#mindset

Sometimes I find myself staring at the butterflies in my backyard—those small yellow or white ones fluttering aimlessly among the croton plants and the crumbling old walls. I look at them and, without

Most likely I'm not the only one in this situation, as Hive has a few active users. Not as many as it used to have, but still, there are a few still standing. There was a time when people were learning

While Smallsteps and her mother have been cruising the seas and watching a gig last night, I was at home with a sick Puusti. For some reason, a couple days ago he started drooling a crazy amount, couldn't

The sun was blazing over the city, far too cheerful for the kind of thoughts running through Darius’s head. He sat on the couch with his face buried in one hand, staring at a framed picture of his mother

Yesterday I was told that I got a black eye, my face has shrinked and I am getting weak. The people here suddenly seems noticing me getting too caring. But not the true case, they were trying to sympathies

Ebony and Ivory Black and white. Up and down. Right and Wrong. Good and Evil. Opposites. As they point in opposing directions. Misogyny and Misandry. These are not opposites, they are the same thing, with

Sitting here drinking my coffee. Watching the morning news. At the same time thinking about something that has been troubling me. If you read my last post then you know I’m cleaning out my old office /

Hello, Ladies of Hive! Today I want to open my heart to share a fundamental part of my life, something that completely changed the way I recognize and embrace myself. Discovering myself after 40: My son’s

There is something deeply magical about rainy days. When the first drops begin to patter against the windowpane, the rushed pace of the outside world seems to grind to a halt, tucking us into a gentle

I was, am and will be hyper-vigilant.And today I can say it without shame and without wanting to change who I am. Because hypervigilance was also a way of learning to be attentive, to read the world, to

One thing I have learnt in life is that the older we grow, the better we understand life. I have yet to see a human being without shortcomings, no matter who that person is. It doesn’t matter their job,

Gandalf taken by a Balrog in Moria surprised Smallsteps, as he had been a staple character through the Hobbit also. However, even at that point she was working out ways he may have survived and suspected

Hello friends how are you all I hope you are doing well I am also doing well. Today I will talk about how to stop making negative comments about yourself or how to overcome it. Usually we talk to ourselves

We believe that an extraordinary life has to look extraordinary. That has to be noticed. That has to provoke admiration. But over the years one begins to discover that there are lives that look spectacular

The picture is of my gym locker padlock. It is a three-wheel model, which means it has 1000 possible combinations. Considering it has to protect a gym bag with an inhaler in it, that is good enough. In

There's something I can't get out of my head and as I see, this thing is going to get worse and at some point affect most of the population at some level. Two years ago I think it was, when I bought a

Who is to be held accountable? In Australia and Finland (and I assume many other countries) private gun storage laws are quite strict and require the gun to be stored unloaded, behind lock and key, and

"The child is a reflection of us, and the small things they do hold lessons we desperately need in our own lives." image from pexels I don't know if this one will matter to the Hive community,

How are you all I hope you are all doing well I am also doing well. Today I will talk about how to stop taking everything personally. So this used to happen to me before that I didn't really know much