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What I'll Gain From Leaving My Dream Job
In many ways I got everything I wanted in 2020, I landed my dream role at my dream company, I moved to my dream city, and everything seemed like it was working perfectly towards the 5 year plan I had put together in my head despite lockdowns and restrictions. January 2021 however, was called in with me sat in the flat my landlord is selling that I could no longer live in, unemployed again, and desperately uncertain about what my new 5 year plan would look like.
By Chanice Dwyer6 years ago in Motivation
Giving not asking
Winter, a time where it's amazing when you're warm and cold when you ain't. It's the time where most of the people get a chance to get together. It becomes a reason why people eager for gatherings and others for food. Having no bumps in our paths, always put our heart onto comfy treasures. No sacrifice, no care, no lively aspect of life and nothing. Treasure is something we know as a precious things but it's our heart , which's treasurer than all. The worldly treasure can be found in one place but our heart can be in many places.
By Ermi messi6 years ago in Motivation
Them or Me?
Chole's eyelashes fluttered as her envious green eyes beheld a new day. Chole returned the smile to the painted image above her. She knew people thought it was shallow of her to get an image of herself above her bed. Chole would rather have them think that than the truth.
By Angelica Stevenson 6 years ago in Motivation
Delete Social Media and Be Lonely
Delete it. You don't need the fake sh*t in your life. There are too many fake people and fake ideals. On the internet nowadays, especially social media, it is hard to think why you would still have it on your phone. Before the end of 2020, I managed to delete Instagram and Tik Tok from my life. The Facebook ship sailed long ago for me. You need to separate yourself from it, all too often it'll get into your head and won't be able to escape for hours. I covered this in another of my posts.
By Jonathon Larkins6 years ago in Motivation
One Resolution for a Healthy New Year. Top Story - January 2021.
When thinking about what healthy resolutions we should take, most of us gloss over the most important component to enable a healthy lifestyle: our brain. How many of us have set resolutions for ourselves just to quit halfway through January (if not sooner)?
By Valérie Rowe6 years ago in Motivation
When You Wish Upon A Little Black Book
It was a typical summer night in the small town of Clinton, North Carolina. Sharon Marshall had just finished her shift at Sampson Regional Medical Center. She had been employed there for five years as a housekeeper. She was exhausted from pushing the cleaning cart up and down the long corridors of the hospital, cleaning empty rooms, making up beds, cleaning toilets, and sending soiled sheets to the laundry room. She longed to quit this job. As much as she worked, and even though the pay was good, she knew that one day she wanted to obtain something better like winning the lottery. If she was to win the Mega Millions or the Powerball, she knew that she was going to say goodbye to Sampson Regional. She whispered under her breath just how tired she was as she plumped down into the front seat of her beat down 2002 Jeep Liberty. She had bought it from a neighbor as is and the phrase “as is” meant that she could not drive anywhere outside of Sampson County, she had to press on the gas slowly without causing the jeep to jerk profusely by pressing it too quickly, and she could not go over the speed of 60. She looked at the gas gauge and saw that it close to empty. She did not have the money to put more gas in and she knew that she needed gas for the rest of the week. She shook her head as she cranked her jeep and pulled out of the parking lot. Finding herself stressing over the possibilities of not having the money for gas, she drove home in silence.
By Sholanda Marible6 years ago in Motivation
"Fresh" Start ???
A new year. Under new leadership. During a whole new, forced upon us, lifestyle. What a time to be alive...I think. Most every year as the holidays come to an end and we bid our loved ones the sweetest of farewells, we shift our focus onto the new year. Ahhh, January. A fresh start, like stepping outside in the crisp morning air and taking a deep refreshing breath as we begin a new day. It seems as though this year has come and it is simply one of the smaller things on anyone's mind. With the cultural climate at a steep tension and politics boiling on everyone's brain, being able to take a step back and think about starting a new couldn't be more important. The tricky part is actually being able to focus on that.
By Melissa Insley6 years ago in Motivation
I Accepted Silence Because I Was Afraid
Why am I not writing what I’m thinking? That’s the real question, isn’t it? I’ve been holding back and playing small for a lot of reasons, but most of them are clearing away. It’s my time. It’s time for me to spew out the feelings and experiences that are mine and mine alone.
By Tree Langdon6 years ago in Motivation
Personal Exodus
Ever since I was a small child, I always had a feeling I was destined for something more grand than what I was frequently exposed to on a daily basis. I was born in a very small town in the northeast of North Carolina, residing on the border of Virginia. A rural area is too humble a category to place the town of Roanoke Rapids in but deeming it a city is too generous.
By Shane Taylor6 years ago in Motivation
Take Care of the Future, by Taking Care of the Present
Hello fellow Roadies! Welcome to another fascinating story from the Road to Rediscovery Podcast! The Road to Rediscovery is about reflecting on the lessons that life throws at us, to learn and grow from them, and of course, pay it forward to uplift others who are struggling.
By The Road to Rediscovery Podcast6 years ago in Motivation
