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Hello, everyone! I’m Phoenix, a transgender vegan writer. I love to joyfully grow and to practice compassion for all beings. Here are my shares so far.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Feel Good About Who and Where You Are
a. Celebrate your flaws
b. Focus on the positive
c. Appreciate your “enemies”
d. Heal from bullying
e. Love your unique physical beauty
f. Turn regret into doing your best
g. Turn embarrassment into connection
h. Embrace autistic traits
B. Live Fully in the Reality You Create
i. Find freedom from technology addiction
j. Let TV shows inspire your life
k. Let video games inspire your life
l. Personify things to grow playfully
m. The power of great counseling or coaching
n. Learn to concentrate
o. Sustainable goal achievement
p. Unconventional thinkers who helped me
q. Other unorthodox self-help strategies
r. Better moods
D. Embark on a Journey of Creative Sharing
r. Discover your courage for being seen
s. Outgrow perfectionism
A. Social interaction 101… 404?… for awkward aliens
a. Open up by simply loving people
b. Communication strategy for an anxious visionary
c. Encouragement for a sensitive person to engage with criticism
d. Support for being an introvert
e. Socializing in the digital age
~ Relationships (friendly and professional) ~
f. Cope with rejection and have happy boundaries
g. Taste true friendship
h. Step into leadership when you don’t feel ready
~ Veggie soup for the unique single’s soul (romantic) ~
i. Online dating and soulmate attraction experiments
j. Feel ready and open for love (with self-love)
~ Be kind and make the world merrier ~
a. Being more altruistic
b. When we cry for those who are suffering and worry we aren’t doing enough
c. Effective altruism and suffering-focused ethics
~ Include nonhuman animals in our compassion ~
d. How to think like an anti-speciesist
e. Explore your relationship with animals, and take responsibility
f. Motivation to live vegan or be an animal ally
g. Veganism and moral courage
h. Issues facing specific types of animals
i. Intersections of human and nonhuman issues
j. Vegan controversies and unpopular opinions
~ Stay well and stay lighthearted, animal lovers ~
k. Plant-based health and vegan food celebration
l. Mindful, magical eating
m. Animal rights satire & vegan comedy
~ Inspiration for animal advocates ~
n. My personal adventures as an animal advocate
o. Animal activists who inspired me
p. A few assorted ways of helping animals
q. Being a vegan writer
a. Resilience through transphobia, and forgiveness
b. What being trans means to me
c. Gender pronouns
d. Growing into a happier, healthier trans girl
e. Critiques of rigid, intolerant justice
f. LGBTQ controversies
g. Other justice controversies
h. Personal experiences that made me rethink things
i. Articles on race
j. Apologies and self-reflection to be a better ally
a. Sex-positivity and masturbation celebration
b. Moaning and groaning about my blah sex life
c. Heal from sexual trauma and disappointment
d. Sexual restraint and responsibility
e. Kink and fetish
f. Flirtatious humor
6. DAY-IN-THE-LIFE DIARY POSTS
a. Daily wisdom and gratitude
b. Daily vegan life (food focus)
c. Daily vegan life (animals and people)
d. Journaling prompts
e. Action prompts and dares
f. Mental health days (sharing the struggle)
g. Zany experiments with chakras
h. Relationship hopes, relationship hiccups
i. A day in the life of a writer
j. Accountability through a blog/diary
7. MY 100-DAY SOCIAL COURAGE CHALLENGE
a. Preparation for the challenge
b. General lessons learned
c. Online social courage
d. Courage in dating
e. Creative courage
f. Financial courage
a. Family stories
b. Celebration of culture
c. Trivia game
d. Philosophy, happiness, and questions about life
e. Beauty and style
f. Fiction (playwriting)
g. Language learning
h. A reflection on COVID-19 misinformation
i. Things I wrote years ago before I was on Medium
j. Hannah Montana parody song for struggling writers
k. My “trophy cabinet” of standout articles
1. SELF-GROWTH AND ACCEPTANCE
A. Feel Good About Who and Where You Are
“I love you just the way you are.” I always wanted to be told this. And to feel that way about myself. Over time, I found techniques that helped me. A few basic ideas I follow are:
The more I forgive and admire other people, the easier it is to love myself.
Every flaw has a flip side (a strength). Every mistake I make can be turned into an opportunity for honesty and connection with others.
I focus on what I DO want. I say what I LOVE.
