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At 33, I am currently self-employed as a gratebuilder (fireplace installer) and I have been for 3 years now. Growing up as a child I was obsessed with the cartoon world (who wasn't) and this obsession soon turned into a dream when after high school, I pushed

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Fear of letting go: 1 of 25
Fear can be seen as a disease of the mind, one in which each of us can control or rid ourselves of very easily to a certain degree once we know how but when fear strikes our hearts, it can control us and put a stop to our lives, but only if we allow it to - fear is anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Certain dangers in... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Why intimacy is worth waiting for: 1 of 18
Intimacy is a gift shared between two people. To give yourself to another is a sacred thing and should not, in my opinion, be given so lightly. When you give yourself intimately' to another, you give them your soul, your essence, your whole being and that is what makes intimacy so special. Some people choose to give themselv... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust How do you know you're really in love?: 3 of 50
From the age of twelve onwards, love became something that vast amounts of my time was spent on trying to find. The tingles, the thumping heart, the feeling of everything being brand new, I loved love, it gave me wings. It made me feel alive. My first ever experience with love led to a broken heart and it was such an intense... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reflections: Why God deniers must repent and believe: 1 of 13
Does God exist? Growing up as a child and raised as a catholic, I have always believed in God, not because my religion had taught me to, but from personal experience. Many weird and wonderful things have happened in my life to explain the existence of God, or a higher power as many people prefer to call him. Even now to this... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) The best gift you've ever received: 19 of 174
In the fall of 2004 I met a young lady. Feelings were exchanged that I hadn't felt in such a long time and we hit it off, creating a relationship. She told me that she had a little girl and was afraid that after telling me I wouldn't want to take things any further. I consider myself to be brought up well and as much as I ca... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Signs of decline for our world: Losing hope that the world will be better for the next generation: 3 of 15
Love, Honor, respect and courage to name but a few, we all possess these traits. We are all born with them, as a part of our genetic make-up these gifts amongst many others we receive from our parents are what make us who we are. Gifts our parents received from their parents and their parents from their parents before them. ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Confused by love: 64 of 311
Love is like a burning seed. Love is like a seed, stabbing into the heart, spreading it's roots, poisoning from the start. As thorns of fear quickly begin to grow, some are called insecurity which start off slow. Jealousy soon follows as the thorns entwine, bleeding the heart like a bitter wine. Soon you become fearful, like... More..
Relationships & Family > Crisis Support (Other) Why suicide should never be an option: 5 of 23
Sometimes in life we believe that we are alone simply because that is what our state of being is proving to us at the time. By believing and therefore accepting' that we are alone, whether that be due to failures in love, employment or just due to life in general, our course of action is to unconsciously alienate' ourselves ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your definition of happiness: 44 of 159
Love is the definition of happiness. When you love someone, you emanate the rays of your soul into their heart making them see that life is not such a bad thing after all. When you love someone, you take away all the fears and the flaws they harbor in their heart that weigh them down and refrain them from showing their true ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Why we should not fear death: 17 of 45
Death comes to us all, it is just another path and it is one that we must all take, but before we do, we must live and we must learn life. Fearing death while living life is closing yourself off to the learning process and until we do learn, we cannot go home. That is why we should not ever fear death, for when we die, we ar... More..