Homeless man in a suit

Perceptions can get us nowhere fast in this world filled with, Duh, other living, breathing creatures. How we program our minds from our past experiences can be so limiting. Accepting others for their divine right as human beings is so simple yet our egos feed off our projections creating what and…

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Angie Aker writes to her neighbor

Angie Aker is a curator for Upworthy. This open letter was originally published by Life After Hate, an organization that is dedicated to helping communities that encounter various abuses and traumas.   Dear Woman: Dear Woman, You don’t know me and I have no business writing you this. You may…

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Kid President gives a pep talk

Soul Pancake has lightened our hearts again with Kid President’s wise words of wisdom for today’s youth and the thought of going back to school.Talk about motivation? This kid, no, I take that back, this very young adult gives teachers and students their wake up call for the school year…

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Cardboard Stories

I recently saw a quote related to judgment, suggesting that taking time out of improvement of ourselves to judge others accomplishes nothing. We never know what others are going through. Empathy and compassion are the only way we can survive as a human race. I think it is common to…

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