May these articles prime you to feel more positive towards yourself, people, and life!
a. Celebrate your flaws
7 Things I’ve Embraced Being Terrible At
b. Focus on the positive
I’m Grateful for Our Self-Discipline: We could celebrate the things we do a whole lot more.
3 Keys to a Cheerful Outlook on Life: It’s possible to be realistic AND jolly
Count the Kindness From Guys on Dating Sites: I’m grateful for every gentlemanly gesture
c. Appreciate your “enemies”
33 Giddy Compliments of the First Trump-Biden Debate: The Political Positivity Fairy makes her debut
Why I Am an “Ajerkist”: Who doesn’t believe anyone’s a jerk. (on being nonjudgmental towards those who do harm)
d. Heal from bullying
The Problem With “I Was Bullied”: When I took responsibility, I found healing
How Nat’s Humor Taught Me to Make Fun of Myself: I transformed hurt into hilarious human connection (a thank-you to CommunityChannel)
I Pretended to Be Asexual When I Was a Teen: And it taught me these 8 lessons about Pride.
e. Love our unique physical beauty
I’m 28, And These Older Female Role Models Are Helping Me Embrace Aging
How to Love Being in Your Late Twenties: 27 is my favorite number these days
Beauty Is a Gift You Give to Others: Not something you hoard for yourself (short and sweet)
f. Turn regret into doing your best
My College Experience Was “Not Worth It.” How I Turned Regret Into Post-Grad Prosperity
g. Turn embarrassment into connection
How NOT to Live in Your Car: 10 confessions of a professional Toyota Corolla bumette
h. Embrace autistic traits
B. Live Fully in the Reality You Create
When I was young, it seemed difficult to create the kind of life I longed to live. The easiest thing to do was just escape into an online game, watch a show, or seek instant gratification.
But the years passed me by, and so did my dreams.
Now 4 years “sober” from Neopets, my relationship with technology and with being alive continues to get stronger. I share my passion for living addiction-free, and for being your own real-life hero.
i. Free yourself from technology addiction
11 Ways to Watch TV and Netflix More Consciously: It all started with my Carmen Sandiego addiction…
I Made Peace With Mr. Television: AKA my worst frenemy, the talking box of brain-killing DOOM! (humorous tips for coexisting in a household that watches TV)
j. Let TV shows inspire your life
My Little Pony Taught Me a Major Key to Self-Confidence
k. Let video games inspire your life
Neopets Forged my Animal Activism: How gaming can lead to making real-world impacts
C. General Self-Growth
Self-help doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all. Here I share my honest struggles, and the wacky approaches that seem to have helped me. I invite you to reflect on what works for YOU.
I’ve had chats with $2 bills. I follow strict rules that could seem over-the-top, but it liberated me from my bad habits. I’m distractible and I make too many lists, but I’ve used my quirks to my advantage as I slowly become a more grounded dreamer and achiever.
l. Personify things to grow playfully
Convinced Money is the Devil’s Paper? Use it to Explore YOUR Values: Dear Ben Franklin, I hope to finally have an abundant money mindset (balancing the injustices of capitalism with a determination to make one’s personal relationship with money a positive one)
Writer’s Block? Try Interviewing Your Muse: I personified my creativity to see what it had to say
Play the Personification Game: You’ll discover a new creative way to improve your life.
m. The power of great counseling or coaching
I Wanted to Be a Transgender Tennis Star: Lorrin didn’t dismiss my crazy dream. She listened. (how a co-active life coach healed my soul)
n. Learn to concentrate
A 100-Year-Old Concentration Book Teaches Me Focus: A heartfelt thank-you to Theron Q. Dumont (summary of The Power of Concentration)
How to Focus When You’re as All-Over-the-Place as Blueberries on the Floor: Can you renew your concentration every 30 seconds? (informal journal of my ADHD struggles and how I came up with a 30-second rule)
o. Sustainable goal achievement
How To Stop Setting Delusional Goals: 5 paradigm shifts to be a more grounded achiever
p. Unconventional thinkers who helped me
q. Other unorthodox self-help strategies
Say No To Chlorhexidine & Yes To These Safe, Effective, Natural Mouthwash Alternatives
r. Better moods
D. Embark on a Journey of Creative sharing
I first wrote in a diary when I was 5. People told me I was good at writing. It was a major passion, but only in private. I was too shy to share anything!
