The Fire of a Child
| This is the 568th story of Our Life Logs® | I was always a curious child. Wandering around, always wanting to know more and to be more....
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Brighter Days Are Waiting
| This is the 558th story of Our Life Logs® | My name is Felicia, but people call me Foxy because my high cheekbones and dark chocolate...
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A Name in Lights
| This is the 549th story of Our Life Logs® | In 2007, I was born into a family that had an unspoken creed, and that was to follow your...
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Under the Dazzling Stage Lights
Before I begin, let me tell you a few things about me... I’m a gender queer actor who loves to sing, dance, and shatter stereotypes.
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No, Really, Can You Run in Those?
I was the fastest boy at Whittier Woods Elementary School. When it was time for the races for the Presidential Physical Fitness awards...
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The Girl Who Fought Her Own Battle
I remember the fear in my mother’s eyes...I remember the pounding of my heart. It was the first night my father came home drunk...
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The Dream That Pushes Us Forward
From a young age I dreamed of distant lands. Adventures in exotic places filled my head as I made my long walk...
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Life Is What You Bake It
As the positive comments rolled in at the potluck, I could feel myself begin to float. Maybe I really could do this...
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Debora Niwa, Wife of the Elephants
...As a child, I spent most of my time outside. The more time I spent in it, the closer I grew to it, and my love reached further...
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Do Not Lose Heart
my father was a poor shopkeeper with little earnings to feed, clothe, and provide for my mother, my four siblings, and me...
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Behind Every Dark Cloud
My father was a police officer, and my mother ran a small shop. My life started out normal...
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Fighting Free
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To Begin in New Delhi
Unfortunately, the north also houses some of the poorest and least privileged of the country. Labor can be as easily bought and sold...
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My Dreams Made a Difference
Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...
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You Have to Startup Somewhere
My young whirring mind was as sharp as a whetstone, always looking to gain more knowledge. I was fascinated by how things worked...
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Surrounded by Fear
My health anxiety, the irrational fear of being or becoming ill, leads me to manifest symptoms of sicknesses I’m afraid of catching...
Mar 13, 20196 min read
Cop or Criminal
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To Reach the Top
I’d climb on the roof of the house. I knew it was forbidden, but it felt like a faraway and mystical place. It still kind of is...
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Words That Heal
I, conversely, was born with a creative mind and a depressive disorder that manifested in some of the worst and weirdest ways. My talent...
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And I Am Happy
And suddenly pop—there I was. Well, it wasn’t so much a pop, and I’m sure there was a whole lot more screaming and bad language, but...
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