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Dear You.
"2020 was one hell of a ride huh? But hey b*tch, you survived! *lovingly looks at butt in mirror, slaps it & smiles* I know it's grim but the reality is alot of people didn't. After an earth shattering year from hell; tally, stock, and claim any wins you can. You deserve too after all you've been through.
By Bethany 6 years ago in Motivation
Note to myself
Dear me, I know it's been very hard lately to just continue on, pretending to be happy with our life as it is, faking smiles, faking giggles and laughter, but to be honest... I think we're doing great! I'm beginning to see reasons to be happy! I mean, we're still kicking, we're still moving on with everything. We lost a bit of ourselves this year, or rather actually, for at least almost two years now but... we're still here and we are beginning to see what's important.
By Andy Oli6 years ago in Motivation
The Dream Plan
Dear Dream Plan, For the last decade, in the first week of the year I have set activity based goals around fitness, finances and foibles to fix; and then reviewed them the following year, berating myself for targets unachieved, congratulating myself for any progress made.
By Lady Lust6 years ago in Motivation
Bloom
There is much emphasis on finding your purpose. Paying attention to that which lights you up inside, finding your own true north. And while this is a necessary piece of our own personal and spiritual development, and while our journey is a solitary journey, there is also another just as important piece, and that is to be aware of how our own unique purpose is connected to the collective.
By Linda Cooper6 years ago in Motivation
Dear 2021, It's Not You. It's Me.
New Year's Resolutions have never really been a thing for me. I tend to go with a word or a theme for the year, and let that be my mantra. One year, "You're Going To Do It!" was on a continuous loop in my head, and it was a year of huge achievement for me. Last year, my mantra was, "Balance and Peace."
By Jennifer Gulbrandsen6 years ago in Motivation
2021 New Year's Resolutions For Growing Content Creators
My Dearest Self, 2020 was wrought with obstacles that started well before the pandemic. At the beginning of this year, you were officially getting paid to make content. While your friends hailed you for living the dream, you found yourself grasping at straws and praying that hard work, grit, and a tiny bit of talent might be enough to carry you through—that by the end of the year you would still be a freelance writer and not stuffed away at some corporate job because you failed.
By BreeAnn6 years ago in Motivation
Sometimes You Just Have to be Done...
Sometimes you just have to be done. Something triggered me yesterday. Heart breaking, dream crushing news got me bad. And I wanted to curl up in a ball, hide in the dark, and the thought of never coming out of the blankets occurred to me as a really brilliant idea. How genius, if I stay here in bed forever, I will never have any problems again. I wont have to deal with the current problems I do have. I am so smart, SMRT. Seriously though... the world keeps turning. Sometimes I'm not exactly sure how, but it does.
By Bridie 6 years ago in Motivation
New Years Resolutions Wrapped In a Pretty Bow.
Goodbye 2020 hello 2021 Hey girl! This is future you knocking at your mental and explaining how 2021 is going to be your best year yet. I know I know you’re doubting it tremendously but hear me out! Im going to do all the hard work for you and all you have to do is follow the guidelines, cool?
By Blue Dymond6 years ago in Motivation
What 2020 Taught Me
2020... You were just awful to most of the world, but not to me. Why was I spared? Sure, I lost my job along with everyone else. But somehow, I'm okay. I continue to be okay. In fact, I'm better off financially now than I was a year ago.
By Stephanie Edwards6 years ago in Motivation
Earning the ‘Wealth’ of Happiness through ‘Selfless’ Kindness
On the journey towards becoming a helping professional, I have received blessings from people across various locations within my country to whom I have gotten the opportunity to provide some ‘free of cost’ services. Some labelled it ‘philanthropy’, for some it was ‘kindness’, and for some ‘selflessness’. But if you ask me, it is ‘the motivation to earn the wealth of happiness’. The most amazing part of it is that I get the chance to earn this wealth even during my non-working hours. Blessed to have grown around kind people, I have learnt and realized that kindness is not just an ‘act of selflessness’, it’s a way of living through widening the boundaries of ‘self’. As I sit down to write my story, I am lost in thoughts, the memories of my ‘good deeds’ is refilling my bag of happiness as I am experiencing it in-the-moment. The most fulfilling experiences are the most difficult to pen-down. So I chose to share one experience, which I never knew was ‘being-kind’, for me it was just maybe ‘right’. I was enrolled in a yoga teacher’s training one-year course. The course was pretty strict in terms of punctuality, attendance, examinations, and awarding the teacher’s certificate. Well, one such policy was ‘you enter the class after the prayer starts, you are marked absent’. To understand the repercussions, the other policy was ‘two absents and you are out of the course’. My house was a little far from the place where these classes were held, and so I used to pool the vehicle and go with one other batch mate. According to the route she would pick me up every morning at 5:00 a.m. and we would head towards the class together. One morning, as the clock ticked 4:55 a.m., I, as usual, got out of the gate and waited. It was 5:05 a.m., I checked the watch but the car wasn’t there. Well I waited further. The watch now showed 5:10 a.m. which meant it was high time to leave. I decided to call my batch mate. As I called, I found out that she hadn’t woken up as her alarm somehow did not ring. She told me to leave by my vehicle as she would get late. I said okay, and hung up the call. I rushed inside to take my scooter keys. However, as I came out, leaving her alone did not seem right to me. I decided to wait for her to get ready. I sent her a miss call and a text message to call me back. I waited patiently for her to respond. When she was ready and was about to leave she called me, I could sense the panic and rush in her tone. I just politely told her ‘waiting at the spot’ and hung up the call before she could respond. As I got in the car she geared the engine of the car and began screaming in panic ‘why did you wait for me, why didn’t you leave, are you mad, we both will be getting absent, you would have reached on time’. All throughout, I listened to her smiling quietly. Then I spoke slowly “I know I could have reached, and I had got my scooter keys also, showing it to her which I had forgotten to keep it back. But you seemed a bit tensed, I don’t know whether my company would be of any help but I just did not feel like leaving you alone. And I am enjoying your ride, so relax! She did not respond to me at that time, probably she was busy concentrating on the driving, attempting to somehow reach on time! Of course it was not possible to make on time, and we were late. Tears started rolling her eyes. As for me, I felt bad that our attendance was gone which would have made our task of successfully completing the course really difficult. But I slowly whispered in her ears, as we sat outside during the prayer- “We will finish the course with just one absent!” On our way back home, she apologized to me saying that my attendance was gone because of her. Well, here is a glimpse of our conversation (not the exact words perhaps):
By pallavi gupta6 years ago in Motivation
A World Unknown
As I look back at my life, it really seems as though it has started and restarted multiple times. My most recent life began 14 years ago; age- 18, height- tall enough to be considered such, weight- 130lbs. Mental state- “Know it All, hands down, I’m never wrong”. 🥸🤔🤷🏻♀️ Would you expect anything less from a South Bay chick, with no culture, no connection to her roots, nor to Source AND 18?! I digress, onto my story. My intention here is to supply this for who ever needs to read it. Life is brutal, blunt, sarcastic as fuck, hilarious, and don’t give a F*ck about how you feel. Someone is bound to relate to this here said vulnerable mini memoir.
By Marisa Bluejuewel6 years ago in Motivation
Keep Going Through
When you risk it and it works, you keep going through. Don’t achieve and stop, there’s more to lose. The more success, the more difficult the problems will be. Be prepared. Prepare now for your success while you don’t have it so you don’t lose it when you get it. You’ll have a plan. Write them down, all the time. Add to them as you please, but focus on the top two before moving further. Numbers 1 & 2 are what drives you the most.
By Felisha Danyelle6 years ago in Motivation