It took me till I was 27 to finally get off the ground as a writer. Now, I’ve posted over 250 articles. I’m thrilled, because being a public writer is normal now. Having eyeballs on my essays feels like no big deal.
How can I help accelerate YOUR creative journey?
r. Discover your courage for being seen
Having Someone Read My Diary Was My Worst Fear. Now, I Share My Diary For Fun
Why Fear of Being Seen Paralyzes Us From Sharing: And how to become comfortable baring your soul
s. Outgrow perfectionism
11 Reasons to Be a Worse Writer on Purpose: ‘Imperfectionism’ is my word of the year
Get in the Writing Flow with a Ridiculous Character: How Ducky the Dinosaur helps my perfectionism
2. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
~ Social interaction 101… 404?… for awkward aliens ~
Social grace did not come naturally for me. I thank my lucky stars for basic communication books, like How to Win Friends and Influence People.
On top of that, I’ve had to deal with being extremely introverted, more sensitive than most folks, and vegan in a non-vegan world.
Here are some of my survival notes.
a. Open up by simply loving people a lot
Dogs Are My Friendliness Role Models: Make socializing simple
How to Stay Openhearted When You Want to Hide: By mentally appreciating everyone you meet
b. Communication strategy for an anxious visionary
c. Encouragement for a sensitive person to engage with criticism
Remember When People Pushed Your Buttons and You Thanked Them Later: This might help us share boldly
d. Support for being an introvert
e. Socializing in the digital age
The Digital Minimalist Mindset I’m Using to Be a Better Friend: When I read your text, it’s like you’re sitting right beside me (imagine your phone or computer as 3D space)
~ Relationships (friendly and professional) ~
Want to know two of my biggest struggles in relationships?
First, I hate rejection (on either end). I wish I could be everybody’s best friend!
Second, I’ve wanted to participate. To contribute. To figure out how to be a leader at something useful. All my wisdom and potential felt locked away inside me.
These articles were a response to those struggles.
f. Cope with rejection and have happy boundaries
The 3 Times I Was Grateful for Ghosting: Sometimes a ghost’s goodbye hurts less than harsh words
g. Taste true friendship
How to Be Freakishly Fulfilled in Your Friendships: Be prepared to make some people furious (be disgustingly yourself, but in ways that serve others, as a strategy for forming better friendships)
h. Step into leadership when you don’t feel ready
I Failed as a Wannabe Life Coach: And I realized these 10 things
~ Veggie soup for the unique single’s soul (romantic) ~
I’m the last person you should go to for dating advice. I’ve never even had a partner.
But over the years of investigating what might be stopping me, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I understand better now what I’m looking for. How to love myself first. And how to enjoy a more relaxed, lighthearted dating journey.
Wherever you are at in your love life, I hope what I write can nourish your unique soul!
i. Online dating and soulmate attraction experiments
Video Chat App “Filter Off” Is Hosting Vegan Speed Dating. Here’s My Review
5 Reasons I Swiped Right on Every Guy: And what happened when I did
j. Feel ready and open for love (with self-love)
Are You Being Objectified, or Are You Guarded Around Love? Let people like your for your uniqueness.
3. ALTRUISM & VEGANISM
~ Be kind and make the world merrier ~
Everything we do is to make the world better.
The articles below are to help you reflect on your greater goals in life, and aim to do the most good you can. As Buddhist author Matthieu Ricard would know, Happiness and Altruism can go hand in hand!
I sometimes write about effective altruism (EA) and suffering-focused ethics. These philosophies try to combine heart with logic & data, and to focus on preventing suffering, especially the worst forms of it.
a. Being more altruistic
b. When we cry for those who are suffering and worry we aren’t doing enough
c. Effective altruism and suffering-focused ethics
~ Include nonhuman animals in our compassion ~
These articles advocate that we respect nonhuman animals. Let’s avoid causing unnecessary suffering.
A pig, sparrow, and snake are all sentient individuals. In an ideal world, I can’t see why they deserve any less protection from harm than I do. Modern humans have a lot of power to make a difference for animals, but animals can do nothing to stop us from hurting them. Only we can hold ourselves accountable.
