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Seeking happiness in the now
Isn’t the best course of action in life to seek happiness in the now? I believe that as people, we have been conditioned to look at what we don’t have and focus on that. It seems counterproductive to me, because the more you think about the lack of something, the more it won’t show up in your life. If you are searching for a partner, searching for more money, searching for an abundance of anything, aren’t you affirming to the Universe that you don’t have it and you want more of what you don’t have? You’ve already established your trajectories; you live in a world where you’re already accustomed to your wants, so create the feeling of being prosperous now. If you can apply feeling good, focusing on the positives, you will pave that path for your creations to come to you! If you’re in a relationship that isn’t serving you, aren’t you focusing on the negative aspects of that partner? What traits of your partner do you think are being mirrored back to you, then? The good ones? I would 100% say no to that question!
By Kristen Viscardi6 years ago in Motivation
A Little Faith, A Whole Lot of Hope
Setting down the last of the moving boxes, I settle down on the mahogany floorboards. The last rays of daylight stream from the tall windows that span across the east wall, dancing across the floorboards as the sun lay its head to rest.
By Nadine Louis6 years ago in Motivation
What do you do when you have no clue?
To say that 2020 was a hard year for literally everyone on the planet, is like saying that the sky is blue. In my 35 years of existence on this wonderful thing we call Earth- I had never had a year that compared to this one, and let's be honest other than some of our Grandparents I don't think anyone has. I think what made this year particularly difficult for me was I was coming off of high that was my 2019- the first real "high year' of my life.
By Erin Sage 6 years ago in Motivation
My journey back to creativity. Top Story - February 2021.
Holy freaking moly, it's been a goddamn minute. For some reason, the thing I swear I love and is my passion is the same thing I run full speed away from till I'm basically standing on another planet gasping for air thinking 'yeah, this should do'.
By Erin Thomson6 years ago in Motivation
One Tiny Leaf of Gratitude
I volunteer in a building that houses several different non-profit and county agencies. My position is one of those sit-at-your-desk type of jobs that is computer dominated, so I set a timer to ring on the hour. When my phone chimes, I take a short break from my office and go on a walkabout from one end of the building to the other, circle out and around the block, and re-enter the building with renewed focus and fresh energy to make a difference and change the world, one keystroke at a time.
By Kennedy Farr6 years ago in Motivation
The Journey Inside You
It was a tough journey for all of us last year when COVID-19 smack the world. It affects different people in different ways. Most of us lost our jobs and businesses that made us vulnerable. While we are waiting for this pandemic to end, we started to adapt to the new normal, we discover our hidden talents that we are not aware of and we decided to get out of our comfort zone. Our new journey starts here. Learning new things is one of the positive effect happened. We, Filipinos, known as one of the hard working people in the world, will not let this negative thing stop us from our chosen journey. The journey inside all of us, The Journey Inside You.
By Arla Valdellon6 years ago in Motivation
Stage 2B
So at age 22 my body changes I have a baby boy and then find out that I have cervical cancer . Receiving the news I could've sworn my heart stopped , and I was dead. I take a deep breath doc are you sure yes we did a biopsy your stage 2b, everything is foreign to me . what the heck is that well stage 2b means your almost at stage 3 meaning your cancer is starting to spread. Lord I scream out loud in my head. My world changes as my new born is with out his mother because of treatment, Chemotherapy, and two different types of Radiation . the battle is on Cancer I'm going to whoop your butt I thought while secretly holding back how scared I am .
By Ebonie Thompson6 years ago in Motivation
Open: Choices
I can honestly say at this stage in my life I don’t have the goal of being the end all be all in anything in particular. I no longer desire to be the best at something. As a matter of fact my M.O. is usually to excited about something, like so many hobbies I’ve had over the years that I ran hard for a few months and lost interest. Oh did I mention I definitely have ADHD? More on that another time I’d say, For now, we’re circling the wagons back to the point,
By Quinten Larsen6 years ago in Motivation
Reading is Like Eating: There's No Such Thing as "Good" or "Bad" Writing
You're hungry. What do you feel like eating: good food or bad food? I'm guessing good. But what does that mean? A greasy breakfast? Tacos? Ice cream? Beef Bourguignon? "Good" with food means exactly nothing because it has too many conditions, the most important of which are the preferences of the person eating.
By Erica Ball6 years ago in Motivation
Purposeful Speech
There is a saying that goes, “What you say can be forgiven, but it can never be forgotten.” There is much truth to this, and it is evident in our relationships with others that communication is never quite the same after we have, for lack of a better phrase, stuck our foot in our mouth. So, what can one do to ensure that our communication with others continues productively? We need purposeful speech. We have always been told to think about what we say before we say it, and that can’t be more accurate. While about 80% of our communication with others in non-verbal, what we say to others has a massive impact on how they perceive us and how they react to us.
By Mike Johnson6 years ago in Motivation
