healing
How to heal fully and properly.
Inspired by Her Love
There are so many women who inspire. In a country where we were able to have an eight year journey with the most inspiring First Lady in the likes of Lady Michelle Obama, from the forerunners of social justice to the pillars of empowerment movements, we have it all. In my mind's eye recently I have observe one of the most strongest women, these past months, Vanessa Everett. January 24, 202 will forever be the crossroad for one of the moving moments of my life, my Bishop transitioned. As we, the congregation, extended family members, churches and clergy alliances across the country began to mourn, Lady Vanessa, inhaled and took her place immediately as I can recall, serving others as they began to hear the news of the passing of Bishop James Everett, II.
By Ericka Streeter-Adams6 years ago in Motivation
Mother
Maturity I oftentimes wonder what kind of a person I will grow up to be. I am 25 years old, and I am way too young to say “I am a mature person”. In fact, I don’t know any person, regardless of how old or young they may be whom I would consider mature. Maturity seems illusive to me. The wisest of men (and women, of course) have downfalls. Not simply I think of immaturity as a flaw; sometimes I wonder if embracing the immaturity we all share is a key to life. Being mature seems to me to be the point after which the whole process turns into decay. There are other ways to look at maturity, I am sure; however different they are from mine doesn’t make mine less valid.
By Maria Bushilo6 years ago in Motivation
Filling Up The Hole In My Soul
Have you ever had everything and felt like you had nothing? Have you ever felt down in your gut a void that seemed like a bottomless pit? Have you ever had a hunger or a thirst that you couldn’t satisfy? You could never get enough. You have a hole in your soul.
By Marie E. Talley6 years ago in Motivation
To all the woman
When I look in the mirror I often jump from different feminine faces when I am reaching for confidence within myself. My sisters, those women are also the faces of the women who I often have my shadow self slap me right in the face. I have never been more grateful in my life for all of those women. From every end of the spectrum and from the time I came out of my mothers womb.
By Tessa Boutin6 years ago in Motivation
the chrysalis is now - an applause
a transitional state, how to emerge from emergency, from crisis to chrysalis? i’ve always fantasised about the apocalypse but now that the veil upon us is lifting and uncovering the truths, surrealism sets in. i play the role of the helpless healer; with my two hands how much energy can i create to cradle the whole world? not enough, and i must be aware not to drain myself. i remind myself that my hands can build and my hands can love, and my hands can hold hands with others virtually, and together we can all try to cradle each other, even 6ft apart.
By Ayesha Tan Jones6 years ago in Motivation
How a 12-year-old girl turned my life around
Sometimes it takes losing someone to appreciate their value. That’s how I realized this 12-year-old girl who I was close with during my childhood has led me to becoming the strong woman I am today. While I’m no longer in contact with this person, I thought this would be a good opportunity to celebrate her persistence and grace in the form of a gratitude letter. Feel free to visualize it being read at an award ceremony for women’s empowerment. Now, I proudly debut a wholesome story about womanhood that will hopefully enlighten you during this difficult time. Enjoy!
By Estrella Lo6 years ago in Motivation
Self Inspiration
This story may seem a little odd for most people but it's mine and I own it. So many people in this world are inspired by others but I wasn't that lucky. I was a poor girl who had no one to look up to. I didn't have a great mother figure, or a super hero or celebrity to look up to to gain any inspiration. You see, at the tender age of five, I had a mom who was abused by her boyfriend, who was afraid of him , and didn't have courage. He was on drugs and she was just afraid and broken. I watch him beat up, chock her until you would cough up blood and pass out. How could I be inspired by someone so broken? All I wanted was to live a normal child hood and be happy. My step dad wasn't just beating her up every chance that he got but he was mentally and physically abusing me too.
By Edna Rowell6 years ago in Motivation
Battle-Tested Gladiators
You’re tired. Like a semi-deflated helium balloon trying to stay afloat and not touch the floor kind of tired. You’ve spent the last weeks, maybe even months, making impossible sacrifices, and you can’t stomach another sip of this potent cocktail of boredom, hopelessness, loneliness, and uncertainty.
By Miss Charlotte6 years ago in Motivation
That Time I Got Called...
Someone I talked to in a group home I lived at for a year called me an attention whore, and I was offended but I was unaware that when I had someones attention I tried everything to make sure I kept it because in the end I feared being neglected and pushed under the rug. I was seeking attention of a pure kind of love that I myself was not giving. It was and still is a struggle to be myself because I see myself as someone who honestly gives back the same vibes I'm given and to a point I feel like I'm just mirroring people I come across. In life we are all searching to find our true self to become the best versions of ourselves even if it hurts, and my true self is someone who is tired of being in the shadows but also afraid of coming to the light because being real and vulnerable in the world sometimes gets you fed to the vultures. But if I'm going to have my name spit on or tread through the mud it will NOT for me being the kind of girl to walk on egg shells but instead empowering myself and others to stand up for their quirky, cheesy, kind self and saying FORGET YOU WORLD! I'm me and there and nothing you can do about it but love me or hate me, either way I'm glad I was me through it all. so to the person who called me an attention whore, I thank you, not because you were right, but because it opened my eyes to how I walked in fear of not being accepted for being me and in return got pushed away and casted out anyways. I am a basket case, and I have issues, but so what, who doesn't? I'm 21 years old, I pretty much don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going but I just pray that I get there doing everything I feared the most, being unapologetically me. And if you don't know me or have never met me, I am always apologizing even for things that are not my fault and that is just something that needs to stop. I just have one thing to say the picture will never appear to be what it seems if you keep giving people puzzle pieces of you, and it will be so much easier for people to leave you because if they don't have a frame to put you in. SO give them the picture and give them the frame size if you must, but don't let them judge you or treat you any less than you deserve because you never gave them a chance to know you. Not everyone is out to get you, some people say you have to earn trust, call me naive but I think trust is something taken away from people who already have it, not given to people who never have. We all deserve a seat at the table, and even though i was called out of my name, I know I still want that person to reach his full potential, I also know I just don't want it to be at my table.
By UNpretentious6 years ago in Motivation
THE NIGHT I WAS SLAMMED BY A DIESEL TRUCK
Although my wounds are already beginning to heal, at times it still feels as if it were only yesterday: It was just four days before Christmas, 2019. I had been caregiver to a disabled friend and, that evening, she asked me to pick up something for dinner rather than cook. She wanted a hot ham-and-cheese sandwich from Giovanni's Pizza so, at about 6:30, I decided to walk three blocks down to the restaurant to fill her order. In fact, I'd even get a big chocolate-chip cookie along with it. After all, the weather was mild, I didn't have to waste gas, and there was very little traffic on the road. So what could possibly go wrong?
By Chuck Hinson6 years ago in Motivation