I hope these articles serve as a gentle challenge for vegans and non-vegans alike. Just as our world has opened up to include LGBTQ people like me, we can all be allies to animals as well.
d. How to think like an anti-speciesist
People Eating Animals Isn’t Actually Like Lions Eating Animals: What this vegan thinks of lions
e. Explore your relationship with animals, and take responsibility
What if Animals Left You a Review?: I hope to be a 5-star human
This Tortoise is Not a Symbol: Animals are unique beings (a critique of popular concepts that portray animals of a given species as all the same)
How to Forgive Yourself for Hurting Animals: I wish I could live like a queen without harming a fly (embrace feelings of guilt; turn them into compassion in action)
f. Motivation to live vegan or be an animal ally
g. Veganism and moral courage
7 Ways I’ve Been a Fatally Imperfect Vegan: In case you thought I was better than you or something… (the courage to be imperfect)
Have a Gratitude Feast That Ruffles Your Feathers: To feel thankful, get out of your comfort zone
h. Issues facing specific types of animals
6 Reasons We Are Biased Not To Care About Fish (inspired by the science book What a Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe)
23 Ways Wild Animals Suffer: 23 reasons why I’m grateful to be a modern human. 23 reasons to care.
6 Reasons I’m Happy for Animals Who Are NOT in Zoos: Today I scrubbed the floor; then I scrubbed my brain with reading (note: this is a diary entry so it meanders into different topics, but you can skip to the part where I give a nuanced, still-learning take on zoos)
i. Intersections of human and nonhuman issues
My Loved Ones Passed Away From Cancer. Why I Still Don’t Support Animal Testing
j. Vegan controversies and unpopular opinions
What Animal Would a Vegan Eat?: I wanted to hate meat, but embracing my bacon-loving alter ego could be good for the animals (could annoy fellow vegans, but it’s about collaborating with where people are at and taking tough questions seriously)
I Thought About My Throat Chakra and it Helped Me Listen to Ex-Vegans: When I accept experiences that differ from mine, I have an easier time speaking up for animals (note: this is a diary entry so it meanders into different topics, but you can skip the chakra stuff if you want)
~ Stay well and stay lighthearted, animal lovers ~
It is one thing to agree that animals deserve protection. To put our ideals into action, let’s enjoy the journey and make it sustainable.
Blog posts about plant-based health, and enjoying each meal, are below. If you just came for the laughs, check out the animal rights satire & vegan comedy!
k. Plant-based health and vegan food celebration
9 Exceptionally Healthy Foods For My 2021 Nutritional Makeover
3 Simply Habits I’ve Used to Get in More Leafy Greens
I Gave Up Sugar A Year Ago. Here’s How You Can Still Enjoy Sweet Vegan Life San Sugar.
l. Mindful, magical eating
How Food Magic Makes Everything More Fun: Imagine your supper is a world peace spell.
My Millet Lentil Vegetable Stew (mildly spicy!): A recipe. A poem. A scoop of life.
m. Animal rights satire & vegan comedy
Frightening Confessions of a Vegan Sociopath: I fooled the world with my ‘helping animals’ act
~ Inspiration for animal advocates ~
Maybe you’re more than just a Good Samaritan who’s giving veganism a chance. You’re a passionate animal lover. You’ve spent a lot of your life trying to help creatures, or you aspire to. If so, you might get a kick out of my funny stories and odes to activists who inspired me.
I’ll share some of the different things I’ve done to advocate for animals so far. Writing about animal issues on Medium has been a big step too, so I’ve included blog posts about that journey!
n. My personal adventures as an animal advocate
I Lived In My Car While Volunteering For Animals Through a National Nonprofit
I Was One of the Top Players on Neopets. How I Quit Gaming & Became an Animal Advocate
7 Confessions of an Awkward Animal Activist: I made hilarious mistakes, but my passion led me to a good place (a longer read, it tells the story of my animal activism journey from age 7 to 27)
o. Animal activists who inspired me
Book Review: 3 of My Favorite Essays From Voices For Animal Liberation
p. A few assorted ways of helping animals
5 Ways to Help Animals From Home: Even if you hate getting covered in dog hair
q. Being a vegan writer
I Write About Veganism to Help People Feel Less Alone: Compassion loves company
How to Write Like a Vegan Activist: I’m ending my 5 excuses for being quiet about my vegan ethics
4. GENDER EUPHORIA
When I was 11, the discrimination I faced at school made me crave equality. Why were people judged based on how they looked? Why should the bodies and brains we were born with determine how well we are treated?
As a transgender youth, I felt hopelessly misunderstood by society. It would hurt to think that I, too, might be bigoted or misunderstanding towards other marginalized groups.
