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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Apr 21, 2024
Finding Inspiration
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 19th- 25th May
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 19th- 25th May
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 18
Latest Stories
Breaking the Cycle of Wasted Time : How to Make Your Free Time Feel Worthwhile
Breaking the Cycle of Wasted Time : How to Make Your Free Time Feel Worthwhile
Lost Time Today? Here’s How to Regain Focus and Productivity
sakthismessage
May 20
When You Realize It's Time to Let Go: A Journey of Shifting Focus
When You Realize It's Time to Let Go: A Journey of Shifting Focus
Why taking the first step matters more than perfect planning?
Prajakta
May 20
The Men Who Undid Me (In the Best Way)
The Men Who Undid Me (In the Best Way)
Who I became because of love
Sandy Chang
May 20
If They Say “You’re Too Sensitive” — Run
If They Say “You’re Too Sensitive” — Run
I used to shrink every time I heard those words.
Sartaz Nadir
May 19
What My Messy Desktop Says About My Mind
What My Messy Desktop Says About My Mind
That my genius creates gravity
Ctrlzlife
May 17
Love as a Verb
Love as a Verb
What does it even mean to say you love someone
Ctrlzlife
May 15
My Mother Raised a Monster. Her Words, Not Mine.
My Mother Raised a Monster. Her Words, Not Mine.
She gave me dreams, a cricket bat, and zero tolerance for patriarchal nonsense
Govindaraju Ramya
May 15
“I Apologise for the Inconvenience”
“I Apologise for the Inconvenience”
The Invisible Emotional Burden of Chronic Illness
B.
May 15
This Isn’t Just His Story. It Was Mine Too: On Family Memoirs
This Isn’t Just His Story. It Was Mine Too: On Family Memoirs
On writing well, before it’s too late
Sandy Chang
May 15
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 12th- 18th May
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 12th- 18th May
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 11
Intangible Silence
Intangible Silence
Retracted but never reprieved: an orphan’s silent childhood
Mo YS
May 11
Frustration is Part of the Process…
Frustration is Part of the Process…
Learn to Lean Into It
Kathi Moss
May 10
You Don’t Need More Productivity Hacks, You Just Need To Go On a Walk
You Don’t Need More Productivity Hacks, You Just Need To Go On a Walk
But please don’t turn it into a performance metric.
Janine
May 10
Survivor’s Guilt And The Burden of Remembering
Survivor’s Guilt And The Burden of Remembering
Kwibuka31 — Rwandan Genocide
amaraya
May 7
The 5 Most Destructive Lies Social Media has Taught Us to Believe
The 5 Most Destructive Lies Social Media has Taught Us to Believe
As a Social Media manager and a child of the digital age, here’s what I’ve seen.
Rachel Dvorak
May 7
Silence Looks Good on Me — Who Knew?
Silence Looks Good on Me — Who Knew?
From word-vomiting chaos to silence with a side of strategy — on a good day
Govindaraju Ramya
May 7
The Box I Built: On Self-Perception, Inner Power, and Breaking Out of Survival Mode
The Box I Built: On Self-Perception, Inner Power, and Breaking Out of Survival Mode
A personal meditation on negative self-talk, spiritual alignment, and the truth about how we create our reality.
Joseph Benjamin
May 6
The Only Option
The Only Option
A reflection of my recovery journey and where I find hope to press on
Kelly Gawitt
May 5
Yelling out profanities from the sideline of my 8-year old’s soccer game
Yelling out profanities from the sideline of my 8-year old’s soccer game
Sometimes being bilingual can be both hilarious and embarrassing
BURN-A-DOT
May 5
When Blood Isn’t Thicker: The Truth About Family Estrangement
When Blood Isn’t Thicker: The Truth About Family Estrangement
Exploring the hidden costs, hard choices, and generational shifts behind cutting ties with family
Deanna Bugalski 💋
May 4
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 5th — 11th May
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 5th — 11th May
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 4
Just Another Day
Just Another Day
Because Life Will Keep Moving, Even When We Don’t
Gretchen L. Lodderhose
May 4
What If You Don’t Have a Rock Bottom — Just a Quiet Void?
What If You Don’t Have a Rock Bottom — Just a Quiet Void?
(Escaping the quiet suffocation of an almost-good life.)
R. M. Ona
May 4
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