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My New Year's Resolutions for 2018
Alright, so it's that time of year where people make their resolutions for the New Year. We all say we're going to do this, we're going to do that, but then we never do half of the things we said we were going to do. I'm one of those people, but I still like to make that list so at least I know I'm working toward something at some point.
By Alix Nicole7 years ago in Motivation
Sketching Is More Than Just a Pencil
When you’re feeling unsure about life, what do you do to feel better? Unemployment, sickness, unwelcome drama, people, or just everything can weigh you down. I have been there, and I am still there. It can cause such sadness that getting up can be excruciating. But... it must be done.
By Ava S.7 years ago in Motivation
Keeping Sane In a World That Is Insane
How do you even begin? It seems as if everything you have is falling apart, or just not fitting into your lifestyle. Society loves to play its daily role in our lives: "Dress like this, and the guys will adore you!" "With opinions like that, you will never have friends." "I need to gain weight because the world loves thick girls now." How can you even be yourself if you don't have a support system?
By Brianna Moore7 years ago in Motivation
What I Learned While Taking a Bachata Lesson
On Friday night I was bored as ever. Just moving to my mom’s small hometown almost three years ago, I met quite a few new people but all of them were much older than I, and they were more of my mom’s friends. With no real friends of my own, as all of my best friends lived out of state, I decided I needed a new adventure, solely of my own choosing. Mom and her friends had tickets to a semi-formal gala for some club or charity she and my family had supported. Faced with having to find a dress or pantsuit and strappy shoes to throw on, it just didn’t feel right. Did I really want to spend my night sitting and listening to people talk about things I had no idea of or cared to be bothered with? I had grown tired of settling for a Friday night at home but I didn’t want to end up at a nightclub or bar either.
By Ali Lucas7 years ago in Motivation
Job Success
Affirming to ourselves that we’ve gotten something done is good. It gives us something concrete to say to ourselves. We’re competent because we actually have proof via getting something accomplished. You can’t refute what you have proof of. It’s a positive feeling to know that one is competent and capable. I think that’s part of why we like having jobs, other than getting paid. Hopefully we also have jobs that are satisfying and fulfilling to us; careers.
By Alexandra F7 years ago in Motivation
New Year - New Pressure?
For as long as I have been an adult I have hated..... okay maybe that's a harsh word..... disliked with a passion the whole new years eve saga!That one day of the year that everyone is expected to jump on the "new beginnings" bandwagon .... forecast exactly what they will get, be, change about their whole life for the year ahead..... just because the calendar says it's the 1st of January coming up.I can just about predict what will happen on the day I wake up let alone a 12 month forecast! Who woke up one day and said "I know let's put a ridiculous amount of pressure on ourselves by deciding right this moment what I am going to change and everything I am expecting from myself for the next 12 months" Post Christmas is a hugely stressful time for so many people, not everyone loves it, people struggle financially, emotionally, they miss people no longer here and whilst Christmas is a beautiful time of year for many it can still be equally emotionally battering at the same time. Yet whilst most people are getting their head back into that routine of "normality" that they had before December craziness hit, there are constant conversations of New year resolutions, people talking about how 2018 will be their year! how it will be a better, happier, healthier, more prosperous year .... apparently that time between Christmas and New year everyone turns into mystic Meg!I have no idea how January will be for me and mine, I won't be making any promises to myself to be anything more than the best I can be on that very day, there will be no year long resolutions or false hope for things that no one knows about or could predict. My only hope for the year ahead is that whatever it deals me I will deal with, and that I will appreciate every single day. And you know something ? That is just enough ! I am enough! and if some days that doesn't quite happen , I won't be battering myself with guilt over broken resolutions, Instead i'll accept that it's just life and i'm just human! Time to take the pressure off ourselves and just live maybe?
By Wendy Pitts7 years ago in Motivation
New Year's Resolutions
A new year, a new beginning. 2018 is upon our horizon, but with every new year comes new resolutions. Everybody, young and old, has had a new year's resolution at least once in their short or long lifetime. It could be anything from losing weight to becoming a new person completely.
By Aaliyah Sharver7 years ago in Motivation
I Haven't Done My Butt Exercises in 192 Days
I haven't done my butt exercises in 192 days. That's after having installed an app on my phone specifically for butt exercises. That's even after having adjusted the settings to remind me to do butt exercises every day.
By Grace Cuny7 years ago in Motivation
Terrified to Live
At my ripe old age of 27, I shouldn't be this scared of life. My life consists of work and home. That's it. There are so many things that I want to achieve in my life, but I just can't bring myself to do any of them. I am frozen. I was so worried about all the ways that I could fail and disappoint my parents that I never followed through with college. I got into three different places and then the worry set in. What if I failed all my classes? What if I was just terrible at it? I've never even had a meaningful relationship because I am so scared that my timid heart will get broken and I'll never get over it.
By Amie C7 years ago in Motivation