this video. I tend to have a mental list of all I need to do that stays in the back of my mind throughout the day, and this list nags at me and tends to leave me stressed out. This video was […]
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So. Much. Stress. This drawing helps express that feeling when you’re just so overwhelmed and thinking about everything, and you’re not quite sure how you haven’t suffocated yet. Well, whether it’s stress from school, stress from work, or stress from home, take a moment now. Just one moment. Stop what you’re doing. Stop thinking about […]
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