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Learning How To Be Positive
Back in grade school, I was bullied a lot, from how my teeth are big to how my hair doesn't look right. It was so hard to stay positive when being around so many people who kept pointing out my flaws and making fun of them. It was hard to love myself when everyone was telling me that nobody will ever love somebody like me. It was hard to keep friends when everyone was abandoning me because some stupid, childish rumor was being spread.
By Ren Ray6 years ago in Motivation
I Should Be This... Maybe?
“Should.” What a great word slathered with constant personal expectation and doubt all at the same time. You ever found yourself at a crossroads? I have plenty of times. Most of the time, before I even let myself process what paths I had in front of me and really allow myself to choose one, I slather the word “SHOULD” all over them. Soon, "Should" adds onto constant suffering that we bring ourselves.
By Dasha Ilazarova6 years ago in Motivation
The Meaning of Life
You may forget memories but you can’t forget an emotion. People may forget what you did for them, but they can never forget how you made them feel. We all want to find meaning to life. We are all so clouded in this endless race, trying to find our very own nirvanas. A cycle of continuous. An infinity in its very nature. We all want to find meaning to everything. I have spent so long trying to perfect my ideas not realizing that perfection is an infinity in its very self. For every step you take closer to it, an infinite number of steps you are away from it. I didn’t realize that I just needed to do it.
By NINI THE JING .6 years ago in Motivation
Contrast
I woke up to a dark, messy room, unable to tell if it’s day or night. The only light my eyes were exposed to between my shifts in position was my phone, which must have been left unlocked because the screen showed the same article I started reading the afternoon before, before I fell asleep. My inactive body felt heavy, yet empty. I honestly couldn’t move; I had no drive to. I couldn’t tell if it was my body or my soul that was drained, but regardless, I had absolutely no energy to even keep my eyes open. I had gotten home after work the day before, dropped my things at the door, and went straight to bed without changing. I lost track of how long I stayed awake staring at blank space before I got up out of bed.
By 2pacabra .6 years ago in Motivation
The Impact of a Favourite Thing
How much of an impact can something you love have on your life? Even when it may seem insignificant to other people. In this particular case, I'm going to use a TV series as an example. Lately, I've been watching the show Pretty Little Liars from the beginning. I re-watched season 1 and I'm finally catching up with the rest. I wanted something fun, drama-based, and complete. It ticked all of those boxes and I knew I would like it because I've seen the first season before and loved it back then.
By Danielle Murray6 years ago in Motivation
The Destiny of Humanity
We as human beings have been used to suffering for so long in a myriad different forms. The idea that we can be truly happy can seem like a pipe dream to many of us at different times in life, and yet I have come to realize it is inevitable that we will achieve it; the real challenge is getting through the various stages along the way.
By Michael Thielmann6 years ago in Motivation
Secrets to Achieving Your Goals in Your 20s
Once you've been freed from the shackles of America's rote memorization-centric education system, you can finally live a real life and discover the person you've always been on your way to becoming. Peel away your anxieties and bloom! You can find your passion, accomplish short term goals, and even start saving for the future. Unfortunately, many of the people around you and society at large may pressure you to conform to a prefabricated design for life. Don't do it! Here's how to step back and take control of you by achieving your goals in your 20s.
By Lauren Skopkowski6 years ago in Motivation
The Crossroads of Mental Illness and Philosophy
The Unalome—a Buddhist symbol for the path to enlightenment. At the time I got the tattoo, it meant, for me, the notion that everyone has their own intimately diverse path, but that each and every one is essentially leading to the very same place; enlightenment.
By Little Wanderer6 years ago in Motivation
Steps to Creating a Positive Routine
Have you ever felt as if you weren't good enough or worthy? Did someone bring you down to darkness, so that you feel there is no escape path for you? Well if that's the case, those kind of people should not be allowed to be a part of your life nor should you allow anyone to make you feel that way. It is quite easy to feel or think negatively in this society. People or things can manipulate your mind and make you feel that you need to change the way you are in order to fit in. That is not and never will be the case, unless you are changing to improve your lifestyle with wise choices. That is why you have to encourage yourself to keep trying to succeed in life. In order for a better and more positive you, you have to change your daily routine.
By Tiffany C6 years ago in Motivation
The 5 Lessons That Helped Me Learn to Love Who I Am
I have learned a few things in my 19 short years. By observing the people, I have surrounded myself with, I have learned more about who I am and who I want to be than I ever thought was possible. When I was younger, it’s obvious that I had less of a choice when it came to the people who influenced me, but never the less, they taught me just as much as the people that surround me now. I would like to share with you a few lessons that have had the biggest impact on the way I live my life now.
By Grace D'Aprile6 years ago in Motivation