humanity

The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.

Japanese habits and lifestyle.
Many cultures have different types of gems to share with the world around us. What if we open our hearts and minds to new ideas. Are we willing to peek through the keyhole at other lifestyles and learn from others.
By Novel Allenabout a month ago in Journal
Jordan Stolz Sets Olympic Record, Wins Gold in 1,000m at Milan Cortina Games
Milan, Italy (AP) — Jordan Stolz has imagined this moment since he was five years old. Back then, he was just a kid in Wisconsin, skating on a frozen backyard pond after watching the 2010 Winter Olympics and falling in love with speedskating. He dreamed of standing atop an Olympic podium one day.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukunabout a month ago in Journal
FAA Grounds All Flights To and From El Paso Until Feb. 20
In a move that has stunned travelers, airlines, businesses, and border communities, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a temporary flight restriction (TFR) grounding all flights to and from El Paso International Airport and the neighboring airspace of Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The restriction, which took effect on February 10 at 11:30 p.m. MST and is scheduled to remain in place until February 20 at 11:30 p.m. MST, includes commercial, cargo, and general aviation operations.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukunabout a month ago in Journal
Ten Rules, Ten Years, One Life: Reflections at 44
The setting is simple. A chef’s jacket. A keyboard resting quietly on the desk beside him. An hourglass placed in front of two coconuts marked with the number 44. Behind him, framed on the wall, hangs a list titled “10 Rules of the Chef in the Modern Era.”
By Cristian Marinoabout a month ago in Journal
What You Call ‘Deaf Anger,’ I Call ‘Access Fatigue’
Image description: Black background with an outstretched hand reaching up and several hands grabbing it's wrist The Silence You Don’t See
By Tracy Stineabout a month ago in Journal
Breath
Writing this article on air, maybe 500 meters up above the sky, after a long trip – a month in Perth, Australia. I remind myself of the life I spent in this place, a life that reminded me to be alive. Before leaving to Perth, there was a side of me that carried the weight of the world around me, and also of the world beyond me. The word “present” was only something I read as I scroll through reels, or some random motivation. It was so far beyond reach that I barely took a deep breath, stood still, or slept without my pillow, feeling like it got drenched under the rain or perhaps my tears. Questions running through my head, trying to find a solution to every problem that arose, only to be entangled by the very problem again, as I could not find my way out. Every attempt I made to release myself or to escape from the unbreakable tie I had with my fear, worries, anxieties, life most unpredictable events, and so on, the rope held tighter, suffocating me while making my world smaller and smaller and yet even smaller. Alongside the suffocation, guilt was playing its vital role in the hurricane I built in my head, guilt that I couldn’t spend more time with my grandparents, as their wrinkles deepened and skin loosened, their hearts yearned for my presence, to remind them that they were loved, appreciated, and valued.
By DB Minchu about a month ago in Journal
Prayers That Go Deeper Than Politics
Prayers for safety, prayers for peace, Prayers that violence would finally cease.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcastabout a month ago in Journal
The Ghost in 4B
For six months, I lived with a ghost. Not the kind that rattles chains or haunts your dreams, but a rhythmic phantom who lived exactly nine feet above my head.
By luna hartabout a month ago in Journal
Do I Need a Break?
Do I need a break? From what, exactly? I’ve been asked that question recently, and I didn’t know how to answer it right away. Not because the answer wasn’t there but because it felt layered. Complicated. Like something I hadn’t fully sat with yet.
By Nkwenkwezi Mgebisaabout a month ago in Journal
Dream Journal - Entry Five
Dream Journaling: Unlock the Hidden World Within Every night, you journey to a realm where the impossible becomes real, where you fly without wings, converse with strangers who feel like old friends, and experience emotions more vivid than waking life itself. Yet by morning, these extraordinary adventures fade like mist in sunlight, leaving only fragments—or nothing at all.
By Parsley Rose about a month ago in Journal
When the Path Becomes Invisible: My Journey Through the Fog. AI-Generated.
1. Life Feels Cloudy Sometimes, life doesn't give you a clear road. Instead, it gives you a thick fog. I’ve been there—where your dreams start to look cloudy and your goals feel out of reach. It’s like walking in a mist where you can't even see your own feet.
By Hazrat Umerabout a month ago in Journal
32 killed in blast at Islamabad Imambargah: A powerful explosion occurred as worshippers went into prostration after praying the first rak'ah.
The worshippers had completed the first rak‘at and gone into prostration when the explosion occurred. The blast was so intense that screams erupted everywhere and the entire area was filled with smoke.” Zahid Ali, who was injured in the suicide attack at an Imambargah in the Tarlai area of Islamabad, said that the prayer had begun at one o’clock. He said, “I was standing in a corner in the last rows. I lost consciousness and have only just regained my senses.” Fortunately, Zahid Ali did not suffer serious injuries. His cousin Javed Khan, who was with him, said that they had gone together to offer prayers but were delayed because of performing ablution. “When I returned after ablution, the worshippers had already gone into prostration. At that moment I saw the suicide bomber open fire on the guard at the gate, enter the premises and blow himself up.” Javed Khan added that more firing also took place at that time. So far, 32 people have been killed and 168 injured in the suicide bombing that occurred during Friday prayers at the Imambargah in Tarlai, Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan. Immediately after the blast, an emergency was declared in Islamabad and the injured were shifted to PIMS, Polyclinic and other hospitals. According to police officials and eyewitnesses, the incident in Tarlai Kalan, a suburb of Islamabad, was a suicide attack.
By Pets and animals about a month ago in Journal