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Why We Should Give Time To Ourself
Many of us rely on our children, partners, work colleagues and friends to pull us in different directions and try to do things for people. But if it just works, we have to find a way to put ourselves first.
Bishnu BhandariPublished 3 years ago in MotivationDon't Compare Your Day #1 With Someone Else's Day #300
I'm not gonna lie to you, sometimes having a positive mindset is not as easy as they suggest. Sometimes it's so much easier (and fun) to be a sarcastic cynic who doesn't expect anything good and is still disappointed.
Mindsmatter.Published 3 years ago in MotivationWhy Is Self Respect Important
If you are one of those people who demand things and give nothing in return, you have to build up your self-love. The same is true when you let people go all over you, yielding to their desires, because you hate giving. When you talk about having less self-respect than you should, you feel better about yourself, but it also shows that you really need to see someone who doesn't feel like you've achieved anything.
Bishnu BhandariPublished 3 years ago in MotivationThe Journey not the Story
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” a classic Dr. Seuss children’s book that everyone is bound to come across at least once. For me it has conveniently shown up at every milestone I have experienced throughout my life. And I could not be more grateful that this is the bedtime story I associate with not only my childhood, but also my young adulthood. But there’s more to it than just the story, and that’s the journey and story my parents would share once we finished reading for the night. They would share their experience and journey of life to show the places you can go which made me want to be able to one day share my own story with my children, inspired by Dr. Seuss.
Kennedy BayerPublished 3 years ago in MotivationThe Push And Pull Of Life
Simone Wellington sat listening to her older sister Cleona, who was complaining and crying. "Why is my life like this? I should have married Brian Coswell? I would be bathing in money. I shouldn't have done that? I wished I did this. It's my parents' fault. They should have done more for me. It's my teacher's fault; they didn't understand me. It's the world's fault; it wasn't ready for me."
Annelise LordsPublished 3 years ago in MotivationHow I Tricked My Brain to Like Doing Hard Things
You probably don’t have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In Fact, I have no doubt you could sit in front of a screen and do both of those activities for 2 hours, or even longer without breaking your concentration.
The Curious BrainPublished 3 years ago in MotivationHow I Learned To Fly A Plane In One Easy Lesson
To be honest, it really isn't that difficult to fly a plane. In fact as a very good friend of mine once told me, as long as you hit your take off speed and pull back on the joy stick, it will fly. It wants to fly, that is what it has been designed and built to do.
Adam EvansonPublished 3 years ago in MotivationThe Hero Instinct - Why Do Some People Have It?
People often speak of the "hero instinct." But what is it? And why do some people have it while others don't? Author John Henson explores these questions and more in The Hero Instinct - Why Do Some People Have It. . . And Others Don't?
MarianPublished 3 years ago in MotivationBattling Toward Peace
After the machete dance—after the bonfire and the drums—he took us to a secret place and threw us in the river. When we emerged, grinning and steaming in the moonlight, we took a knee and he gave us our belts. The black represents a filled page: in the old days, young warriors wore a single white belt which they never took off but to bathe and sleep; by the time they finished their training, the blank page was scrawled with grass and dirt and blood, and no spot of whiteness remained. Christians call it kenosis, emptying the self; Zen masters tell you to “empty your teacup.” It comes down to the same thing—you achieve mastery by the way of being humble, and graduation is only a commencement. Just when you think your work is complete, it starts. And your second birth, like your first, transmogrifies by the way of water and blood.
J.B. TonerPublished 3 years ago in MotivationHow to take care of elderly people in COVID?
The COVID pandemic has taught us a lot of lessons. In the middle of the mayhem, some of us are at peace because we are there with our families or loved ones to fight it together. But there are also some people who are helpless and financially weak. A lot of poor elderly mothers in our community live all alone after being abandoned by their family members. We need to care for them too!
YoganandatrustPublished 3 years ago in MotivationShifting Your Perspective
I talk often about gratitude, and the importance of being able to fully appreciate all the wonderful blessings, assets, people, and abilities in our life currently, rather than constantly focusing on all the things that we don't have. What about gratitude when it comes to our current circumstances though? What if we are currently encountering circumstances that are creating stress, anxiety, worry, suffering, and pain? How are we meant to feel a sense of gratitude when things are going totally against us? It's not an easy thing to do, to go searching for positives in a sea of negativity, but it can be done through a simple shifting of our perspective. First things first, a lot of the time, the circumstances that we find ourselves are not because life is being cruel to us, they are not because other people are making our life difficult, or they are not because we are unlucky in life. In fact, a lot of the time, the circumstances we find ourselves in are as a result of our past decisions and non-decisions. They are a result of our past actions and inactions. That's not to say all the time that adversity is thrown our way, that we are to blame. There are a lot of situations and events that take place outside of our control, and we are left to face suffering and pain, such as the passing of a loved one. Most of the time however, the reason that our circumstances become so uncomfortable, and so painful, are because of the decisions, non-decisions, actions, and inactions, that have led us there. An example of that for me was when I was working in my previous job. I was hating life, I was depressed, and I was even in tears in the rest rooms on many occasions, such had become my distaste for the job. Whose fault was that though? The job description was clear. The company I worked for was clear in their expectations. No one was forcing me to remain there. It's obvious, I was to blame! I hated that job, yet I remained there because I felt I had to stay, in order to make a living for myself. It was my decision to remain there. It was my non-decision in not changing employment. I created those uncomfortable circumstances for myself. So first thing's first, take ownership of the circumstances you're in, by admitting that you made the wrong decision, or you failed to act on changing the situation.
David StidstonPublished 3 years ago in MotivationWhat Makes America the Country with the Most Olympic Medals?
Olympic Games are international sports festivals that are held every 4 years with the ultimate goal of harnessing and nurturing the human skillset through sports. It also aims at fostering World Peace across the globe which is the need of the hour. Summer Games and Winter Games are held separately which attracts young and thriving athletes from around the world, who try to create an indelible impact through their skills mustered with hard work. Truly, these games, which range from a variety of sporting events display the remarkable psyche of the athletes and also serve as a podium for letting them get expressive about their opinions and thoughts. The idea yet remains to cultivate unity as these athletes participate from across the world. And with the promotion of healthy competition, the Olympics act as a bridge to connect people devoid of traditions and cultures.
Mira LewPublished 3 years ago in Motivation