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Madison D.
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Jun 23, 2022

An Essay on “Unconditional” Love

The only time I ever doubted God’s love was during church. — After years of struggling to accept who I was and hiding every dark corner of my being to conform to the idea of a “perfect Christian,” I doubted God’s love at the very place that taught it. The preacher was speaking about how God can pick and choose who to…

Spiritual

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An Essay on “Unconditional” Love
An Essay on “Unconditional” Love
Spiritual

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Rainbow

·Jun 16, 2022

Should Schools Have the Right to Expose LGBTQ+ Students?

A human rights problem. — A few days ago, I came across an article that pushed for the “school’s right” to expose transgender students to their parents. I’m not typically someone who writes in response to other works, but this is a difficult topic that must be talked about. There were a handful of articles…

LGBTQ

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Should Schools Have the Right to Expose LGBTQ+ Students?
Should Schools Have the Right to Expose LGBTQ+ Students?
LGBTQ

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Jun 13, 2022

3 Reasons You Struggle to Keep Friends

An introverts (and neurodivergents) guide to understanding the root cause of having no friends. — Are you an adult who has no friends? Or a recent graduate who’s waiting on one of the thousands of applications you sent out to get back to you and realizing that you spent your college years with a one-track mind and no space for socializing? Well, me too. Let…

Neurodivergent

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3 Reasons You Struggle to Keep Friends
3 Reasons You Struggle to Keep Friends
Neurodivergent

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ILLUMINATION

·Jun 8, 2022

You’re Not Lazy, You Just Have an Anxious Attachment Style

Procrastination is different for anxious attachers. — Here’s the thing — I could be productive as all get out on one day. Article ideas overflowing, school assignments finished quickly, and essays written with no issues. But then, other days… other days I’m lucky if I get out of bed and take a shower. For the longest time…

Life

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You’re Not Lazy, You Just Have an Anxious Attachment Style
You’re Not Lazy, You Just Have an Anxious Attachment Style
Life

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Dec 1, 2020

Introduction to Confidence

How to stop worrying so much. — Confidence never was a strong suit of mine. It wasn’t until the past year or so that I began working on my confidence. Having low self-esteem got to the point that it was interfering with my daily life and holding me back from my goals. I knew something had to…

Confidence

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Introduction to Confidence
Introduction to Confidence
Confidence

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Curious

·Nov 18, 2020

Why I Don’t Regret My Speech Impediment

How it helped to make me who I am. — The young version of me would stare open mouthed if she heard me say that. My parents always told me that I was meant to speak Hungarian, which is my dads native language. My ‘S’s and ‘Sh’s were switched, ‘Th’s flat and hard, ‘R’s near impossible. …

Life Lessons

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Why I Don’t Regret My Speech Impediment
Why I Don’t Regret My Speech Impediment
Life Lessons

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Curious

·Nov 14, 2020

Read This Before Accepting Advice

Taking back control of your life. — How many times have you heard the phrase, “If I were you, I wouldn’t…” How many times did you go along with it? Many of us who are people pleasures seek the seal of approval on just about everything we do. …

Life

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Read This Before Accepting Advice
Read This Before Accepting Advice
Life

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Ascent Publication

·May 15, 2020

The Advantages of Self-Criticism

When is it okay to criticize yourself? — All of my articles have the same takeaway. My mission is to promote self-love, growth, and positivity. This may give the impression that I would never promote self-criticism. But I do. Self-criticism has a negative reputation to it. Simply put, this term means evaluating yourself. …

Life

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The Advantages of Self-Criticism
The Advantages of Self-Criticism
Life

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Ascent Publication

·May 8, 2020

The Importance of Negative Emotions

It’s part of the human experience. — During times of uncertainty, people as a whole are consumed with the negative emotions of anxiety, doubt, and depression. Being stuck at home with nothing to focus on but our inner thoughts brings a lot of them to the surface. In any normal situation, we’d be drowning our thoughts in…

Self Improvement

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The Importance of Negative Emotions
The Importance of Negative Emotions
Self Improvement

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May 4, 2020

Flaws with Benefits

Our faults don’t define us, they design us. — For nearly my entire life, my tongue sat awkwardly inside my small jaw. It made it so that I couldn’t correctly pronounce complex sounds. This led to incoherent babbling, which led to bullying and a ruined self esteem. The hardest thing for me to do was make the ‘r’ sound…

Life

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Flaws with Benefits
Flaws with Benefits
Life

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