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Between the Lines
I never thought that it would happen to me for a long time I thought that the Universe hated my very existence. I was only eighteen and already I was alone in this world. My father did what many fathers do, he went to the store and never came back. By the time I was ten my mom found somebody and he didn’t want kids and then she no longer wanted me. Donna Perkins my fifth-grade teacher took me in and the day after my high school graduation she died in her sleep. She didn’t have much and I was left with little but I wanted more. I mean I felt like my life had to have more meaning than this. So, I jumped on the Marta to head towards Einstein bagels in Midtown for a job interview. I felt like a ball of nerves pitted in the bottom of my stomach. My Manager name was Destiny and my crew member named was Faith. I felt as if the Universe was telling me that was life was going to change. On Saturday January 9, 2021 around eight-thirty that night, I ended my shift and was headed home, the rain began to pour down, the rain was so thick I couldn’t see anything and me with no umbrella, I just hopped on the nearest bus headed to the Five-point train station. It was very scary where I was standing so I decided to walk down a bit and while I was walking towards an escalator, I saw this little black book covered in hamburger drippings. I felt compelled to grab it, I know it seems crazy but I felt connected to it. I grabbed the book with a plastic bag and once I got home, I cleaned it off. It had no title so I was hesitant at first to open it but I was glad I did. The inscription that was written said “Between the lines of this book and the ability of your mind lies your manifest destiny”. I froze in excitement as my eyes leaped from excitement from one chapter to the next. This book went into details about how we self-sabotage, this book maps out in details the law of attraction. I dashed into my room and grabbed a note pad and pen and I put this law into action. Everday for three months I became clear of what I wanted, I began to meditate on it every chance that I had, I consistently worked towards my goals, I trusted the process and then one day it happened. I decided to play the Mega Million, it was at a billion dollars, (you think that I was silly) I was the only winner that night, so basically, I would get thirty million a year for the next twenty-nine years. I could change some lives of my own and I decided to give both Faith and Destiny five million dollars each, and I opened up the Donna Leigh Perkins home for girls. It's been very successful for a consecutive two years now, while I am in college Faith manages it. However, money does draw in the disloyal as well, of course both of them came back with their hands out. I told them both you didn’t love me enough to stay around, don’t try to love me now. It was my destiny to be able to find the little black book but my life didn’t change until I put my faith into action. We can wish, and hope but remember faith doesn’t move until you do!
By Nyree "Sable" Smith6 years ago in Motivation
The Broke College Grad Diaries - Part 7
Hello World! Welcome back to the seventh part of The Broke College Grad Diaries. I know this series has been a little all over the place and there hasn’t been a consistent expectation of what I’m going to post and I apologize for that. This is like a journal to me except that I share it with the world and sometimes what goes on in my head is a little messy. I promise to do better!
By Derek Evers6 years ago in Motivation
Where Did I Begin?
Starting out I honestly don't know where and when it happened. I also don't know where it'll end. I feel like I'm walking a never ending road. I try to turn around, move sideways, run forward, walk, crawl, run...and no matter what it remains the same. Somedays I feel like I've made progress, and I finally figured it out. But then I wake up and realize it was nothing but a cruel dream of where I could be. I think to myself maybe there's a way to make it go away. Maybe there's an easy out and I'll never have to worry about when or where it'll end. I won't have to walk a continuous road to what feels like nowhere anymore. It would just be gone and I would never feel more free. Suddenly a light appears before me; It's a reflection of the never ending road I've walked. All the strength and motivation I used to keep moving finally paid off. All along, I traveled so far and I finally realized, I traveled a great distance. It makes me want to keep going and travel even further than I already have. I can't remember how it started and I don't know where it'll lead me, but what I do know is, I'll find myself a better end.
