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I know yours. Do you know mine?
I know yours. Do you know mine?
Being anonymous on the internet can be described as a western. The good. The bad. The ugly. And a plot twist?
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 12
Five Unforgettable Moments at a Sedona Retreat
Five Unforgettable Moments at a Sedona Retreat
#mariaonthego series: the gathering of the shamans
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Dec 8
My grandma died, but I only cried for my cat
My grandma died, but I only cried for my cat
To this day one of my darkest memories is my sister turning toward me with a crying face and asking me “why aren’t you crying?”.
Daily Life Escapism
Dec 4
When the World is Five Miles Apart
When the World is Five Miles Apart
#mariaonthego series: an unforgettable moment while traveling to China
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Dec 2
Residual BURNOUT — why it only gets worse
Residual BURNOUT — why it only gets worse
The real solution is extreme but it exists. Keep an open mind because it’s not going to be simple to read, as it is hard for me to write.
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 28
Dumbledore’s Crafty Secret Strategy to Save Wizardkind Works for Writers Like You, Too
Dumbledore’s Crafty Secret Strategy to Save Wizardkind Works for Wr...
Perhaps the book’s greatest mentor was also its biggest villain?
Sarah Cy
Nov 24
Don’t follow me! UNLESS…
Don’t follow me! UNLESS…
There’s a thing called quality which you achieve through hard and rigorous work. And guess how you know whether you’ve written a good piece
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 24
Drown in failure to find fulfillment
Drown in failure to find fulfillment
Success is a single event in time, and yet we crave it so much. And failure brings us further from success each time. That’s bullshit!
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 23
The spring in my step is RUSTY
The spring in my step is RUSTY
There’s no spring in your step anymore and it’s not because your afraid to spill that cup of joe.
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 21
Some Monarchs Did Not Get The Memo To Go to Mexico
Some Monarchs Did Not Get The Memo To Go to Mexico
I wanted to give a short-fun-filled life to those that stayed
Ida Adams
Nov 20
The double-edged sword of being a software developer 🔪
The double-edged sword of being a software developer 🔪
Working in a high-tech company is tragic. Past the Unicorns, Sunday burritos, insane, and paychecks you realize the truth: It’s all a lie!
Daily Life Escapism
Nov 17
What The Food is Going On?
What The Food is Going On?
#mariaonthego series: a weekend in the french quarter with a condensed serving of jazz, cajun food, hauntings, and much more
Maria Gershman, LMT, LVN
Nov 8
Dear Uncle Murda’ (Not The Rapper)
Dear Uncle Murda’ (Not The Rapper)
I’ll keep it simple, as I’m not even sure you can read basic everyday words and grasp elementary concepts.
Brian Brewington
Oct 6
My First and Last Experience In a Detox and Rehabilitation Center
My First and Last Experience In a Detox and Rehabilitation Center
Both were an experience, to say the least — I may never fully recover from both the unrelenting affliction that is substance abuse…
Brian Brewington
Sep 25
A Brotherly Love/Mayfairian Kind Of Grind And State of Mind
A Brotherly Love/Mayfairian Kind Of Grind And State of Mind
A street dedication to not only the city of Philly I grew up in, but the neighborhood, down to the very block I was not only born and…
Brian Brewington
Sep 16
Lessons Learned From My Favorite People In Life Who Left Prematurely
Lessons Learned From My Favorite People In Life Who Left Prematurely
Whether in love or an untimely death, all kinds of loss hurt, just in different ways and for different reasons — but it doesn’t all have…
Brian Brewington
Sep 10
How and Why The American Healthcare System is F*cked in A Lot More Ways Than One
How and Why The American Healthcare System is F*cked in A Lot More ...
A national decline in mental health as well as mental health care, an opioid epidemic, crooked pharmaceutical companies and doctors…
Brian Brewington
Sep 5
Lovers, Likers, Lurkers, Liars, Loners, Loathers, Leavers, and Lifers
Lovers, Likers, Lurkers, Liars, Loners, Loathers, Leavers, and Lifers
They exist digitally and IRL, in fact, some of us have been all of them and all of us have probably been some of them if we’re being…
Brian Brewington
Aug 30
Rock Bottom: My Lowest Point(s) in Addiction That Led Me Into Recovery
Rock Bottom: My Lowest Point(s) in Addiction That Led Me Into Recovery
Should’ve been dead but I’m still breathing, that’s living proof there’s a God — if you need a reason.
Brian Brewington
Aug 15
Why We Use(D) Drugs
Why We Use(D) Drugs
As different as every addict may be and their use may have looked, our reasons at their square root are often the same or similar.
Brian Brewington
Aug 7
A Year of Rock Bottom Lows, Peak Highs, and Everything Between
A Year of Rock Bottom Lows, Peak Highs, and Everything Between
The rollercoaster of life as they call it, meaning the ups and downs of it and the thrills and scares of them, has been quite the ride for…
Brian Brewington
Aug 1
I Refuse To Refer To HotDogs As Glizzies
I Refuse To Refer To HotDogs As Glizzies
The trending new slang term for one of America’s favorite BBQ foods, while admittedly tempting to say — I just refuse — not because I’m…
Brian Brewington
Jul 31
Be Just Delusional Enough To Think You Can and Will
Be Just Delusional Enough To Think You Can and Will
Turning your biggest dreams into a reality is only an unrealistic possibility for those who limit themselves in the same ways most ordinary…
Brian Brewington
Jul 28
Making The Case For Staying Faithful in Both Dating and Marriage
Making The Case For Staying Faithful in Both Dating and Marriage
I shouldn’t have to write this, but the millions of strictly digital interactions, messages, sites, and pages involving and/or dedicated to…
Brian Brewington
Jul 27
I’m Not Sad or Regretful, I’m Deeply Nostalgic and Reminiscent
I’m Not Sad or Regretful, I’m Deeply Nostalgic and Reminiscent
I guess the two pairs can come off looking the same to those who don’t know better.
Brian Brewington
Jul 25
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