That grief had carved out spaces in me I never filled back in. That losing people I loved—some to death, some to distance, some to silence—had carved my edges softer, blurred me until I wasn’t sure where I stopped and the rest of the world began

Just wake up and open your eyes.. tell me when will you.. if you... if you for once will ever slow down

How to Connect With Donors When the Economy Feels Hostile: Notes on Uncertainty, Generosity, and the Politics of Nonprofit Survival in 2026 The year 2026 arrives not as a marker of progress but as a reminder of the elasticity of crisis. Inflation has become a kind of national background noise—persistent, dull, and impossible to tune out. Economic forecasters talk about “cooling” in the cautious tone one uses to describe a fever that has lowered by a degree but still threatens what it inhabits. For nonprofits, especially those that survive on the thin membrane between donor optimism and donor fatigue, this is the landscape: ambient anxiety, deferred generosity, the ever-present suspicion that giving—once a gesture of civic participation—is now a luxury.

On a humid afternoon in western Kenya, a nurse named Miriam sits under the corrugated iron awning of a small fishing cooperative and counts blister packs. She speaks with a quiet authority, one honed through years of balancing the ledger of human urgency and structural scarcity. Around her, fishermen drift in and out—men who spend long days on Lake Victoria and nights in transient communities along its edge. They come here not for medical care in the traditional sense, but for something closer to negotiation: how to stay safe amid circumstances that rarely bend to individual will. On the table between them lies a small box of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, the daily pill that—if taken reliably—reduces the risk of acquiring HIV to nearly zero.

In the northern districts of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, there is a neighborhood where dusk arrives before the sun sets. The light doesn’t dim early—rather, the absence of illumination is imposed by rolling blackouts, the quiet prelude to what locals call “digital silence.” It’s the kind of silence that accumulates over years: thin, granular, nearly invisible until it becomes total. When the electricity cuts out, cell-phone towers stutter. The few public Wi-Fi kiosks blink off. And the digital life that people elsewhere take as a fact of modern existence collapses for hours at a time, revealing that for millions across the global South, the much-touted information age is less an era than a rumor.

The problem with hunger — particularly the hunger of children — is that it is both ubiquitous and invisible. It exists in plain sight, in the way a child fidgets too much or too little; in the persistent cough that accompanies malnutrition; in the mother who measures out portions with the precision of a scientist, except this experiment does not end with discovery. It ends with survival, if she is lucky.

Running a small business is a rewarding yet challenging endeavor. As a small business owner, you’re constantly juggling multiple roles — entrepreneur, manager, marketer, and sometimes even accountant. While hands-on experience is essential for growth, one of the most powerful ways to accelerate your journey as a business owner is through reading. Books can provide invaluable insights into strategy, leadership, marketing, and operations that help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of entrepreneurship.

Morning found me the way a cautious friend does—soft footsteps, gentle voice, standin’ just far enough away not to scare me back into my shell. Light eased through my curtains like warm fingertips, and for a moment I lay there, listenin’ to the quiet hum of a house that ain’t used to a heart beatin’ this awake.

Balancing debt payments with savings is about creating a system that keeps you moving forward even when things are tight. Every small payment and every small deposit counts, because both build stability in different ways. The trick is to stay flexible, stay patient, and keep building momentum one steady step at a time.

same old cracks, same splinters, but the wood seemed to lean into me, as if sayin’, “Alright, baby. Day One was recognition. Day Two is reckonin’.”

Its about women who finds her husband cheating and yet has no clue what to do. Now the 3 part will only be a wild ride .

I didn’t plan to sit on the bottom step today. Didn’t plan to take stock of my life like I was counting coins on a church fan. But life has a way of cornering you right where the truth can see your face, and the step seemed to know somethin’ I didn’t.

Today is Day 1 for me, I will no longer say one day. It's a never ending loop and battle trying to make excuses well I can't today I got to......bull, it's past big girl pants time!! Unfortunately, some of us were sheltered and protected from the cruel world and it's messiness; so then when we are left to our own devices we do tend to fall into our parents patterns, habits we pick up from trying to cope or numb pains. Everyone has their own vice, I choose from here forward to use my words and truths to be my voice and set precedent for my future! I choose happiness and peace! I choose growth and innerstanding! I choose to be grateful for this life's experiences, lessons, growth, truth, love, kindness and clarity!! I am open and ready to receive and and all new and true knowledge sent my way! I offer advice, self help, tips and shared knowledge for anyone that would like to engage! Unconditional Love is Always the Answer, In All Ways!

Many households are still facing financial difficulties due to missed paychecks and rising costs, even as government operations resume. It’s normal to feel uncertain about moving forward, whether your income was directly affected or you're a contractor without backpay. Now is a good time to regroup, rebuild, and create a financial recovery plan. First, catch up on urgent expenses when backpay arrives; prioritize essentials before celebrating. Next, rebuild your financial cushion if you had to use savings or credit cards. Make your backpay work harder by planning how to use it wisely. Prepare for future disruptions by having a plan in place for unpredictable shutdowns. Finally, once immediate issues are managed, focus on long-term financial wellness by strengthening your budget and confidence.

Occultism, Magic, and Hermetics To speak of Occultism, Magic, and Hermetics is to speak of the hidden architecture of existence—the subtle web of laws and principles that shape both the cosmos and the human soul. Often misunderstood or dismissed, these disciplines invite us to look beyond the material world perceived by the senses and pierce the veil that separates the visible from the invisible recognizing that all things are bound by a living, intelligent order. Though often misrepresented in the modern age, they remain the perennial foundation for those seeking wisdom that transcends dogma, culture, and time.

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This note details an ingenious way to turn NASA into a public service so the government can have a source of revenue that would enable them to lower taxes.

A narrative about a suicide attempt to show awareness and that there is light at the end of the tunnel

This note details a possible way to make nuclear fusion much easier. Nuclear Fusion is not as hard to achieve as one might think.

"Una Caro (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy" is the title of a 40-page publication that the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith issued. It outlines the Catholic Church's tenet that marriage is a singular and exclusive union between a man and a woman. Although the text mentions that the Church has focused more on the indissolubility of marriage than on the unity of the partners, it nevertheless emphasizes that marriage demands both. Unity is defined as the mutual belonging of two individuals that is unshareable with anybody else. Through Scripture, Church teachings, and cultural allusions, such as Indian traditions and the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Walt Whitman, the paper examines the notion of unity in marriage. In order to promote monogamous relationships, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said that the document was written in response to demands from African bishops serving in communities where polygamy is prevalent.