Samantha Mendoza

Heaven Ain't What It Used To Be
by Octavia Hansen

Have you thought about heaven? It's every religion's carrot on a stick -- you are lead along whatever road deemed as good and you will gain your reward in heaven. Not a very solid deal. No confirmation that this happens and if it doesn't, how do you complain? People have put up with horribly bad situations on the... (posted by Octavia 1 day 4 hours ago.)

We're Human Beings, Not Beads
by Judy Widener

I recently heard a famous self-help guru insist that balance is impossible, so we must give up the idea that we can have it. With all due respect to my esteemed colleague, I couldn't disagree more. He defines balance as a state where nothing is happening. He's referring to the motionlessness that happens after you pour an equal weight of beads... (posted by Judy 2 days 4 hours ago.)

Dark Night of the Soul- To Sleep perchance to Dream?
by Ella Camp

From midnight until the clock chimes four when curling tendrils of dawn begin to creep through the crack left in time, the blackest hours of night possess the human soul; it is a time of absolute, hostile silence between the darkest night and the light of day. From this blackness seeps the fear... (posted by Ella 1 day 22 hours ago.)

With a Superfluity of Soul - Create the “Beautiful” After the “Good”
by Christofer French

I was struck as a young man in the way that so many women, especially mothers and wives never abated their productive efforts. I watched women for in many times and occasions perform the ages old job description of over giving, they poured on a sweetness of effort that could not be slowed by fatigue or... (posted by Christofer 20 hours 21 minutes ago.)

A Tribute To My Teachers
by Prabhjot

A tribute to my teachers School days were the best ever days of my life. Fun filled days of innocence with no manipulation, no lies, no cribbing, no hypocrisy. Probably that was the only time in my life, when I had nothing to hide from anybody, there were no secrets. Life was an open book and every person was welcomed to be a part of it. The most... (posted by Prabhjot 1 day 14 hours ago.)

White is for Summer...And Other Rules of Engagement
by Valerie Sheppard

I was going to a birthday brunch on Sunday and was trying to figure out what to wear. I started my latest edition of the “personal fashion show” – trying on ensemble options to see how they looked — and I found this pretty combination of white skirt with iridescent sequins on it and a white cropped... (posted by Valerie 12 hours 46 minutes ago.)