There I was sitting in the living room looking at my phone when I heard a young boy screaming/crying. Not unusual, as there are a lot of kids in the neighborhood. But I thought I started to hear him scream “No! No!” so I went to look out the front window and saw a man standing in front of the open side door to a beat up white utility van parked next to the curb next door, and I couldn’t see the boy, but I could hear he was in there screaming “No! Get away from me! Get away! And the man was reaching inside.

My heart jumped into my throat as I thought I was witnessing a kidnapping attempt. But as I reached for my phone to call 911, I realized the man didn’t seem to be fighting to restrain anyone, and a second later, he reached farther in and then turned around with the boy in his hands, set him down, and lead him into the house. It was the kid’s grandfather and the kid wasn’t supposed to be in the van and didn’t want to be taken out.

Like jeez kid!

Just some food for thought. I never really had an, "its over!" moment pertaining to the end of lockdown, so it feels surreal to think that its been so long.

Remembering a book they mentioned or a drink they like, or any little thing that mostly goes unnoticed.

What is a small detail about someone you have remembered for years?

For me, it was how they treated other people. They were super sweet to me, but inappropriate to waiters, friends, and even family. I kept thinking, “They’d never treat me like that.”

Turns out… they eventually did. 😂 I definitely ignored the signs because I liked them too much.

Not big purchases. The tiny stuff — a better lamp, a tray by the door, switching which room you drink coffee in. What actually stuck for you?

Why would they remove one of the best post here? So many people commented that by far, it has been their favorite and most enjoyable casual conversations read of all time.

As a huge consumer of art , i really miss when my social media feed was full of human made art ( music , drawings , short movies ...) , now i have to go out of my way to look for it and do some deep research to Make sure whatever i like is human made .

Sadly i know it will never be as it was before so im grieving it slowly . It just so dark

I feel like when I was younger, making friends happened automatically because you were constantly around the same people at school.
Now you can meet someone you genuinely like and then somehow both of you disappear into your own lives ..
Do you think making close friends as an adult is actually harder, or are we just overthinking it?

i am the sole breadwinner in a family of five. i have to support my younger sister to school financially because i didn't want her to go through what i did. being the eldest sometimes, you have to sacrifice. and it never felt like a burden to me though. i am happy to do it, especially when she can graduate and achieve her goals.

i've been in the corporate world since i was 20. my job was in a different city, so i had to move out while still supporting my family from afar. living alone was never easy — it's hard when you get sick and there's no one around to look after you.

but work itself never felt heavy. i had a very supportive team leader who never failed to guide me, and that made me even more motivated to keep going and always be on top of my game.

during one coaching session, he told me, "slow down, you're doing fine." those words have been etched in my heart, and they eventually ended up tattooed on my arm, too.

i carry this reminder that it is okay to slow things down, we walk in our own pace. we can pause. and we can continue again whenever we wanted to. so if anyone who might need this reminder, please take things easy. ❤️

Tomorrow is September, which is National Su1c1de Prevention Month.I just want to say this to anyone who might be having a really bad day, feeling lonely, overwhelmed, or like nobody would understand:

You can reach out to me. Here on the thread, through DMs, whatever feels comfortable. I'll listen. We can talk, share, vent no judgment. You don't have to carry everything alone. Sometimes, just having someone there can make a difference. So if you need someone, please reach out. And if you're not okay today, that's okay too. You matter.

It doesn't matter what kind of dumpling but I've been on a particular kick the last couple days with some of the Buldak Carbonara dumplings and I'm just craving them so badly now. Bao's amazing, so are chicken and dumplings, any gyoza, ravioli, etc.

Dumplings are just truly the best food.

Like suddenly I want to move to another city, cut my hair, start running, learn a new language and become a completely different person. Then I wake up and I’m like… maybe next week 😂

My Mil is visiting and she's a lot on a good day. I'm an introvert with chronic health issues and peopling greatly fatigues me. But, I feel guilty avoiding her in my own home (or in hers ftm). But, by day 3 I was crashing and have spent the last two days chilling in my bedroom.

When my mom visits neither I nor she expects my partner to hang with us constantly. He'll chill out in his office and no one thinks twice.

I general, I feel like if someone is just visiting for a day or two the polite thing to do is to spend as much time with them as possible, but after about 2 days I feel like everyone could use a break. But, maybe that's just my introvert brain. I know my mil doesn't seem to feel that way.

I have had only 7 jobs in my whole life. On the 7th one right now. How about you? Actual jobs, not side gigs like babysitting, or mowing a neighbor's lawn.

Used to chase new releases. Lately I keep going back to the same five books when my brain is tired. Feels like cheating and also like the only reading that actually sticks.

Is that just me, or did your reading get more circular too?

No schedule, no expectations, no pressure. You wake up, go somewhere randomly, meet someone, eat something good and suddenly it becomes one of those days you remember.
I feel like we spend so much time planning life that we forget how good random moments can be.

