Humanity
An wonderful Encounter
I have always known that immigrant life is not easy. It is full of challenges, mental breakdowns, sweats and tears. But learning is something and experiencing it is completely different! You have the days of being unheard, invisibility and isolations. The most pathetic part is- another fellow human does that to you. You have always been nice to them, tried to be a friend, but they cannot even count you as a person when you are required to have a group study. On the other hand, I am facing tons of rejections from the employers- even after fulfilling all their conditions, even after formatting every CV and Cover Letter. I do not know anybody in this country and I am not good in networking. That has always been my Achilles Heel. People I have tried to reach out- could not help me. The worst part is- I am not even getting any interviews. And I am genuinely struggling to learn the new language which is far far away from my native language and English.
By A Lost Feminist 4 months ago in Confessions
I Didn’t Walk Away I Just Stopped Walking Toward What Hurt Me
There wasn’t a dramatic ending. No slammed doors. No announcements. No “I deserve better” speech. Just one ordinary day, I woke up and realized my energy felt too expensive to waste on places where I kept shrinking.
By Ayesha Writes4 months ago in Confessions
On the opposite chair… no one.
On the opposite chair… no one. Me… I don’t know who I am. Every morning, I open my eyes to myself as if seeing me for the first time. A stranger to me, tired of me. I search for my self among my features, but nothing stays. Sometimes I feel I deserve the universe, sometimes I hate myself as if I were a crime. Nothing is stable. No feeling lasts. No thought remains without turning against me.
By Ahmed Wagdy4 months ago in Confessions
secrets well kept . Content Warning.
The funny thing about growing up is that the sudden change kind of sneaks up on you with stealth and precision and somehow it ends up dawning on you how much so much has changed right before your eyes and that your somehow no longer the same person you were a few years back which sounds so strange to even say or admit but i am acknowledging my growth no matter how little or too much it may be.
By songbird174 months ago in Confessions
Why I Stopped Chasing Motivation (And What I Do Instead)
For most of my twenties, I chased motivation the way people chase quick success. I’d watch endless motivational videos, read self-improvement quotes, and tell myself that tomorrow I’d finally start being productive. Tomorrow, I’d wake up early, crush my goals, and live like the people in those inspiring montages. But tomorrow rarely came. And when it did, I felt the same lack of drive, the same resistance, the same craving for another dose of motivation to get going.
By Umar Faiz4 months ago in Confessions
Chemical Confessions:
I wrote about alcohol as a truth serum before, and many wondered if the same logic applies to drugs. It’s a fair question. Both change chemistry, both change behavior, and both expose what’s already living under the skin. But they are not the same when deciphering verbal truths.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin4 months ago in Confessions
The Myth of Progress: Why More Doesn’t Always Mean Better
Over the journey, the word new somehow came to mean better. Every gadget launch, software upgrade, and productivity suggestion carries the same pledge: advancement. We crave movement since it has meaning, hence we chase it out vigorously. Still, it gets harder and more challenging to distinguish if we are genuinely moving forward or if we are simply rotating circles at a rapid pace as things keep moving forward relentlessly.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan4 months ago in Confessions
I Don't Want
Introduction This was from a post I wrote on Seven Days In from 2018. It was only two hundred words, so I thought I could extend it as it brought a couple of other things to mind, so I have used that as the start to this Vocal Confessional story.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Confessions
(Part 2) To the Man I Was at 19: A Letter from You - 12 Years Wiser (What God Was Doing All Along)
Hey, You spent so much time wondering where God was in all of it. What you did not see then was that He was never far. Every moment you felt overlooked or misunderstood, He was guiding you through lessons that cannot be taught by comfort. You were not abandoned; you were being equipped.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Confessions
(Part 1) To the Man I Was at 19: A Letter from You - 12 Years Wiser
Hey, You don’t realize it now, but the way you feel everything so strongly is not a flaw. It is proof that your heart works exactly as it should. You care deeply, you hurt deeply, and you see the world through empathy before logic. That is not weakness. It is the foundation of the man you will become.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Confessions
