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Take Spring Cleaning To A Whole New Level. Third Place in Good Deeds Challenge.
Daily walks have been the saving grace of many people's quarantine routines, myself included. One day I pondered about how I could make this new routine more meaningful and proactive. So, I picked up a pair of gloves and a bag before heading out to the familiar streets. Living in a small town, I wasn't expecting to come back with a bag full of litter. Yet, I did. I filled that bag up so quickly it really opened my eyes to the amount of litter around my town. After a few days cleaning up my neighborhood side streets, I decided to challenge myself to pick up litter for a whole month.
By Angelica Pasquali6 years ago in Motivation
Pursuit of a Lifestyle
When we were kids, how many of us had dreams of how we wanted to live when we were older? This could be in the form of whatever job we wanted to have, a certain place we wanted to live, how we dress, what we drove, and more. No matter what these details were, we viewed them as an upward direction from our childhood way of life - our mind’s eye glimpse into the our future adult selves. This was, for most of us, our first experience of aspiring to be something bigger, something better; having a growth mindset. When I was 5, I wanted to grow up to be a Major League Baseball star, with 3 sports cars, and lots of jewelry (I guess that part was influenced by seeing my father rings and watches he wore).
By The Road to Rediscovery Podcast6 years ago in Motivation
How I’m Doing 2021
2021 will hopefully be a Renaissance for all of us, even though the start of the year hasn’t been very hopeful. The vaccines have been rolling out, but I know several people who have fallen ill form it. I can’t have it until next month and my second dose in March. I will need to have it anyways if I want to travel the world again. Since travelling will be out of the question for the time being, I need to find other ways to improve myself and keep myself occupied without burning myself out. I did this a lot in 2020, and always found myself tired and exhausted and feeling like a failure when I can’t do everything at once.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Motivation
Falling Apart... Again. Top Story - January 2021.
The piece of writing that follows was queued to publish to my blog in March of last year... and then my son died. I cringe when I look at the person I was back then. So optimistic. So many freaking silver-linings. But I'm also in awe of past-me: how she could string words together and paint pictures. How she truly believed that everything would be okay.
By Cid Rhinehart6 years ago in Motivation
When all else fails, rely on the wisdom of show tunes.
Does anyone else have an obsession with making lists? No? Just me that’s an uber nerd? Regardless, making lists help me plan out my day, execute big projects and give me reminders that I’d otherwise forget. (And then two months later, freak out once I remember).
By Breyanna Wilson6 years ago in Motivation
Christmas cards
I learned a lot from the past year, i bought a beautiful little condo, i finally got my driver’s license at 37 years old and unfortunately I got into a break up. Every year,for the past 10 years , I was celebrating Christmas with families and in- laws. Suddenly, everything changed. My whole world collapsed in an instant, when that happened.This year I was alone with my son. I still saw my parents and my brother on FaceTime but it wasn’t the same.
By Veronique Tardif6 years ago in Motivation
A better headspace for 2021
2020 marked itself as the year we all lost our minds in some fashion. Mental health tanked. We encountered a wide variety of issues on a regular basis. Emotional fortitude was tested at every level. The world struggled. Our country struggled. Our friends and family struggled. We struggled.
By Christine Bove6 years ago in Motivation
Pandemic Life Advice from a Self-Help Book Addict. Top Story - January 2021.
"I'm a liar. And I don't care who knows it." That was the opening line of my first "self-help" book. I put "self-help" in quotes like that because I think people associate it with stupid, repetitive, and a waste of time - and I can attest that I used to be one of those people. Then, I read Shonda Rhimes.
By Kam6 years ago in Motivation
The Broke College Grad Diaries - Part 6
Hey, World! It’s your favorite broke college graduate with another life update! To be honest, life has been relatively mellow lately. My emotional state has been mostly stable with a few fun fluctuations here and there. And, other than the fact that the U.S. Capitol was attacked by some of the most radical Trump supporters I’ve ever seen, the world has been pretty “normal”. As “normal” as it can be during a pandemic, I guess.
By Derek Evers6 years ago in Motivation
A Drop in the Bucket
Perhaps it is the pandemic blues, or possibly general instability in my life as I enter my late 20s with a college degree and no @!#$-ing clue what I am doing with my life... regardless I have recently been reminiscing on my not so distant childhood and the ways in which I decided to spend my free time versus how I spend my free time now. As we are all experiencing a global trauma, it goes without saying that I have been in a bit of a funk, walking around with a nimbus overhead, essentially; a bit depressed. I find myself perusing Youtube midday to find some tips on growing roma tomatoes and then all of a sudden it’s five hours later and I am watching a random person discuss a nutritionist's perspective of a models’ “what I eat in a day” video. It is a bit nauseating and dare I say disappointing to see how post-college life is treating me compared to my once hyper driven self. Not to toot my own horn, but I feel as though much of my childhood was spent engaging in relatively selfless acts, without thought or hesitation. I fill my schedule with one activity after another, my to do list is always growing, and I find myself always looking for larger mountains to conquer. When I have free time, I try to find ways to better myself of my community. Lately, being locked in doors, I have deeply focused on my Yoga practice and even became a certified instructor so that I could spread peace and joy over zoom to my friends and family.
By Sarah Gordon6 years ago in Motivation
