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A Winter Story
“Oh Jim I need to go.” “Darling you don’t need to go, you want to go. I get it. You want a break. But, why don’t you go to the beach where it will be warm and you can drink cocktails on the beach? Why go to the mountains in the winter where it will be freezing. It is freezing right here in the Midwest. That seems crazy.”
By Justina Schacht6 years ago in Motivation
The Golden Rule
I've always thought of myself as a considerate person, was raised to treat other as I'd like to be treated, which I took seriously growing up in an Irish Catholic household. But it wasn't until I got sober at 25 that I really learned what it meant to be considerate of another person. Sure, I knew how to be nice and how to be kind, be it opening the door for someone, holding an elevator, buying a donut for the homeless man sitting outside the donut shop. But truly being considerate is a different animal because it requires us to consider other as individuals as opposed to groups. Here's an example: If I was really being c0nsiderate of that homeless man, I might have asked him what he needed, if he needed anything, before I went in and purchased whatever I thought he might want. As a "homeless person" I figured he would be hungry and thirsty, and I may have been right, but as a person, given that he was outside a donut shop, I failed to consider that that might be the 10th donut he'd been offered that day. Maybe he could have used a couple bucks on his CTA card instead, who knows.
By mom-onymous6 years ago in Motivation
Cheers To New 2021 Resolutions
Goodbye 2020, hello 2021! As I move into a new year, humble, (humbled is an understatement) hopeful (always), and energetic (have we met?), I want to share a few of my new year's resolutions that I am looking to embody as a person and add to my routine.
By Chelsea Swift6 years ago in Motivation
My Own Best Friend
Do you know how to truly love yourself? I'm not talking about the buzzword type of "self-love" we are constantly bombarded with. Not just things like bubble baths, naps, and buying yourself that new thing you've been eyeing. I'm talking about the kind of love you give your kids, your partner, or your best friend. The way you take into consideration what they want and how they feel. How you go out of your way to show them how you feel about them by cooking them food they like, rubbing their back, and speaking kind, loving words to them. You listen in their darkest times and get excited when they're excited. You simply honor them for who they are. Do you give those things to yourself?
By Janis Beke6 years ago in Motivation
This is Why Your Life Sucks
This is Why Your Life Sucks So, who begins a sentence with so? Apparently me. Today I decided to start a blog. Why? Well, mostly I thought “What the Hell, maybe someone will read this, and if they don’t, they don’t, and I’ll delete it and pretend it never happened.” I may very well be doing that. So, if you are someone that got the great pleasure of reading this before I took it down, congrats and I hope it made you laugh at my lack of grammatically correct sentences. But for anyone that read and it helped you the slightest bit. That’s why I wrote this. For you. To preface I will tell you, I’m not taking the nice route on this, it’s some tough love, but if you decided to read based on the title, and based on what you’re going through, you might need it.
By Hailey Stevens- Your Provider of Unsolicited Advice6 years ago in Motivation
My Ambitious New Year
This year I have a new resolution to feel healthier. I'm not normally one to make resolutions. I'm forging new paths to destroy the stress that challenges my health. The biggest stressor is financial stability. Stress isn't healthy. So here I am. writing this as one of my many ambitious goals to succeed in making a small improvement on my finances. For me to truly live a better more healthy lifestyle I need to get a handle on my finances. I'm working more now to work less later. I can't stop feeling this stress and worry if I never try to do anything to correct it. It might not be a true resolution to become more ambitious, But I feel it is to tell myself I have to start forging these paths to a better life and the sense wellness it will bring me.
By Dallas Robitille6 years ago in Motivation
Theatre dream
You know everyone has dreams, I have one dream, and that is to be on stage, telling a story. I did a few shows in school but i was always in the ensemble, I feel like I was never given the chance, I would go to shows and watch other students perform and think to myself "I could do this if I was just given a chance."
By Amanda Christiansen6 years ago in Motivation
Your Shadow May Be Capable Of Doing Bad Things, But Does That Make You A Bad Person?
How well do you know yourself? In case you're similar to the vast majority, you most likely have a conventional thought regarding your very own wants, qualities, convictions, and sentiments. You have a personal code that you pursue that dictates whether you are being a "good" person.
By Christopher Harvey6 years ago in Motivation
Unwanted
I am unwanted... but that’s just...me. It’s always been this way. I don’t know what it is. At this point I kind of just roll with it. I’m used to it. I pretty much expect to be unwanted no matter where I go. I personally feel that it would be a cold day in hell before anyone is attracted to who I am.
By MdotJam6 years ago in Motivation
Out of my Comfort Zone
It's 14 days in into 2021, but it feels as it was longer. I knew that I wanted a change this year. I know that my efforts are scattered and not focused. I know that I need more discipline and motivation. I know that I need something that will carry me through the hard work and the tough days.
By Kay Dee6 years ago in Motivation