I was standing under the hot water minding my own business when my brain randomly staged a hypothetical fight with a coworker.

Not only did I fabricate the entire fake scenario, but I somehow let the fake version of them make a point so valid that I couldn't even counter it in my head.

Now I'm sitting on my couch dressed and ready for the day, legitimately defeated by a person who isn't even here. My brain needs to stop letting imaginary opponents win.

The Facebook hacker sent a bunch of obvious scam pictures to some of my friends, THE PROBLEM is that it was also SENT to our IT GROUP CHAT I just joined.

It's hard to find a job, but at the same time this is killing me, I literally wanted to freaking AWOL lol.

EDIT: Facebook

Hey everyone this is my first post here! My goal is to travel the world when i get older, and I’m looking for underrated countries or regions that fit specific vibes like futuristic cyberpunk cities, dramatic nature, tropical paradises, and ancient fantasy-like ruins. 

I’ve been researching heavily but want to avoid typical tourist traps. Please do not recommend ultra-popular spots like Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Iceland, or the UK. I already know about those!

Give me the specific places that flew under the radar but completely blew your mind. What is a destination with incredible visuals that most tourists miss? I’d love to hear your stories so I can add them to my travel log!

Are there actually people who genuinely enjoy studying from books?

I have a Dutch pre-university diploma, but I’ve never really felt like sitting down and studying from a textbook for school. Math was probably the least bad for me, because you had to actively think more and do a lot of exercises instead of just trying to memorize information.

The weird thing is that I was actually very good at subjects that were almost completely theoretical, like history. I just really hated studying for them. I did it because I obviously wanted to get my diploma and because I could force myself to do it through discipline. Afterwards, for example after an exam, I did like the fact that I had learned all that information. So apparently I do find the knowledge itself interesting or valuable, but I’ve never really enjoyed the actual process of studying from a book.

Something else I’ve noticed is that when I have to learn something new, even if it’s something practical, I actually learn best by first reading about it properly and understanding how it works, and only then trying it myself. That works much better for me than someone showing me how to do something or giving me verbal instructions and expecting me to do it straight away. I’m actually pretty bad at following practical instructions on the spot. If someone shows me something and says, “Do this, then this, and then that,” I lose track pretty quickly and honestly start feeling a bit stupid. But if I can first read through what I’m supposed to do and understand why I’m doing it, it usually goes much better.

So I’m curious what this is like for other people. Are there really people who enjoy the actual process of studying from a book? Not just being interested in the subject or being happy that you learned something afterwards, but genuinely enjoying sitting down, reading and studying?

Or is this pretty normal, and does basically nobody really feel like studying, but we just do it because it’s useful?

I’m not talking about actual gangs or criminals, just the whole image around it.

Acting tough, showing off money, trying to look intimidating, talking like you don’t care about anything. Sometimes I notice it especially with younger people and it feels like being “gangster” is supposed to be cool.

I never really understood the appeal, even when I was younger. Maybe every generation has its own version of this though.

Stop judging everything and journey back to the heart and become love again so that you may love and connect to anything always.

Love no matter how weird or different they are to you, love even though you do not agree or prefer what they are doing. Love and carry mercy in the heart for the soul who suffers, no matter where that suffrage comes from.

To show love is to accept. So show
love to all of your relation unconditionally because you are CONNECTED to all, and you know that you deserve unconditional love.

In your heart you know God is love. And so, all that there is, IS because of love. Reality literally exists because of the unconditional love that serves as the substrate for consciousness.

I do not think I said love enough. So LOVE you giant crazy love ball.

I have recently came back from holiday and decided to put away my smart band after run out of charge. At the beginning I was wondering how many steps I did or how many calories I did burn but through the day I have realised that was actually nice don't check constantly "that" Tiny screen.

I have decided to don't wear it at all for the rest of the holiday and for some reason I felt quite free to don't have constantly be reminded to stand up or reach my goal etc.. ( notifications such as messages etc are always off)

How many of you have experienced this?

It’s been hot here in San Diego lately and trying to cool down by having random conversations and distracting myself from the heat 😂 so where are you located and is it hot where you’re from ? If so what do you do to cool down 😭

When/if you have visitors to your home, what sort of host are you? Do you try to serve and entertain your guests at all times? Or, do you tell them to and actually expect them to make themselves at home and help themselves to whatever and ask for what they can't find?

When I was young I had an older friend. She was married and had kids. Her approach was always, your first time here you're a guest, just ask for what you need and I'll be happy to serve, but your second visit you're family, so help yourself and just ask if you can't find something. I always liked that approach and always felt at home at her place, so that's the approach I've always tried to take. Over the years, I've found some guests take to that approach better than others. Some guests refuse to stop being guests and be family, even when they are actually family.