That’s why I titled this section Gender Euphoria. We all deserve to feel joyful about being the unique person we are. Wealth euphoria, racial euphoria, ability euphoria, and aging happily ever after are all equally important. I hope to be a happy and helpful piece of the puzzle.
~ Transgender articles ~
I love sharing my personal stories that give a taste of transgender life. Transgender people are not a monolith, but I’m glad I can say my piece.
As a grateful reader of other trans writers and writers on gender, I know how much our stories validate one another. I write my articles for all of you, of any gender.
I express forgiveness towards discrimination and disagreements. I don’t know if I’m supposed to hand out “ally cookies,” but if I could bake, I would totally do that!
a. Resilience through transphobia, and forgiveness
b. What being trans means to me
They Didn’t Know I Was a Transgender Girl: 6 funny things folks said to me when they had no freaking clue about my gender (my #1 most widely read Medium article)
During My Gender Transition, I Also Transitioned to a Kinder Lifestyle (parallels between my gender and vegan journeys)
c. Gender pronouns
d. Growing into a happier, healthier trans girl
A Transgender Girl’s 7 Mental Health Confessions: I’m a happy gal, but it hasn’t been all sunshine and daffodils (it tells a lot of my gender life story)
~ Nuanced social justice ~
I have always been liberal when it comes to social justice. Yet, I needed to break free from political groupthink. I longed to be a free thinker.
Believe every woman. Cancel all hate. Misogyny is everywhere, but discrimination against men doesn’t exist. All murderers should rot, and everyone who is struggling needs to see a therapist. These are the sorts of things I felt like I was “supposed” to agree with but couldn’t.
Some of my articles fit cleanly with intersectional feminism. In other articles, I come across as more centrist and contrarian. I hope our compassionate free thought and speech can serve the highest good.
I apologize for things I get wrong. I have a lot to learn, and I will strive to be a better ally.
e. Critiques of rigid, intolerant justice
3 Liberal Things That Annoy Me as a Liberal: I hate to admit it, but conservatives were right
Compassionate Free Speech Could Help Us Stop Trump: Because things being ‘too PC’ tempts people to support him (the state of U.S. politics in September 2020)
f. LGBTQ controversies
g. Other justice controversies
h. Personal experiences that made me rethink things
The “Creepy” Old Man at the Laundromat: He became un-creepy once I peeled back my prejudice.
i. Articles on race
j. Apologies and self-reflection to be a better ally
I’m Trying to Be Better About #MeToo: I’m sorry I wasn’t more empathetic towards survivors of abuse
5. SEXUALITY STORIES
As a kid, I was ashamed of self-pleasure. Queerphobia hurt me deeply. Frankly, I felt I would rather die than have anyone know I had sexual thoughts or crushes.
Then as an adult, I was held back by sexual assault and embarrassing experiences in dating.
I invite you to grow with me on my healing journey. Telling my stories under my real name seems out there, but the shame I used to live in gave me a wild hunger. I hunger to bare my truth to the world. I hunger to inspire more wholeness and happiness in others who have struggled.
a. Sex-positivity and masturbation celebration
b. Moaning and groaning about my blah sex life
c. Heal from sexual trauma and disappointment
3 Regrets the Sexual Consent Fairy Healed: Her magic changed my worst sexual memories
I Feel Compassion for My Sexual Assaulter: Forgiveness is like a green smoothie for my soul
d. Sexual restraint and responsibility
Do You Have Your Consent to Masturbate? I now practice “self-consent” to be sexually happier
Perfect Your Response to Seeing Someone Attractive: Be proud of your sexuality
e. Kink and fetish
f. Flirtatious humor
Roses Are Red, Boogers Are Green: This love poem is so awful, it will make you scream (a satirical dating ad that is actually sorta real…)
6. DAY-IN-THE-LIFE DIARY POSTS
As an agnostic child, “Dear Diary” was my religion. It pained me if I let a day pass by without journaling! After I broke through as a writer in 2020, I even took my obsession to a new level… I made my diary public.
I did it for the accountability of telling you my daily thoughts and use of time. I did it for the conviction that my imperfect day was worth celebrating, and so is yours.
