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Just a writer.
It all began when my mother brought me my first book ‘’The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’’ when I was 8-9 years old. As I had just learned how to read and becoming accustomed to it, my mother thought that it would help me to not only be better at reading but also to broaden my horizons and engross the brilliant world of literature. As mentioned previously my first book was ‘’The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’’ I still remember how excited my mother was to bring me that book as she was as well a great fan of literature, me being the ordinary young child I started acting unreasonably and getting upset that my mother would make me read my homework again; but when I first took the book in my hands and ran my fingers through the old pages of it, I started getting excited and happy. The story began and my mind and soul was completely focused on Tom Sawyer’s adventures. I managed to finish the book in 2 days since I was so engaged in the plot and when I did finish I was fascinated by so many things. First of all, by my ability to just recreate what I was reading and imagine it, I felt like I was directing my own little movie. Secondly, how attached I had grown to the main character, as when the book finished I got sad and didn’t want to say goodbye to his adventures and his personality that was full of braveness and mischief. Finally, the way that I got jealous of Mark Twain and wondered how he succeeded in writing such a great book that motivated me to start writing. The same evening I took out my little pink notebook, and i started writing short childish stories. I would go around and have this proud smile and tell people ``I am a writer``. Time passed rather quickly, and i found myself nostalgic of how reckless, proud and clueless i was. I started drifting away from writing, I started having this ideas that I was bad at it. Time passed. Until that summer evening... I was walking around in the town of Mykonos without paying attention on where i was going when i came across a small church, in front of it it had a small garden and you could see the whole town and even the old harbor of Mykonos. The view was breathtaking. The majestic orange warm sun positioned in the middle of the sky that was clear from clouds. The sea was calm, you could hear the distant sounds of the waves. The sun was reflecting on the refreshing salty surface,as it started going down as if it wanted to dive in the sea, the sky's orange from the sun started fading and a dark blue started appearing. Before you know it the sun has dissipated and in seconds it was replaced by the full bright moon along with his fellow yellow stars. I could feel the reviving air blow slightly to my face. The sea remained still, i was full of ideas and creativity and I knew then and there that I had to start writing again.
By Kristiana Shkurti6 years ago in Motivation
Curse of the Creatives
Born and bred a romantic; raised on the classics and submerged into a lifestyle where your imagination rules the daily narrative. Being a creative means a life surrounded by ideas, a million things before breakfast that you can only hope to complete. When you attend an art gallery, the first thought; maybe I should start painting again? Further still, pandemic inflicted isolation is leaving a longing in so many to be doing something, well, something more.
By Zoe Mac6 years ago in Motivation
Crossroads
Start writing... That’s what it tells me to do More along the lines of start thinking... The world is upside-down now, or at least on its ear pear-shaped... Everyone is scared now, or rather, most are scared in the first-world countries... Others are non-chalant... Many are hopeful... The rest might as well be sheep...
By Shadow DarkFyre6 years ago in Motivation
What About Me??
I have never been good at expressing myself. I sometimes find it extremely hard just to formulate one sentence describing how I am feeling. Some I am certain would argue my environment is to blame; that my being forced to live in silence, my not being allowed to deal with my emotions, all contributes my lack of communication skills.
By Erik DeSean Barrett6 years ago in Motivation
Stop Dwelling on the Past
No matter how hard you are on yourself, you can't be stuck on the past. If they ever had a time machine, people would be stuck on it. You know why? Because no matter the outcome everyone wants to always change one thing that happened. I have learned that no matter what nothing will ever be as fantastic as you would want it so just go with the flow.
By Salina Lehn6 years ago in Motivation
One of the millions of immigrant stories
I love my country, the Dominican Republic. I love Uptown New York, where I’ve resided most of my adult life. I’m one of the millions of immigrant stories. I came here, I’ve struggled, I’ve conquered and I continue to strive for higher levels of success. The goal is always to support the Latino movement here. But we must look further and realize the importance of our platform to empower the Latinos in the diaspora, an often forgotten but crucial detail when it comes to uplifting our community.
By Albania Rosario6 years ago in Motivation
Creativity in the time of Covid-19. Top Story - March 2020.
Art can take form anytime, anywhere and with anyone. I took the time to take advice from creatives around the world, to share how they are keeping their artistic juices going at home. Here's what they had to say.
By Gabrielle Maryse6 years ago in Motivation
5 ways to use this time to your advantage.
5 ways to utilize this time inside during lockdown because of "Covid 19." 1.)Use this time to consider yourself... With the fast pace society we live in today, most barely catch a breath let alone have the chance to sit and reflect before they are racing back to work for the week ahead. Use this time as if you asked for it by kicking those feet up clearing your mind and enjoying some time to allow your thoughts space to flow without trying to stop or start them. This can help you feel more connected with your own lifestyle choices and how well you feel they truly serve you. Maybe you are not happy as you once were at the job you are at, have you neglected your true nature or worse focused on financial obligations before your true obligations to that which you love such as family connection, friend's, your animals or the relationship with your spouse. Make room for what you have neglected to receive the attention and focus by making the most of the time away from work. You might be thanking heaven later for the chance given for you to remember what is important to you and why.
By Teresa Landreth6 years ago in Motivation
Reassessing Life During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Like many of you, I am quarantined at home through a safer-at-home order to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. The news and social media have showcased stages of denial, shock, scrambling, acceptance, and integration. Like me, you may have found yourself in a continual information feed, staying up-to-date with what is happening in the world and simultaneously evaluating your own priorities. What do we do with ourselves now that our routine has been disrupted? With society on pause, we have the opportunity to go within and return to what matters.
By Reana McGuire6 years ago in Motivation
Introduction: The Beginnings of Motivated In Life
Well, hello Vocal Media community! I joined today and thought, the best way to start my story would be to provide an introduction. I'm not much of a story writer, so hope it doesn't bore you too much nor come across as me selling my services! (I would like to do that, but I have my other channels for that, this is more for me to share knowledge, insights and experiences with you all.)
By Motivated In Life6 years ago in Motivation
End Market Exclusivity
In this slowly dying world that we live, we humans have created a social and economic system rooted in exclusivity, exclusivity derived from the opinions, biases, and agendas of individuals (or groups or markets of individuals) claiming that they are the 'all knower's' of what the people want and of what the people don't want—of what is 'good' and of what is 'bad'—insofar said individuals become the 'key holders' to these markets, the dictators of who gets to 'make it' into the respective market, and who doesn't. Themselves clandestinely worshiping ageism and pretending to be gods with regards to their industry knowledge when they are but in-fact infants in an unimaginably young Universe.
By Eric Durland6 years ago in Motivation