By Angela Todorov6 years ago in Motivation
3 Steps to Get Yourself Back to Self-Love When You’ve Fallen off the Wagon
You’re making progress towards your goal when you get thrown off your path. You’re starting a new business, breaking an old habit or trying to focus on your health when the challenges of life pile up and topple you over. It’s often our inner critic –the sneaky little voice inside our heads– who is the culprit behind whether we stay down or get up. It will require a bit of courage on your end to talk straight with yourself. If you’re ready to return to self-love, follow these three steps to rise from the ashes and emerge even stronger.
By Nat Olive6 years ago in Motivation
THE BIRD, THE SEED AND THE FLOWER
From my first blink I heard their voices all around me saying.,“shes just a little bird”. yeah, nothing special just a bird like all the others. Well, I guess Im nothing special, just a little bird. A bird lonely, and at times lost and tired of flying. I want more than anything to just be still, but I continued to fly from tree to tree, trying to find a safe place to land and call my home, but no place felt right. Even when I was surrounded by all the other birds, my flock, we flew together but It never felt right. Always at the end of the line formation. No one hears me, only expect me to fall in line and blend. But nothing is more lonely then blending. One day without thinking I flew off on my own. By myself I was the loudest. By myself I was number 1. I flew wherever The wind took me.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon6 years ago in Motivation
2021 THE YEAR OF APPLICATION
2021 is the year of application. The year I start putting into action all the lessons and wisdom I’ve gained from all the years before. 2020 is now behind me but the lessons and awareness it brought will never be forgotten. Yes it was very painful, yes it was scary and challenging, and It was an experience most, if not all of us wouldn’t ever want to relive again but I have challenged myself to see all the Gems of awareness it brought to not only me but everyone worldwide that we can now apply on our new journey in 2021.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon6 years ago in Motivation
What is your why?
JOURNAL entry; I have been struggling to answer this question recently. I would like to say, "my reason for getting up every day is my family," but it just does not seem to be enough recently. Now do not get me wrong, I love my family and we have become so close since quaratine started. I would never leave and put all that hurt on them, but it has been tough lately.
By for my mental health6 years ago in Motivation
LABELS,LABELS
MORE THAN WORDS Why do we put labels on people and allow ourselves to be label by others?. We not only allow it, we wear it proudly as if that is all we are. We are so quick to judge and categorized each other based on our beliefs, mistakes, struggles, downfall and circumstances forgetting that in our own time of hardships we hope for a hand of compassion and understanding not judgements and labels. Are we not allowed to make mistakes?. Isn't that how we learn and grow?. Are we not capable of understanding that we are more than our flaws. More than our religions. More than our bank account. More than the numbers on the scale. More than the likes we accumulate on social media. We are so much more than we allow the world and ourselves to see.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon6 years ago in Motivation
The Lucky Tens
As an avid recycler and lover of all things repurposed, these little thrift stores have always been like quick sand to me. I love wandering through the isles of other’s previously well loved items. Bored and trying to figure out what else to do with myself on that rainy day I almost left empty handed because nothing was catching my eye, new store so probably not many donations yet. But as I thumbed through the small stack of books I found the cutest little black notebook, well planner it turned out to be, full of small notes of someone’s day to day and important appointments from the year 1964. Her handwriting was beautiful and her days seemed to be filled with one luncheon or tea or another. I knew I had found my read for the evening and paid the dollar I owed for the book and headed home to examine this great find. The evening, unfortunately, had other plans for me.
By Latasha Riddle6 years ago in Motivation
Freedom is a game of survival
Freedom is not free in the eyes of greed The eyes, a complex organ implanted in the head to see the world. It’s used for a great assortment of things. A calculation of all the wonders it perceives in a world full of amusement. Have you figured it out yet? What the eyes see the mind feels, and what the mind feels the body reacts.
By LAiney Bee6 years ago in Motivation
Finding Strength In Walking Alone
Looking back on my life I realized that when I was younger I was stressed. I preferred to stay with my grandparents even though they were strict. It was a peaceful, quiet, slow, happy place. I would visit as much as my parents allowed.
By Personal Confessions 6 years ago in Motivation