If raw, meandering writing is actually your style, the full collection is in dated order at Love Everyone. This pub is my home for ANY self-published article, so not all of them are diaries but you’ll spot the ones that are!
a. Daily wisdom and gratitude
I Failed to Live Up to My Expectations Today: But I read, wrote, worked out, and called my best friend (4 wisdoms I remembered that day)
Critique October With Me and Get Pumped for November: This one was a month to remember
b. Daily vegan life (food focus)
c. Daily vegan life (animals and people)
I Woke Up to a Dead Spider: The death reminded me to celebrate life and be compassionate
d. Journaling prompts
7 Things I’m Embarrassed I Did Yesterday: And 8 things I feel accomplished for having done
e. Action prompts and dares
f. Mental health days (sharing the struggle)
g. Zany experiments with chakras
h. Relationship hopes, relationship hiccups
i. A day in the life of a writer
I Stopped Mocking Myself for a Day and the Results Were Amazing: I was able to think straight and I pitched to 5 publications (on the shortcomings of comedic self-deprecation)
j. Accountability through a blog/diary
What if the Whole World Knew How You Spent the Day?: My diary is now property of the internet
My Diary Is a Tough-Love Coach Who Beckons Me to Sweat: I haven’t pushed my limits lately, but I can change now (balance ease/relaxation & challenge)
How to Make Your Diary Worth Sharing: Even if all you did today was chores, Facebook, eat rice, and watch detective shows (ideas for how to turn more of your private words into public words)
5 Fascinating Fish Facts That Hooked Me on Reading: And 10 reasons to read, live, and blog about love (post #1 where I laid out my intentions for the public diary)
7. MY 100-DAY SOCIAL COURAGE CHALLENGE
In fall 2021, my public diary became specifically about courage. I started doing at least one thing each day that was out of my comfort zone,
Each night I ask myself, “What is the most important thing I could do tomorrow to move my life forward, that I might not otherwise do and that will take a modest amount of courage?”
a. Preparation for the challenge
b. General lessons learned
c. Online social courage
d. Courage in dating
e. Creative courage
Underpaid Bloggers, I Have a Dare For You: Spend more time reading publications that will pay you
f. Financial courage
8. MISCELLANEOUS FUN
Woohoo! You’ve almost made it to the end of my exhaustively long writing portfolio. Here goes all the stuff that didn’t fit into any other section. Love you, bae!
a. Family stories
b. Celebration of culture
6 Animal And Eco-Themed Holidays To Celebrate This Year (disclaimer: I totally dropped the ball and have not celebrated any of them lol)
c. Trivia game
d. Philosophy, happiness, and questions about life
e. Beauty and style
The Easy Way I Got Blonde, Natural Highlights At Home (Sans Beach Days or Salon Trips)
f. Fiction (playwriting)
“Candid Café” — The Cheesy Vegan Comedy Play I Wrote in College: You’ll love the heated debate between Noah and Huberto (will you?) (over 6,500 words)
g. Language learning
14 Funny Things I Do to Master Spanish: Slowly, humorously let a new language overtake your life.
h. A reflection on COVID-19 misinformation
i. Things I wrote years ago before I was on Medium
j. Hannah Montana parody song for struggling writers
Mona Arizona Performs Her Latest Hit, “No Writer’s Perfect!”: How y’all doin’ tonight?
k. My “trophy cabinet” of standout articles
My most popular trans piece and #1 most widely read article:
They Didn’t Know I Was a Transgender Girl: 6 funny things folks said to me when they had no freaking clue about my gender
My most widely clicked article:
Sometimes It’s Good to Reject Your Rejectors: Clinging to people who don’t like you is like keeping moldy oranges in your fruit basket — chuck ’em in the compost!
Highest read percentage (readers could not click away):
I Feel Compassion for My Sexual Assaulter: Forgiveness is like a green smoothie for my soul
My most criticized article:
The Word ‘Houseless’ Made Me Rethink Perceptions of Homeless People: I was without a house when I lived in my car. I still don’t know what it’s like to have neither.
My least read or cared about article (16 lifetime views after 1 year):
Why I Am an “Ajerkist”: Who doesn’t believe anyone’s a jerk.
I still loved writing it anyway. :)
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’ll save this section for a future About Me story. The acknowledgments would be better received in a short article instead of at the end of a novel like this one, haha. Plus, I’ll have even more people to thank later on. :)
But I had already chosen the photo. I didn’t want to have to get rid of the cute, happy person standing in the sun. 😊
I am wishing you an enjoyable day and night that make you smile.
