fact or fiction

Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the corporate culture of Journal.

What is a Book of Shadows?
What is a Book of Shadows? A Book of Shadows is a personal journal of your magical practices. It is a place to record your thoughts, spells, and rituals. You can include anything you want in your Book of Shadows, from the simplest magic to detailed notes on your magical workings. Most importantly, it is personal to you and reflects your practice.
By Matthew Angelo4 years ago in Journal
Helping Others Is Helping Yourself
I think to help others is to give yourself a way, that is to say, to give others a way is to give yourself a chance, that is, to give others a chance. Let me tell you a story below, there are two people like this, one is buying buns, the other is buying quilts, and in a cold winter, two people who bought buns and bought quilts went to a ruined temple to escape the wind and snow. Those who bought the buns were cold, and those who bought the quilts were very hungry, but they believed that the other party wanted something from themselves, so who would refuse to speak. After a while, the person who bought the buns said, eat a bun, and the person who bought the quilt said, put on the quilt, and after a while, the person who bought the buns said, eat another bun, and the person who bought the quilt said, put on the quilt again, In this way, the people who bought the buns ate the buns one by one, and the ones who bought the quilts covered the quilts, and no one was willing to ask the other party for help. But in the end, the person who bought the buns froze to death, and the person who bought the quilt starved to death. I once remembered a song that called everyone to give a little love, and the world would become a better tomorrow, but the most important thing in it was who gave a little love first, however, the first to give love, It is the most important and the most precious. For me, it should be less selfish and more caring for others, then our world will be full of sunshine and wonderful. I want to tell you a story about "blind people carry lanterns". Maybe everyone will find it funny, isn't blind people carrying lanterns unnecessary? I used to think the same as everyone else, but a recent incident changed my thinking .
By alibaba4 years ago in Journal
What are the dark sides of human nature, especially the emotional side?
Sister Li, the next door neighbor, is a kind and gentle old girl. Unfortunately, when she was young, she met with misdemeanors and was dragged down by a married scum man for more than ten years. Finally, she was kicked away. When she woke up, she was over the marriageable age and was almost 40 years old and still a single old girl. When she came home last year, her parents said that she had found a boyfriend from a nearby city. Although she was older, she was not bad-looking and spoke well. Every time she came to find Sister Li, she got off at the entrance of the alley. She was not in a hurry to enter the house, but cordially greeted her neighbors and took a smoke walk. It is said that he is also a billionaire with tens of millions of assets. The key is that he is especially good to Sister Li. Every Saturday, he drives from the city to visit Sister Li. Usually, he keeps talking on the phone, so Sister Li falls in love again. On Christmas day that year, it was a windy and snowy night. Sister Li received a call from her boyfriend and said she would surprise her. She drove to spend the holiday with her in the evening. She was really a romantic man. However, the night lover did not come, nor did the morning lover. Until the afternoon of the next day, Sister Li received a phone call saying that her lover had a tragic accident on the highway last night, resulting in car destruction and death. After suffering such a severe blow, Sister Li has been a little stunned since then. She set up a holy place for her boyfriend who died violently in her boudoir, prayed night and night, went out in the daytime like Sister Xianglin, and when she saw someone, she said, "he died for me..." "He died to see me..." But what can we say? It's just that we can accompany her to shed a few tears and sigh that fate has made people ill fated. A few months later, when I came back from my studio in the countryside, my sister said excitedly, "Sister Li's boyfriend is back!" "Which boyfriend?" "The one who died in a car accident!" I'll go, but there's such a bloody bridge as death and rebirth?! It is said that when he came back, it was the Spring Festival. As usual, Yi got out of the car from the entrance of the Hutong and walked in slowly. On that day, the clouds were low, and the north wind rolled firecracker debris like a red tide over the road paved with green bricks under his feet. As usual, Yi greeted his neighbors affectionately and scattered a circle of smoke, as if Yi had never died. Pitifully, there were several aunts with weak willpower in our Hutong who were scared to collapse, and Sister Li, who was extremely frightened, fainted on the spot. Before long, the truth came out. It turned out that he was not single at all. He had a wife and children. Later, in order to get rid of the infatuated Sister Li, she