Arneisha Manning
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Living Life
What I'm most passionate about, you ask? Life... That's what I'm most passionate about. The crazy thing is that at one point in my life I wasn't passionate about living. I didn't want to continue to live. I didn't see a future for myself or felt like any of my dreams I wanted to accomplish; that I could accomplish so what’s the point of life. If I couldn’t live the life I wish to live then what was the point of living. I didn’t want to be stuck at a job, or a place I wasn’t happy at for the majority of my life. Growing up we’re taught that we can be anything we put our minds to. We see the world as colorful with no mistakes, but the older we get the more that colorful world turns grimmer and becomes grey. Our outlook on the world isn’t the same as when we were bright-eyed children. The dreams we thought we could accomplish become just what they were; just dreams.
By Arneisha Manning 3 years ago in Motivation
Dear me, but first my mom
Dear myself, but first I want to thank my mom. Growing up I never took the time to realize how much my surroundings had changed from when I was little to when I was much older until now. When I got to the age I am now I looked back at my upbringing. To realize how much my mom had brought us so far. From living in our tiny two-bedroom old worn-down trailer in the country parts of Alabama. Where I had to share a room with my big brother. Always arguing about who was messing up the room, Hoping someday soon. I could have a room all to myself, where I can have it decorated the way I wanted to. I attended a school where they tried their best to teach us with old worn-out books, needing to be replaced, but couldn't. My mom had lived in this same country town, her whole life and her mother’s whole life, and so on. Our family had lived in this small town for hundreds of years. I even traced it back all the way to slavery, our family had stayed and settled in this small Alabama town. Living the same small-town life everyone else did. My mom was constantly harassed by her own aunt to “get off the land”. I would always walk in on my mom crying but I was too little to really understand what was going on. My mom didn’t have much guidance growing up, especially with two small children. She basically raised herself. My mom worked hard to save up and finally move away to somewhere better; for her and her children. She finally brought a house in a nice neighborhood in a city an hour away. Where good schools were located. I had finally got my own room and was able to decorate it the way I wanted to. The new school I attended had all new things and I was exposed to much better things that helped me later in life. She worked countless hours at Dollar General, making sure I got to school on time and was picked up on time. She went from working there to becoming a supervisor at a nice company. Giving me and my brother things she never had in life. Because she made those steps to get us to where she got us. The next steps I make in life will be much easier because of how far she has gotten us.
By Arneisha Manning 3 years ago in Motivation
If Watchmen Then Definitely, Lovecraft Country
We’ve all been there before; feeling empty, because we somehow finished all the episodes of a series we were watching not knowing what to do with ourselves after. Only to be left with so many questions and thoughts. That will only be answered; when another season comes out, but when will that be you think? Until then, you decide to start a new TV series to help the wait of your favorite show to return. However, picking a new TV show to watch after you just recently finished one; can be a little tricky. If you have ever watched the HBO hit WatchMen, then you should probably check out the Golden Globe nomination, Lovecraft Country on HBO.
By Arneisha Manning 3 years ago in Horror
The Skincare Fridge
It’s another boring Sunday morning as usual. I wake up and proceed to grab my phone as soon as my eyes sprung open. I got a few good choices to choose from YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or TikTok, obviously I had to choose TikTok. The constant non-stop scrolling of videos I don’t have to look up myself and click on, you just can’t say no to that. However, I do find myself telling myself “no” to all the “Amazon Must Haves” on TikTok. It’s like a catalog for Amazon but in mini videos. Did I really need to buy a pink trash can for my car when the little plastic bag from the grocery store hanging on my shift stick; works perfectly fine? Probably not but hey it was just so freaking cute how could I not get it! These videos are so hard not to pass but somehow I just say no...but it’s really just because my bank account says it first.
By Arneisha Manning 3 years ago in Journal