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Love Being Different
Growing up I always felt I had to fit in, in order to be accepted, yet there was a part of me that I knew I was different and wanted different things in life, but always kept it hidden. For years I was living a double life, putting on a mask for school (since secondary school), for work, in relationships with others both personal and platonic, but this grew tiring.
By Rita Hurry6 years ago in Motivation
You've Messed Up, again, and It's Okay.
You are here again. You thought you would never be. You were supposed to learn that lesson last week, last month, last year. A never ending cycle going around and around. You live in terror, just praying you don't fall for that same dirty trick again, hoping that for once you can see past the facade of false love, the sweet, but untrue idealization of two spirits uniting; Maybe, it is just the last sickening drink, the "final" job that you are trying to force yourself to fall in love with.
By Zaquoya Tinsley6 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Energy
You can’t always control the energy that surrounds you, but you can control how you respond to it. This one choice could be a determining factor to everything that happens in your life and play a major factor in how happy you are…. So how happy are you? This will be a tell all guide to the type of energy that makes up your current life and give a slight diagnoses to what needs to be changed in order to promote growth towards your happiness.
By Asia B6 years ago in Motivation
The Simple Rule I Have to Ensure I Keep on Creating. Top Story - June 2020.
Creativity is a mystery to everyone. Let's just damn well admit it. No-one knows how it works, else we'd all be hammering out best-selling novels, platinum albums and have 5 billion Youtube views.
By Jamie Jackson6 years ago in Motivation
Hustle, Drive, & Get Money
Here I am sitting at home during this Covid-19 shit storm. The storm that has taken everyone by surprise. I think all of us were either planning a wedding, getting that promotion we always wanted, or working a 9-5 . Hey some of us were getting our degree or planning to go back to school. I was one of those people; wanting to further my education. *Silently as while typing*. This whole experience has been life changing which has forced my back against the wall. I realized I won't be a young adult forever and things have to change. People in my life have to change as well during the improvement transition phrase. By my surprise they didn't which had me licking my wounds silently in a corner, but thanks to support system I was able to slowly get over it emotionally. This has truly taken its toll.
By Alvera Robinson6 years ago in Motivation
Perspective
Life is always what we make it and having our struggles and deciding how far and how much to endure is individual strength to believe it was worth it. I personally have had struggles 2 bad marriages and a child at 43 with a man still married to his ex. It is so humiliating not to mention to be dragged to his own daughters wedding that takes place at his ex wife house while she has no baby and engaged with a ring and commitment with a man who just loves her for her. I sat in shame while my child, my baby was included in pictures and was the outcast and told I was not family. I learned and grown beyond realizing there is a stepping stone and ladder that always is and never changes. When you can recognize who is your circle, who is your family, and who is your savior life will always turn out to your advantage. When your circle is positive and your family is mother ,father, and children and you live accordingly to doing the right things with the right intentions you can always move on from any mistakes. If your intentions were honest and true and just did not turn out as expected you just need to believe in the end it will come back and turn out as you wanted. Timing can be the unexpected and the heartbreak of all because as much as you want and try and believe if its not ready its not there. I have done so much research where I believe and do see that when you do have all the facts and truth you can truly write your own story and create your own ending but again it will depend on if there is another person in your story. Everything changes everyday and no one person is predictable or ever on same page when not together. All the belief and effort is wasted when there is one and not two trying. Life truly is what we make it and there is no big picture or small picture , there is no light or dark, and there is no miracle or disaster. We all have our own beliefs and own story and have our own spirit to what moves us inside. Where I made be inspired and have faith and believe in my own miracle another my see pity and despair and pathetic. Perspective is life and seeing the silver lining takes faith and wanting happy takes so much effort. Its true what they say if you wake up and say to yourself today will be a good day it will because the bad in it will be tolerated and dismissed but if you decide you want a bad day then the same exact day will be your worst. Our perspective in life and happiness and unhappiness is all in the head and mind to see a dead flower as new growth for next year or a dead flower for now. We have the power and determination always to change our destiny and live our life as we choose. We can either take it and smile or take it and cry but life does not change. We can wake up and believe we see signs and believe all is good or wake up blind and see nothing. I choose to see signs. I choose to connect dots. I choose in life its not coincidence but meant to be. Life is how we perceive it, we either can believe and be awake and have the power to think we made a difference and have purpose, or we can just put our head down and not matter in life and enjoy spurts of fun. I believe my life and trauma which did leave me homeless, jobless, and broke gave me a spiritual journey of wealth and purpose in myself. I feel connected to my higher being and blessed. I believe I had to breakdown to breakthrough but again its all in our own perspective. Life happens and is never fair and always ups and downs and work always to maintain balance. I do believe when you have nothing and lose you have nothing to lose but to believe and it is your strength and empowerment. Being on lockdown and during this pandemic we can either live in fear or see it as internal needed growth to take this break and work on ourselves and not worry of time because we had nothing but time on our hands. Perspective sit home and complain or sit home and enjoy, life has multiple choices and we can always change our destiny and journey. All need to inspire , grow, and change to become part of a world that always evolves. When trauma and loss come in your life you need to decide what is the lesson and change due to the trauma and deal adequately with the loss. When you believe and can confront it all you will see a light and believe in yourself and become new. Its just evolving with the everyday struggles of live. We all can decide in ourselves if we are victim or victory, we can decide if we are good or evil, happy or unhappy. When you do see picture of life you can determine if you see big or small, life or death, positive or negative. When you make the right choices you make the right path, and when your path is positive it evolves to what you dreamed of. Life is never changing and people need to change to move through it in a more enlightened and positive attitude. If we all believed we could believe and have power to change the world with good and positivity it just may become a better place for all. Pandemic has gave me the greatest life lessons and gave me time to understand emotional triggers and communication and understanding different opinions and acceptance and forgiveness. In life we can be who we want to be if we believe and we can have the power to change and save ourselves from anything with our own strength. I do believe this lockdown and pandemic was a stepping stone for all to realize who we are and who we can be. I do hope all took time to see inside themselves and fix what was broken and see what is needed and have a new perspective overall. As much as this pandemic had stopped my life and created havoc I found the blessing and enjoyed the days off , again its how you want to see it. So from now on find the silver lining always and smile because I live on cross street Bridge and Church if that is not a sign in itself I don't know what is but again it how I want to see it so I feel blessed.
By Jennifer Pink6 years ago in Motivation
How to feel sexy when you don’t feel like it
Feeling sexy is very complicated as a brown woman, not just because of the secretiveness that you need to do it with amidst your very involved family, but also because we are met with structural rejections that always make us feel that we are not sexy enough. And then we have our bad days, our messed up days, our cry-and-do-nothing days.
By Nimisha Agarwal6 years ago in Motivation
Self Pride
What is pride? What does it mean to have pride? Sometimes you can feel like a non prideful person. There might be pride within, but pride seems like an association with the people you’re surrounded by. Its natural to feel overshadowed by the amount of pride that you are exposed to. This allows other ways to express yourself. I appreciate so many people that are able to show their pride in whatever way they do.
By The Kind Quill6 years ago in Motivation
Covid-19 Saved My Life
I love minimalism; and not just because I have OCD tendencies. I love walking into a room that is open, bright, clean, and with only a select few decorations. Clutter gives me anxiety and makes it hard for me to concentrate. However, my love for minimalism extends beyond the material. Over the years, even before I knew the term minimalism, I had been practicing it within all aspects of my life. Clearing my mind, body, and soul of either needless things, habits, and people is something that comes natural to me.
By Stephanie Hale6 years ago in Motivation
