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Consistency And How To Obtain It
Do you ever find yourself starting a project or specific activity that you’re really pumped about, but only a few months, weeks, or even days down the road you find all the excitement is gone? You wonder to yourself why couldn’t I be consistent? Why did I give up so easily?
By Emma McCue6 years ago in Motivation
Stop Judging Me for Being Creative
My entire life I have always known I was different from the rest of my family. I grew up in a household of 6 people: my grandparents, my aunt and uncle, my younger cousin, and me. I can remember knowing I was different than the rest of the members of my household as early as 6 years old, which it became more and more apparent when I was in my pre-teen and young teen years. Especially when I started experimenting with makeup.
By Jessica Miller6 years ago in Motivation
How to Form New Life-Enhancing Habits
So how do you create habits that really stick? It's not actually that hard to do, but requires energy and commitment. You have to divorce yourself from your current lifestyle to start a new one, and you have to believe in your ability to conquer your weaknesses. Here are a few ways that you can actually stick to your "New Year's Resolutions," creating new life-enhancing habits.
By Lewis Robinson6 years ago in Motivation
How to wake up for a successful day!
Your morning alarm blasts you awake. You swear and hit the snooze button. You roll over for a few more minutes of sleep. And then, in what seems to be a nano-second, it rings again. You know you can’t ignore it this time and reluctantly haul yourself out of bed.
By BAMPRO6 years ago in Motivation
Applying For My Dream Job: Why It Didn’t Work Out
About a month ago I applied for my dream job for the company that was a major influence for me going to film school in the first place. I was filled with imposter syndrome and excitement for what I could bring to the table of this company.
By Michelle Kaldy6 years ago in Motivation
Becoming a runner saved my life
I was in the 5th Grade at P.S.6 running in the gym, and the gym teacher pulled me aside. She asked me if I wanted to run for Colgate Woman’s Games & after asking my grandmother, I joined the team. It was only five races a year, but it made me feel excellent inside. I remember looking at my grandma before the gun went off at the starting line; her eyes were different. The way my grandma looked at me changed, I can’t describe how she looked in words, but it was like she saw hope in me. I decided to keep running, and in 2005 I moved from Brooklyn, NY to Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. I was the shyest girl you could ever meet. I was the youngest in all my classes; I sat in the back, hidden with a mouth full of metal & I hardly spoke, and my grades for D’s and F’s. Later in life, I discovered I was dyslexic, and it went undiagnosed. As a child, I could go days without speaking because I stuttered horribly and had to leave P.S. 91 to go to P.S. 6 due to bullying.
By Shontel Anestasia6 years ago in Motivation
Another Night
I wouldn’t have called the shift in my gait climbing the stairs ‘staggering’ at this point. Not yet. It was still more like a saunter; the fluid movement only daring to slip from my control ever so slightly and still stemming primarily from my hips.
By Caralynn Rose6 years ago in Motivation
Healing Is A Choice
I've spent the last 2 years doing the work, meditating, gaining understanding, even asking others for input to heal what I didn't even know was hurt. I read books, played music, burned sage, prayed, and though there were rough days, each day was better. I was ready! Healed. Then it happened. I found myself in a 20 yr old, familiar situation and I flipped. The one I love the most, I was dismissive, erratic and irrational, and they hadn't done much wrong. It wasn't disrespect, but it wasn't what I felt I was worth. Once I set myself down and used all the tools of the last 2 years, I found a wound. Somewhere in me bleeding, and I thought I healed it.
By Kim B6 years ago in Motivation
Effective Goal Management
Where Do I Start? Sometimes completing projects can be stressful. You might feel overwhelmed at the thought of tackling various obstacles, and not know where to begin. These steps are designed to give you effective goal management and will help you organize your goals, be it a personal goal, a career-related goal, or a collaborative project.
By SonderWrites6 years ago in Motivation
NaNoWriMo
Dear Friend, The first day of November has arrived and with it the challenge of the month for all writers. NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month which is a great challenge for writers to finally get working on those novels we have been putting off all year... or all our lives, if you are like myself at all.
By The Perks of Being A Blogger6 years ago in Motivation
Louisiana Strong
Louisiana strong 💪 2020 in Louisiana. We will start our story in South west Louisiana. In a small town right on the Texas border so close we can almost throw a rock and hit the other side. Being part of the pandemic of 2020 was hard enough not being able to see loved ones. Having families in a nursing facility feeling like they been put on a prison sentence for months at a time and not being able to check on them, if they’re eating good or being taken care of. Here in south west louisiana where hurricanes love to go apparently, whether they come for the food or good time I don’t know. we are Louisiana strong they say and I truely believe that. Hurricane Laura came through like beast. Most people did not know whether their house would still be standing or if they decided to stay if they would survive the night. Going outside the next morning to tree limbs and whole trees ripped up from the roots pieces of houses and light poles as far as the I can see. Literally cutting your way out not even able to get to your neighbors or family. Unable to call them. In world where there is racial and political tensions (not to mention a pandemic). Not here though and let me tell you why when most of our poor state got hit by a massive hurricane Laura. We didn’t see race or political views, we saw a neighbor in need we saw entire towns Destroyed but our communities came together. Clean up took several weeks, Repairs even longer. Whether they were giving out waters or removing tree or just checking on our neighbors. all the linemen that came from multiple states to help rebuild our entire system in two half weeks. Places like Cameron and lake Charles that had a tremendous amount of damages. Entire towns destroyed forgotten by most people. Stores And houses destroyed People living in tents but did you hear about this I’m sure you haven’t because the media refuse to cover it. People that didn’t lose their house, but their houses we’re unlivable insurances refusing to cover damages, if you had insurance. No these people didn’t lose they’re homes but they might as well have. Having to sift through your child’s things because they were damaged. Whether they were living with family, campers, hotels, or yes even tents. Louisiana strong I would say so because even when we’re down we refuse to give up. Our story is not over. The rebuild has only just begun for us. Being pregnant at the start of the pandemic. My story had its own trials having a baby during a pandemic. Being isolated pregnant and also homeschooling 2 children. After the hurricane having three kids living with family. Sending kids back to school after a pandemic and hurricane Laura. Not being able to live in our home because of the damages When our big oak split down the Middle and laid across the house damaging the roof water in walls and even the foundation. Most the trees in our yard now laying across the yard some on the fence dog kennels. Fighting the insurance day after day. Starting over getting use to the “new normal”. Praying for the day to be back in our home again to never take it for granted again. Clean up going well all of our yard cleared from debri. It is now November It is now another month with out being in our house. Another month of fighting with insurance. Contractor gave us hope saying that once he gets started it will only take a month. Still not sure when it will start as he is also Working on houses in lake Charles. But there is hope once again.
By Melinda Medley6 years ago in Motivation
