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About me - Mikalyn

In the mind of me death was a teenage fear

and the conquering of it, well that I hold dear.

Now its life that I'm struggling with

hugging the wall as I ascend this narrow cliff.

I live in the Pacific Northwest with my boyfriend and our two humongous dogs;

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Childhood memories: 59 of 292

Chapter 1. Smack! You're alive! As I think back to the first memory I can conjure, there are so many fuzzy indistinct pictures, sounds and feelings. Then there is a memory that is clear and piercing and as I look at it in my memory projector I can see that it is when I truly became aware of my living being. Smack! It's like ...
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Self-exploration as the key to discovering higher and inner self: 4 of 19

Soul searching. What does that term actually mean? It's hard to search for something that one cannot see, touch or define. We often do one thing with the soul however that is unmistakable evidence and 'for me' proof of its existence. We feel it. That's what we do with the soul, we feel. Just as we can feel the wind and the s...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Is it possible to be fat and happy?: 2 of 8

Is it Possible to be Fat and Happy? Isn't everyone warmed by the company of a fat, happy cat? Even though there is a small voice in the back of my head telling me that I have made the cat fat, regardless of his wishes; for I am the hand that feeds. Well, we're all the hands that feed and we are charged with the responsibilit...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Can public outcry force Hollywood to clean up their act?: 1 of 4

I’ve heard so many views on these issues but no one puts them together as I think they should be. Drugs, sex and violence on our television on the internet and on the streets is upsetting, particularly when it’s tasteless or performed for seemingly mean...
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Being happy in your life: 15 of 51

This world is not black and white; there are light shades and shadows, there are dark areas and the wonderful miracle of color. Our eyes are designed to interpret a range of visual effects and shades of stimulation. Our ears can hear beyond the visual and that seem...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Should the music industry do more to improve the moral content in song lyrics?: 4 of 12

Of course the music industry would immediately point to the first amendment if ever held responsible for the crap they play over the radio and publish on their albums. In truth, they cannot be held liable through any judicial system for the words they sell unless someone can prove that they are directly related to the lyrica...
Religion & Spirituality > New Age (Other) How learning about New Age is open to everyone: 1 of 3

Before going on with my essay I would like to say that I do not really like the term New Age for many of the philosophies associated with the term. Isn't it right that the term New Age is simply referring to the fact that we are indeed passing from the age of Pisces into the age of Aquarius? That is an astronomical fact and ...
Sciences > Astronomy Biography: Pythagoras of Samos: 1 of 3

Pythagoras "The father of numbers," The first Philosopher, Yavancharya the "Ionian Teacher," That Man. Many names exist for the ancient master, Pythagoras. It is said that he served many masters throughout his time; perhaps he acquired the names there. Or maybe his many titles come from his loyal disciples, who dared not cal...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Problems with the world today: 19 of 53

The world has Aids, and Cancer, and Diabetes. We have war and terrorism and corruption. All of these things take lives and impact countless others; people are brought to their knees preying and weeping over these things everyday in our country and the next. These things are real, we can smell them and touch them and feel the...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Teen body image and the media: 20 of 48

"You're Only Popular with Anorexia." Tori Amos My neighbor recently got plastic surgery. She was 25, drop dead gorgeous and could make men crumble with a snap of her fingers but always felt that she was lacking in the second base region. Do you think that at twenty three my mother knew someone who had breast implants? I don'...