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Unconvincing Beauty
I’d grown up with people telling me how beautiful I was, telling me I should appreciate my ojibwe bone structure, my lightly tanned skin, my long, dark and thick hair. As if appreciating it more would make me see it myself, but it never did. Where they saw a lovely bone structure, I saw a flat and lumpy side profile and a chin that went straight to my neck. Where they saw olive tanned skin, I saw pimples, scars, and when I was extremely stressed, patches of dry skin that would get raised and red with irritation. The hair they saw was hours of effort washing, blow drying, straightened, with expensive products laced in that I wasn’t even sure were working the way they were supposed to. My natural hair was frizzy and unmanageable, wavy but not enough to influence natural curls, the volume was all tangles and fuzz. I’d tried, my whole life, to find something, just one thing I could like about myself without messing with it first, but there was nothing.
By Bitter2 years ago in Writers
A Road Toward Healing
Self-love is the road toward healing. These prompts are an invitation to step inside yourself. Rupi Kaur Self-love is being kind and compassionate to me. Nurturing and loving as I would be to my significant other. Working on building my self esteem. Not allowing others to mistreat me. Being my own friend. All of this is self-love.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Girl with the golden earring
Ever wondered how to write a novel and make a fortune? I have no idea if the author Tracy Chevalier did, sometime before she wrote Girl with a Pearl Earring and had it published in 1999. I am pretty certain she doesn't wonder about it now, though.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Writers
war breeds war. Content Warning.
War breeds war. no war ends. the heart wrenching blood scents don't wash away. You cannot wipe the stains of the fresh blood on concrete roads, on cement roofs, on the spinach leaves or on the keyboards of a computer. You cannot cover up the blood gushing out of the white lotuses of your pond that resembled the fifteen year old kid or the young man who gracefully smiled with open embrace , even when there were rifles in front of him. You cannot hear the line or read a line related to the martyr as before. The pen of a mother who wrote about her deceased beautiful son on the white papers, you cannot suppress that with the bayonet of your rifles.
By Chéri2 years ago in Writers
Returning to Vocal Media to Write
As a young writer, I’ll take all of the writing opportunities that come my way. I have been writing on Medium for over three years now. It has been a great platform for me. I’ve seen much success with it, and I don’t plan on quitting it anytime soon.
By Noah Nelson2 years ago in Writers
The most beautiful dream is when you pour your heart out in pursuit
Although I haven't read the book yet, I really like this message and want to send it to you. Don't forget that in this world, except for life and death, everything is just a small thing and you are everything and I believe that you don't only have yourself, your health, your time and the people you love and support. Support at least yourself and there are many means to move forward so don't give up trying. Do you know why the people around you can find their own direction while you can't? forever struggling with the uncertainty or not it's because you think so You believe so The reality is that everyone is struggling with their own life I don't say everything but the truth is that there are always many Many young people who seem to have a stable job and a clear life path are actually stuck in the very life that many people wish they knew even though they have a stable job. In large corporate companies, I still feel lost. I know friends who thought they had found the right job but then realized they wanted something else. I also know friends who even though they have a job. good job but still desire to do things that are more meaningful to us. We are all stuck in boxes about our own problems, the only difference is the box, so you are not alone in this world.
By Diligent Person2 years ago in Writers
A benevolent act amongst vegetables
Today the woman at the farmers market gave me my vegetables for half off. I wonder if she noticed how swollen my eyes were and remembered a time when hers were too. I had showered and put on some makeup to even out my complexion from crying all evening and morning, but I couldn't get rid of the puffy eyes so easily.
By Cassie G2 years ago in Writers
You and your story
I'm thrilled to share you some of my notes and knowledge to write your own story, I would like to know all your struggles key parts of your life and how you are doing write now and your visions for future. Understand yourself better! Write your autobiography sooooooon! Its okay if its a short poem or a story or a real long worth a read script.
By Karun 2 years ago in Writers
The Path to The White House Is Paved With Memoirs
Love them or hate them, it’s an irrefutable fact that the Republican Party is led by a duo of best-selling Memoir Writers.
By Scott Christenson🌴2 years ago in Writers
When Contradicting Images Reveal More Than Logic
I have a history of analyzing the utterly brilliant and soul-touching poetry of Mesh Toraskar. It seems I’m unable to read his poetry and move on with my life, as each line, each half-line, each word is so rich with imagery, references, concepts, et cetera, that it requires taking slow, quiet time to fully appreciate it all. He took quite a long break at the beginning of the year before returning in April with the stunner, “fresh terror to love.” He has published two more pieces since then, one poem and one Feast narrative, both of which I highly recommend. You’ll quickly deduce that I will recommend everything this man has written. Anyway, I promised to come back when words were no longer failing me and I did not. A lot has happened to me and it simply has not stopped, yet this is no excuse for being mute to the following beauty.
By Mackenzie Davis2 years ago in Writers
Loving Self
Self-love is the road toward healing. These prompts are an invitation to step inside yourself. Rupi Kaur
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Medium.com Has Failed Its Writers...It's New CEO Is At Probably Fault.
When I joined Medium in 2019, it was a lifechanging experience. I was about two years out from my mother's death and going through a sort of personal revolution. I was in therapy and looking for a way to use my experiences to help other people. As I hit publish on my first post, I didn't realize I was starting on a path that would lead to a full-time career and a personal brand.
By E.B. Johnson 2 years ago in Writers