Image by freepik Personal development is a lifelong endeavor that demands consistent effort and commitment. It's imperative to pursue these objectives without succumbing to burnout by balancing your ambitions with your overall well-being. This equilibrium not only allows you to reach your goals but also ensures your health and happiness remain intact. Adopting such an important strategy enables a sustainable and rewarding journey of self-improvement. If you’re looking for tips to get started, this guide shared via Nichole Nichole is here to help. Embrace Flexibility Adjusting your go ..read more

Finding Peace Within: A Short Poem on Anxiety Don’t shame me for being anxious. It’s a day-to-day battle. I’m frequently listening to psychobabble, To help me understand. I wish I could feel at ease and not worry or overthink things. How do I move in a busy world of loud voices and consistent judgment? My heart races, my mind wanders. That feeling at the pit of my stomach where I feel like an ant among elephants. Such an unpleasantness. I can’t breathe I feel nauseous  10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Should I end it all with a gun I need a Xanax to calm me before I become undone! But even then, I ..read more

For writers, poets, and authors, the quest to get noticed and appreciated for their literary work is a journey filled with both challenges and opportunities. In the crowded marketplace of ideas and narratives, distinguishing oneself requires not only talent but strategic acumen. Here are vital steps you can take to enhance your visibility, connect with your audience, and establish a sustainable literary career. Participate in Literary Events Participation in literary festivals, poetry readings, and online writing contests can significantly increase your visibility. These platforms offer you ..read more

Significant love notes fill the room.  Where other humans drift by, But only WE connect and lock our eyes.   Love notes are so powerful! Love notes of me understanding you! Love notes of you understanding me!! Blessed with Love notes of us and we correlate it!   The daily love notes of what you mean to me. The love notes of divine perfection, Which brings ultimate protection!   Love notes of knowing you. Love notes of tasting you. Love notes of being with you. Love notes of feeling you.   Love notes of now us! Love notes of us intertwined. Love notes of us divine. L ..read more

His dad taking him to football practices and building up his courage and confidence teaching him how to be a young man is ripped away. His mom, helping him with homework and telling him he can do whatever he puts his mind to in this world with a gentle touch is ripped away. His sternness, his leadership, her comfort, and her security is ripped away forever. Pieces of him as a child are ripped. Who will sew them back together? Grandma comes and rubs his head and speaks with her words that are fine silk and very durable to piece back his emotional well-being ..read more

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George stays right up the way from my house. I see George Every day when I walk home from school. George says, “Hi” and tells me to stay in school and do the right things. I usually wave back and smile and if I have some leftover lunch I give it to George.  All the while my classmates are making fun of George because George lives in a tent in Wellington Park.   It was the last day of school, and everybody was rowdy and loud walking home. Some of the kids ran over by George taunting him and took his backpack.  Whatever was in that backpack George wanted badly.  He got up an ..read more

Free Verse Poetry When you die, you will be confined to four walls. Why sit in a room all day consisting of four walls A confined box No matter how pretty those four walls are, it’s still a constraint. Live outside that box Be Free and Active.   Those four walls, yes, may be safe from a cruel world. But those four walls are hindering you from living. In those four walls, you feel secure. In those four walls, your mind starts to wander, Then you become somber. In those four walls, yes, you can be you but there is a whole world outside those four walls Wanting to see you!   Why be stu ..read more

Free Verse Poetry We family We family, A term used loosely. Family is there for you. Family makes sure you’re safe. Family calls you. Family checks on you. Family supports you. Family sees you. Family connects with you. Family will try and understand you. Family feeds you. Family protects you. Family is not just blood.   Relative yes, we know of each other we don’t hang out really, only at the family cookouts. When someone mentions your name, I say we are relatives. We are relatives by blood or maybe marriage, But we are relatives. That sounds cold. How do you figure? That sounds honest ..read more

Unfulfilled Intentions, Love, and Disappointment When they came into your life with no intention of loving you The slow ignition of disappointment Where lies hope is now dirt Acknowledgement to see beyond the pain But the settled dust, of what could have been Is only that…. Dust, meaningless dust Blown in the wind. If the dust was magic, would they have collected it. Would they have loved you? Would they have pure intentions with you? Would they have been the one? NOPE! Moving along…  ©Nichole Nichole ..read more