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Lying is Bad...Right?
Haven't we all been told throughout our lives that lying is in fact bad? That we should always tell the truth no matter what? Even when it's hard? Well, I hope we've all been taught that again and again throughout our lives but if you simply open up your social media apps or turn on your favorite news station guess what? You're most likely seeing or hearing lies. I mean let's call a spade a spade. Half-truths or whatever you want to call them there's no denying we experience a lot of dishonesty from all different types of people every single day. Now, that doesn't make it right of course.
By Connor Warman6 years ago in Motivation
3 Tips to Help you Make it Through the Day
We live in challenging times. Between global crises and the general breakneck pace of contemporary life, there's enough to stress anyone out, even if they don't have to hold down a full time job on top of it. Most of us, however, still have to work in addition to just dealing with living in a rapidly changing world. Needing to be productive every day only serves to compound the stresses already surrounding us. Fortunately, there are several basic steps detailed below that anyone can take in order to better cope with stressful days. These may seem like deceptively obvious ideas, but in truth there are a few simple and easy to practice methods of shoring up your physical and mental health in order to better tackle the world's challenges.
By Mikkie Mills6 years ago in Motivation
The importance of daydreaming and whimsy: How to distract yourself from worrying it's the end of the world #Mindfulness
The surreal is always fun. Ever feel like you’ve got a movie turning in your head? As if life isn’t quite real but a set out of a Wes Anderson or Jurassic Park or… Hitchcock film? I do. I’ve got the house in The Royal Tenenbaums softly imprinted in my exterior vision right now. It’s calming, gives me a break from feeling like the world is huge and small (at the same time) and that I thought I might have achieved more by now.
By Max6 years ago in Motivation
Why Setbacks Are So Important For Growth
One day I had to decide; did I want to continue down the path I was on, or did I want better for myself? Did I want to continue popping pills, snorting powder up my nose, smoking and drinking in excess, sleeping around and running away from myself, or did I want to heal? Did I want to keep chasing and choosing people that never really cared about me, or did I want to breathe love into myself? Did I want to live in fear of all my darkness and continue to hide from my light, or did I want to face my demons and rise?
By Amanda Giroux6 years ago in Motivation
body art.
This is my tattoo. My first piece of body art. You see my tattoo, as probably a majority of everybody else’s tattoos, has very special meaning. As you see in the picture above my tattoo reads “fight the good fight.” This tattoo is based off of a verse that can be found in ancient book called The Bible.
By Nikita Lalli6 years ago in Motivation
No one can take this away from you
Imagine you’re 80, you just smoked a fat joint, you’re kicking back with nothing but your thoughts, your memories, the life that you’ve lived. Ask yourself, what would you like to think about. What would you like to take to the grave, knowing that you’ve accomplished? Basically ask yourself what memories are worth getting high for?
By Nhat Nguyen6 years ago in Motivation
Happiness is a choice
Do we choose to be unhappy; or is there just a time for our emotions to kick in for us to choose a different route? I believe that happiness and faith are similar concepts. You have faith in things you believe to be factual, whether that’s god, science, witchcraft, herbs, medicine and etc. It’s all a choice, just like happiness. The facts are that you have many reasons to be happy whether you find them to be valid at that point in time or not. Sometimes the bad has to outweigh the good so that we can appreciate the smaller things, and give them greater power than the evil that surrounds us. No matter how little the light in the darkest tunnel, there's still a light to guide you to your new beginnings. Please pick your head up and follow it to its source, we are all meant to win, even if that means taking a lost, so tread lightly and enjoy the ride. The present is most certainly a gift even if you can't see it's value its worth much more than the retail price and you deserve to be here wearing a smile just as much as your tears deserve to be recognized.
By UNpretentious6 years ago in Motivation
You Don't Have to be Everyone's Dream
I’ve always been good. Since I was small, I’ve tried my best at everything. I’ve been the best athlete, the dream part-time Tim Hortons employee, the student whose parent you wanted to be on Parent-Teacher night. It always felt good to be good.
By Alex Nicolescu6 years ago in Motivation
Fantasy
Looking inside the case, I see a stunning piece of artwork. She's a deep red brown, artfully created in Australia by people that I've worked briefly with. Polished perfectly. Four malleable strings that feel just right under the delicate fingertips with which we play. A lovely red-brown chin rest, feeling so comfortable between my neck and jaw.
By Ashleigh G6 years ago in Motivation
How to Cultivate a Positive Mindset
The interest in understanding a positive mindset has increased over the years with research highlighting many of its key benefits. Positive imagery, optimism, and positive self-talk are all part of developing a positive mindset, which is crucial in today’s world. While positive thinking is essential to developing a positive mindset, it does not mean that people who have a positive mindset are out of touch with reality or otherwise incapable of acknowledging the difficulty of their current circumstances. They choose to remain positive despite the negativity in their life and this is crucial for multiple reasons.
By The Breatharian Blogger6 years ago in Motivation
