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Family unites us; but it's also a challenge. All about fighting to stay together, and loving every moment of it.
Where There Is No Still Water. Honorable Mention in A System That Isn’t Working Challenge.
John got back into his car. He was tired and shattered. He did not know if he could go on or how he would. The tears he had held back while visiting Lizzie welled in his eyes. As he started his car, they exploded. Deep, guttural sobs for answers that escaped him.
By Calvin Londonabout a month ago in Humans
Roots and Fruit
Roots and Fruit Photo by Lukáš Kulla on Unsplash Most people evaluate life by what shows. Results, behavior, success, failure, growth, collapse. Fruit is easier to measure than roots, so it becomes the focus almost by default. When something goes wrong, attention rushes to what is visible and immediate. When something goes right, credit is assigned to the most recent action. But this way of seeing consistently misreads causality. Fruit is never the beginning of the story. It is the result of something that has been growing quietly, often unnoticed, for a long time.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcastabout a month ago in Humans
At My Wits’ End . Top Story - February 2026.
Life is about taking out the trash and calling it trash because you have every reason to. It wasn't meant to be linear, they say. But the times you tried to make it straight led to problems, and you didn’t have the tools to put any of it to use. You don't put your right shoes on the right feet; you put the left shoes on the left feet. The grey hardened slab will trip you up anyway.
By Caitlin Charlton2 months ago in Humans
The Quiet Weight of True Connection
In the age of instant notifications, screen-facilitated encounters and conversations fragmented by algorithms, a gentle yet persistent question arises: have we forgotten true connection? Not technical connection — constant and seamless but the kind that links two consciousnesses in an invisible space made of presence, listening, and vulnerability.
By Baptiste Monnet2 months ago in Humans
Why Yellow Matters: The Meaning Behind the Yellow Roses and Ribbons in the Nancy Guthrie Case
When a community is shaken by a disappearance, people often reach for symbols that speak louder than words. In the case of Nancy Guthrie, the nation has watched yellow roses and yellow ribbons bloom across neighborhoods, television studios, churches, and social media feeds. The “Today” show’s set has been brightened with yellow roses, and its hosts have pinned yellow ribbons to their clothing.
By Margaret Minnicks2 months ago in Humans
SUGAR & DIRT
I was about six years old when my father dropped his ice cream. We were walking down the road toward our farmhouse, each of us holding a melting cone. The ground was hot enough to shimmer, split open with long dry cracks that wandered like fault lines across a tired landscape. I did not know then that I was looking at a map of my parents marriage.
By Leeza-Bridget Cooper2 months ago in Humans