directed and acted a good drama of a night party lover who died miserably on the highway. He is not a multimillionaire. He also owes a lot of usury. Years ago, he was too tight in debt collection and had to run away. So I think of Sister Li, who is infatuated and kind-hearted. Finally, I asked my sister curiously how Sister Li handled it in the end. "What else can I do? I live here, eat her, use her and spend her. Every day, I either go to the chess and card room to play mahjong or go to the lottery station of fat aunt at the corner of the street." And Sister Li, it seems that she has accepted her fate. Not only has she accepted her fate, but also some happy spirit has been displayed. This is really a sad, stereotypical, everlasting ending....... Split line..... This question probably came out a month ago, and then fell into the sea. Unexpectedly, it was turned out again today. A large number of people were commenting. I was really confused about this push system, and then another answer was written casually a few months ago, which I thought was not very readable. Of course, there are few followers. These days, good guy, 7000 likes. What kind of operation is this? Can you give me some advice? Write a postscript conveniently: I don't mean to wash white for any kind of people, but I look at things from different angles. From the public view, this aunt is a habit of destroying the family. For me personally, she is an ill fated neighborhood elder sister. A coin has words and flowers. When you see words, I see flowers. Although we are all discussing this coin, the conclusions are very different. In reality, people and things are more than just pros and cons. Objectively speaking, these tragedies really don't blame others. It's purely a matter of her personal character. In the past 20 years, she has met many blind dates. All kinds of people have seen her. She doesn't call at all for honest men. In a popular saying, "this is not my dish!" To tell the truth, which man is born handsome, not all the skills honed by thousands of sails? Of course, there are also good men who have been tempered in life and are emotionally loyal, but such good men really can't be reduced to her aunt. The rest of the screen is not these scum men who are used to the wind and moon. Moreover, there are many people like Sister Li in society, mainly manifested in the following points: young and precocious, young and mature, neighbors praise their children for being sensible, and when they grow up, they slowly find that this child has a high start and a low growth. Also play strange, also krypton gold, just don't increase experience value. You can always fall into the same pit after a thousand setbacks, and you will always fall into the same thing. Obviously, when things happen, he is irrational, but he has his own opinions. He should not be persuaded with good words, and he will come at the touch of his hand with sweet words. A friend asked, did you make this up? In fact, there are such doubts behind many of my answers, and I can't prove them at all. Besides, there is no need for textual research on the trivia of life, which is a matter of saying and having fun. I can only say that I am not a professional writer myself. I know a little craft and have a way to make a decent living. If there is no factual basis for anything written, you can't feel it. It's really impossible to hold back half a word. Li Ao once said, "a real writer can't write until he has inspiration, just like a prostitute can't pick up guests until she has sexual desire." So I ask myself that I have no talent for writing. For the false praise of several friends in the comments, first I am grateful, and then I am ashamed. For authenticity, I want to say, please take a closer look at the people and things around you. Real life is always more tortuous and bizarre than fictional passages, and after each passage, there may be an unforgettable past. Afanti had a famous passage. One day he said to the king, your majesty, yesterday I came to see you. I passed a small bridge. There was a hole in the bridge, and my donkey fell in. But today I will bring the donkey to see you again, and it will know to go around the hole. Speaking of IQ, with all due respect, I'm afraid your ministers are not as good as the donkey in my hand. What the passage says about this donkey is not Sister Li emotionally? On the road of life, are you afraid of me? In the long river of history, this donkey is not talking about the thousands of years of human beings.
By Ratcliff Hudson4 years ago in Journal
The life I’ve lived
In 2007 my little sister lilie-mae, was born, she was born with claw fingers , she had 6 toes on one foot and 4 on the other and was missing some fingers , although she had to deal with that she was the most beautiful and most caring little girl in the world.
By Katie Thorn4 years ago in Journal
Brief History Of The Abortion Pill In The U.S?
Pregnancy and childbirth are the most wonderful moment in any women’s life. Words cannot do justice to the joy of nourishing the foetus and giving birth to the baby. The period of pregnancy is considered divine in many societies across the world. Such importance, pregnant women attract in this world.
