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Adulting vs. Being an Adult
It's scary being twenty. Fifteen-year-old me thought I would have had it all figured out by now. Wishful thinking girl. There's so many choices, decisions to make, things to plan and figure out. When you are around this age, they say that the world is your oyster, with all the opportunities within your hands' reach, but I don't even like oysters. And if you are as indecisive as me, having all those opportunities can be a bit overwhelming at times.
By Tamsin Brimelow8 years ago in Motivation
Laws of Attraction: The Secret to Mental Abundance
"If you can see it in your mind, it is already in your hands" — Bob Proctor The law of attraction is one of the most powerful laws of the universe. What you think about, what you spend your energy on, is what you will attract into your life. It is really that simple. You think negative, you get negative. Consistently worrying and dwelling on your problems will effectively only attract more negativity. Why? Because that is where and what you have focused your attention and spent your your energy on.
By Rasheeda Loves8 years ago in Motivation
Momentum
Laying in my bed in the dark hoping to have the strength to get up and face the day. Just the idea of it all terrifies me. Every moment I lay there thinking, driving myself deeper into this state of mind. It feels unbreakable. My failure day after day only compounds the thoughts that weigh like bricks keeping me pinned to my pillow. The depression seeps deeper into my mind with every passing day, and it feels like I will be like this forever.
By Just Another Article8 years ago in Motivation
The Zen of Motherhood
When I had my first child, I think like all first time moms, I always thought that I was on the brink of ruining my child forever with my horrible parenting skills. I wanted so badly to be able to waltz through motherhood as gracefully as all those TV moms did. I wanted to be put together and all yoga-ed out with my iced coffee, watching with simple joy as my perfectly clean and well-managed children play happily nearby.
By Ashley DuBose8 years ago in Motivation
Do Not Let People Kill Your Dreams
My dreams create visions that are explored through fantasy land and ways to make some of them turn into successful goals. Success can be education, happiness, and overcoming life struggles. Dream chasers have goals planned and it is within a time frame. They are full of creative ideas and eager to complete a task. Dream killers have restrictions, low enthusiasm, and present negative energy to place doubt in your ability. They are the people who say no, hidden agendas, and you cannot be better than me individuals.
By Charlene Ellison8 years ago in Motivation
Life
I saw a post not long ago about waiting for the good parts of life. When you're at school, you can't wait to finish and get a job. When you've got a job, you can't wait to be retired. When you're in a relationship, you can't wait to be married. When you're married, you can't wait to have kids. When you've had kids, you can't wait till their older — and so on, and so on.
By sophie8 years ago in Motivation
Understanding the Role of the Ego
Who Am I? It's been quite sometime now that I have been trying to grasp the concept of the ego. What is it? What is its goal? Is it bad? Is it this separate person living inside of me? Why do I hate it? And Why does it seem like its always getting in the way and causing problems for me?
By kaley holmes8 years ago in Motivation
17 Things I Learned by 17
A lot of times, I am often pegged as the girl who has it all. And growing up that was a very common perception to the people around me mostly due to the fact that I always seemed so happy. I mean what could I have to worry about right? I had my family, two parents who are still married, an amazing older brother, we were financially stable to where my brother and I could have whatever we wanted and needed and I was heavily involved in school clubs and activities. People never believed me when I would say that I had it hard. But they also failed to realize, my family wasn't and isn't always like this; when my brother and I were young we didn't have any money, I watched my parents grow and develop themselves professionally in order to be able to give my brother and I better opportunities. They also didn't see that I had been struggling with major depression and anxiety since middle school. I am by no means saying my life was hard, in reality my life has been very easy and I am beyond fortunate for that, but along the way there have been rough patches and that's where this came from. When I was 17, during my freshman year of college, I decided to make a list of all of the major life lessons I had learned throughout my life, before becoming a legal adult. So, here are the 17 things I learned by 17:
By Londyn Nichole8 years ago in Motivation
I Am Better Because of It.
There is no universal solution for happiness: no diet, no house, no spouse will ever be perfect — ever. Circumstances will always change with every passing day, no situation is permanently perfect. In my few years on this planet, I have gotten to experience devastating event after devastating event and I am better because of it. Those six words have become the driving statement of my life and I want to share why that is so with anyone who will listen. I don't guarantee to change your life or make you feel better, I just have a story that I want to share.
By Just Another Article8 years ago in Motivation
Kung Fu Legend
There is a legend of a dragon that lives in a cave—a fierce creature that is the root of all despair, hate, jealousy, and much more for all of the world. It is said that the dragon is undying, and yet, it can be beaten. It is also said that a hero who beats the dragon becomes free of its plague on the world.
By Oliver Laoshi8 years ago in Motivation
Introspect
Why can't I just learn the easy way? I always seem to gravitate towards the hard way of learning. Sometimes, I find myself in the same situation over and over, like a goldfish continuously hitting its head against the reflective tank wall... when will I learn? Will I ever learn, or am I doomed to a similar fate to our poor, clueless, little goldfish? You see, the difference between me and the goldfish is that I actually have a sharply functioning memory. I am typically, to some extent, aware of the consequences of my choices, and even more so for the choices I've made in the past that resulted in a negative outcome. Yet, I still choose to turn a blind eye to the negative outcome reaped from poor past choices, and put the pleasure gained from such choices up on a pedestal. I then develop tunnel vision, and run with full force straight into a very dangerous and/or painful situation. I tend to justify my poor choice with thoughts such as 'I will handle this situation in such a way where I will not get hurt this time' or 'Maybe something has changed and I will have a whole new experience.' I seem to be my own worst enemy in this aspect of self. It really all comes down to choice, and choosing to be consciously aware of the small, momentary and almost subconscious choices made. Choices like the fleet of tiny choices made in forming one's perception, how one views people, places, situations, and things. It seems to me that to take control of one's thoughts and perception would take awareness, commitment, determination, and patience. It seems to me that training oneself to do such a thing would be absolutely life transforming. I find the phrase, "It's all in your head" to be an accurate expressional phrase for something we all know to be life itself. Because everything you see, hear, feel, create, destroy, sense, find, win, lose, gain, trust, hate, fear, and basically experience, is all in your head. Perception is a beautiful and complex phenomenon, and one can never be too aware of the little flight of thoughts that form one's perception. Awareness is indeed half of a tumultuous journey to one's higher self. The other half is action. Self-examination, reading, writing, meditation, affirmations, soul seeking, searching, positive intention, and of course the determination to kick one's own ass into choosing to take the necessary action. It is far too easy to go on about such things for a few moments, but when the time comes to get down to business, Netflix and friends and drama OH MY! Distractions and money and bills oh no! To summarize, it's easier said than done. It's easy to be lazy. Even with a full-time job, and a million things going on, everyone has downtime. It is up to oneself to make time for self-improvement. Take ten minutes a day if that is all one has, and meditate. Set the intention for the day. One must ensure awareness of what one wants and values in life, and what must be done to get there. Meditation is important, as it is far too easy to get caught up in the fast flowing river of thoughts, or lost in the "Tulgey Woods" of the mind (watch the original cartoon version of Alice In Wonderland to understand this reference) and to just sit in complete mental silence can be so very beneficial for one's personal growth! To conclude, this self-help seeking piece of my mind: I know what I must do. I'm aware, and now I must take the necessary action to become the very best version of myself. I 100 percent know I am fully capable of doing this.
By Naomi Grace8 years ago in Motivation
