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Quarantine Life
Well this has been an experience unlike anything that we have experienced before... Quarantine life is not what we expected. There is many people that want to leave their houses, people that are in need of some "normal" back in to their lives, but what will normal look like after quarantine?
By Must Love Dogs 6 years ago in Motivation
Finding purpose, in the kitchen
What do you do, when you don't know what to do? Well, that's relatively easy. You do something, anything; twiddle your fingers, tap your toes, turn on some music and sing/dance along. The real goal is to find a way to channel that restless energy and use it to get your metaphorical engine (Or actual engine, if that's your thing) started.
By Demidonis6 years ago in Motivation
Face Your Demons or They Will Face You...
I am naturally introverted... and according to my mother, I have been since I was a child. I don't really remember these days but what I do remember is not wanting to be bothered with friends outside of school or sports. Writing stories in my journals that no one would ever have the privilege to see or read. I was outgoing but I wasn't. I was social but I wasn't. My mom was forced to get a second line in the house because of my sister...she was born with a phone attached to her earlobe, now I can barely get her to call me back. I didn't like the phone much and I am still partial to face to face conversations.
By Tanaine Jenkins6 years ago in Motivation
A letter I wish I Could've wrote to Myself
Hello D, Its me, Deon. I need you to stop right now, and I need you to breathe. Please, I know its hard, but trust me it helps. I’m 5 years ahead, its almost our birthday, today is May 3rd, 2020. I am not going to bullshit you though; the next 5 years are going to be hard. They are going to push you to limits you did not even know you had. They are going to tear you down and you are going to think that you can not get back up. Just like right now D, but hang in there, you will. You are stronger than you know, and we are going to turn out stronger than we could ever imagine.
By Deon.C6 years ago in Motivation
Destination: A Kinder World
There's a place I've been wanting to visit for quite awhile. There won't be any strangers there because everyone you meet will become a friend. No car horns will be honking because patience will be plentiful. Derogatory names won't be used as words will be filtered through a veil of compassion, and people would rather sit and talk awhile than to waste precious energy and time arguing about something that won't matter in twenty years.
By Rachel Carrington6 years ago in Motivation
Food and the Glorious Fury
So this is an essay that I wrote some time ago but something about it has always stuck with me and I can't quite shake how it feels to read it after all this time. It was an assignment given to me in High school by my English Teacher, and it became so personal that I never really got rid of it. So, here it is for the world, or a small part of it ...
By India Childs6 years ago in Motivation
Rose-Colored Glasses
Hard days pass and good ones do too, It all comes down to perceptive and views. Where thoughts are meant to be challenged, feelings are meant to be examined and behaviors are meant to be changed. When the hard days come again, you feel it like a sudden pang in your chest, coming from nowhere. It’s so painful it feels as if your world cannot go on, ending so quick and sudden. You feel the need to grasp the chest because the heart lay there cold and abandoned.
By Chana Saacks6 years ago in Motivation
Things You Must Do When Your World Is Falling apart
Life isn’t easy, and sometimes we may encounter situations where we feel like our world is ending. Have you been fired from your dream job before? Have you failed an important exam at school? Have you broken up with the love of your life? Have you been cheated on by your partner?
By Mohamed 6 years ago in Motivation
Social Distancing 101: Mindfully Doing
Life has certainly slowed down for many people. With a rapidly spreading virus rampant all over the world, we all have been given more time—perhaps more than we bargained for—to spend with our loved ones, learn new skills, or complete tasks we would otherwise be putting off until an eventual tomorrow. But it's also given us more time with our thoughts.
By Samantha Sabio6 years ago in Motivation
What Does it Take to Be Successful?
Cover image-Wonders x Andrea Wan With what power do we move through our spaces when we feel like we are failing or falling through the cracks? Is there some source, think Atlantis power of the former Kings, that our peers and celebrities have tapped into, that allows them to pick themselves back up and re-assert themselves when they feel like all hope is lost? In simple reality the answer is no. Unfortunately due to the complexities of human nature, there is no simple answer for this question because while the answers we think we are looking for are not directly accessible via flying machine or single blue pill, there is more truth to this idea than the world at large gives credit. Looking back to where I was a year ago, my life has changed in so many ways. In truth, I am not anywhere near as happy as I was at that time. I had two jobs that kept me working around the clock, bills paid months in advance, and money to spend on myself and others. So I sit alone in my apartment, 2:00 a.m., unemployed and nervous as hell to move forward, especially during this global pandemic! Reports come from every angle encouraging me to fear my body, my neighbors, my country, and myself. There is no right or wrong at this moment in time, so the rights we believe individually galvanize us into believing that if not everyone is doing things like me, they are failing or we are failing or the country is failing! (I do believe in some ways the country is failing however…) The prospect of engaging anything other than sitting at home and not spending money is one that, for a lack of better words, devastates me. I love to socialize and explore, and most of all, make money to spend money! This feeling has been overwhelming me from before the pandemic started and I hit a wall where I am truly having to ask myself, what do I do now? Where do I access power now that I feel my light is dimming? How do I make money when everyone is applying for online jobs and I have the qualifications of a 6+ year food service worker? The incense and candles I once trusted to get me through stressful nights are burned out, and I have resorted to researching Youtube home workout videos to exhaust energy and erase my FUPA in 2 weeks more times than I can count this month. The FUPA is large and I can either dedicate myself to the cause or love her for who she is (I do love my lil FUPA though, so I am accepting of the reality where she stays with me forever).
By kimberly ring6 years ago in Motivation