By Shiraz Kahn4 years ago in Journal
Roller Skates
I have roller skates sitting in a dusty corner of my room. They sit there nightly, daily, waiting to be used. The day is yet to come where I fly down a promenade parallel to a beach at sunset. When I got them that was the image in my mind, like the videos I had seen. I was definitely not in England, probably Los Angeles or somewhere warm. When the skates actually came in their cardboard box and I opened it up to reveal the bright pink and yellow fabric, I saw how grey everything around them looked. Maybe that was the start of reality sinking in.
By issabella maitland4 years ago in Journal
The Space Between
No, I’m not referencing the 2001 mega hit song from Dave Matthews band (though I bet you’re humming it now) No, I’m not even referencing in any way the well-known Netflix show Stranger Things which focuses on this world and the other side of the world we occupy. Though that may make for a good reference down the road. I’m writing about environments, atmospheres and us. I’m writing about how space impacts people, not so much the distance between two objects but the overall influence that an environment has on those in it. Recently I was referencing a study that was done decades back at Harvard in which 8 elderly men were put in a sanctuary for 2 weeks, this sanctuary was intentionally outfitted from top to bottom to reflect a begotten era, a time from these men’s past — a time where they were younger, stronger, faster and more cognitively sound. From old Time magazines on nightstands being presented as current news, to rules being given to these men that all conversations they had were to be of the time era that they now were participating in. Each of these men were immersed in a world that they once occupied, their environment being reflective of better years, healthier and more robust times.
By Annee4 years ago in Journal
Namaste
“Do you write?” she asked. What? Words? Do I know how? What does she mean?! When posed a question and unwilling or unsure how to answer, ask, “Why do you ask?”
By Lori Araki4 years ago in Journal
Innocence Lost
I had only been at the Command Center for about four months breaking-in as a Search and Rescue Controller under Lieutenant “Brown” when we received the emergency call from our local Coast Guard station at the Port of Miami. The day had been fairly uneventful at the U.S. Coast Guard Command Center in Miami, Florida where I worked. By uneventful, I mean no one had died on my watch…yet. As the lead controller, Lt. Brown answered the phone first and as the assistant break-in, I listened in on the conversation from my phone.
By Michael Thompson4 years ago in Journal
The Top Tallest Buildings in the World: See Which Ones Impress the Most
The Burj Khalifa The most elevated building in the world is named The Burj Khalifa. At a height of 2,717 feet (the equivalent of a 1,000-story building), it also has what is currently considered to be one of the longest stairs on Earth—200 floors worth—to climb to get from one end to another. It took eight years to build and construction costs topped $1.5 billion US dollars.
By AJ CRYPTO4 years ago in Journal
Just Another Day
Monday, 21st March, 1978 Dear diary, I was having the time of my life, by myself, on the swinging tyre that Dad made for me. Diary, you may think I am lonely, but at least I got you, one of my only loyal friends. So make sure not to expose anyone of my secrets. I hope you do not think any less of me for what I did. I regret the dreadful things I did.
By Prajwal Poudel4 years ago in Journal
Boston duffle bag plans
I am geeking for some kitchen supplies, such as a hand juicer for lemons or oranges, Then I need a butterfly corkscrew just in case, I would love to indulge in driver's education, and get myself a Cadillac lyric after successfully getting my driver's license. I would love to go shopping online for a few things while I catch a Lyft, and go get my hair done then possibly my pedicure matching my full-set tomorrow, or Monday morning. I will be super angry if Madre Russia succeeds, I want my bust downs and some. I want to go shopping, and pay my taxes for 2021 therefore I can avoid experiencing an audit. I need to comfortably keep my bills and essentials paid concurrently without failure to do it, constant re-up I need their dollars to see their bands in my face right quick. If it was not for the new Russian versus Ukrainian war, my wallet would probably be super-duper stupid fat, and I would have two or three fat ladies' Daytona real perpetual rotor Rolex wristwatches, with the cutest emerald cuts around the bezel, and the dial, color-coordinated too at that. The crazy stuff Madre Russia is putting Ukraine through is completely unfair, and if the pressure triggers Madre Russia to blow Poland's whistle, it will possibly trigger the United States, and whomever else to engage in World War Three! I hope I do not see a modern-day great depression shortly, however, nothing surprises me any longer.
By Angelina F. Thomas4 years ago in Journal