For most of my life, I’ve struggled with being what people call a “pushover”: someone who gives in easily, who agrees even if they internally don’t, who will never say “no” when anyone asks them to do something. Until about the age of fifteen, it never occurred to me that there was anything wrong. I […]
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To be frank, it deeply saddens me to see how few people have truly accepted themselves. As an advocate of positivity, natural-body positivity is a part of that. I believe it is extremely important (especially as a woman) to take the time to learn to accept the skin you’re in. As women in today’s society, we […]
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“All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.” —The Three Musketeers Stepping out into society, we become the precise people we want the world to see. We all disguise our true selves with masks of […]
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“Inside all of us is hope, fear, and adventure. Inside all of us is a wild thing.” –Where the Wild Things Are In every basic high school science course, the concept of evolution is often debated. A couple centuries ago, a scientist named Charles Darwin came up with a theory that seemed to explain the […]
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When I lay awake at 2 a.m. You’re the only one I let in. My thoughts are trembling, My mind is racing, Tired, yet I can’t stop facing The difficulties that keep me awake, The choices I make, The chances I take. Will they ever make me achieve, What I’ve never stopped to believe? The […]
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You say you do not like the idea of bodies. Afraid of being nothing more than your weathered hands or shaky knees, I question whoever gave you the idea that this was possible. That you could be minimized to your eyes or your nose, your weight or your clothes, can I start a revolution? A […]
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The world is not mine Where men try to control the wasteland The wasteland colored in green and armored by iron The landfill becomes a prize Covered in the tears of the tomorrow ahead We invest for this better tomorrow Yet, we are still all left in sorrow Simple green papers traded everyday Hand […]
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A year later, this video still gets me every time. This experiment was conducted in Oslo, Norway, and shows a young boy waiting at a bus stop who has had his coat stolen. Some people interact with him, asking him questions and offering him gloves, while others simply ignore him. My faith in humanity was […]
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This video deals with the issue of young women basing their self-worth on whether or not guys find them attractive. One of the many points that Hank Green from the vlogbrothers makes is that attraction is not objective, and he then goes on to list different characteristics that are deemed attractive by various cultures and time periods. Since […]
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