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Do You Deserve?
Head spinning and thoughts exploding, life feels like it is going nowhere in this moment that I’m experiencing. Feelings of failure come crashing down, making my eyes begin to close and tears begin to flow. Shame creeps in, saying, “Who am I to succeed?” Feeling not worthy of much, still I push my luck and again I end up in the same spot.
By Chana Saacks6 years ago in Motivation
Chasing the Impossible.
One of the many things I have noticed about people is our endless pursuit of what is impossible to obtain. Be it a relationship, wealth, a dream; we all chase what is slim to none. Despite the probability of what we want unlikely happening, we all chase it no matter the reality. It is as though we have a ceaseless obsession with a desire that cannot be quenched unless we finally obtain it.
By Halden Mile6 years ago in Motivation
You do not need to have your life figured out yet
I have always had this preconceived notion that by the time I finished college I would have my life figured out. To be honest, the more I continue my schooling, the more confused I get with what I want to do in this life. I know what I want my end goal to be but how fast do I need to get there?
By Abby Verigin6 years ago in Motivation
Welcome to the Real World
It was 1 am, and I had just experienced my first professional rejection. I was in the middle of watching Best Scenes from Game of Thrones when I got the notification on my phone. I paused the video in haste and opened the email. As I read the lines of a literary agent’s secretary ‘unfortunately, she is unable to offer you representation at this time,’ I felt my stomach sink and my chest tighten. I felt dejected and disappointed; disheartened. I thought, how am I going to sleep after this?
By Grace Curley6 years ago in Motivation
The Value of Virtue
Virtue is like humility in that once you brag about having it, you’ve lost it. It does’t manifest itself in us by an act of magick or an overt declaration that we are paragons of purity and good intent. It is the expression of the inner soul, of our true humanity, not the dumbwitted control of any outside force. It, rather, creeps in quietly and unawares when we strive to do what is right and good despite our many flaws and failures along the way. It is the Lionheart that eclipses our inner mewling, not when we are faced with moments of decisiveness - when we are forced to choose the right hand or the left - but when we sit in a heap to wipe the blood, the sweat and the many tears of having accomplished something greater than ourselves; greater than our inmost fears; deeper than our misgivings and mistakes that may be strewn along the path behind us.
By Scotty Roberts6 years ago in Motivation
17 Quotes from UFC Champ Georges St-Pierre on Mental Toughness, Excellence, and Staying Present
Georges St-Pierre is one of the all-time legends in the world of mixed martial arts. He is one of a handful of UFC fighters who has held titles in two divisions.
By Olivier Poirier-Leroy6 years ago in Motivation
Present
Because I choose to make yesterday, today, and tomorrow a new day to be the star in my own movie! What better way to live the rest of my entire existence being and doing what make me feel good. I do come and go as I please and experience great gratitude while doing it.
By Sherie Suell6 years ago in Motivation
Treat time
This was my first little treat to myself for doing well in my new work, #workfromhome # familyliferules # sparetimesparecash Since lockdown I have started working for a utility company online from home, this is fab, I work with a great team and my recruiter Keith Morris is just class, couldn't think of a better person to work with, we make a canny little team.
By Lisa Maclean6 years ago in Motivation
Letting Go to Hold On
The above video by YouTube channel Einzelgänger is about the Taoist perspective on letting go. Being in a flow state is mentioned many times throughout Taoist teachings and it's something I struggle with. There's a part in the video discussing how an archer who is fixated on a material prize will not shoot as well as he truly can because the focus is on the future rather than the present. As a future thinker myself, that really hit me.
By Aliciel Alone6 years ago in Motivation
Glory Birds
Once a king received two magnificent peregrine falcons as a gift from one of his vassal state. They were the most beautiful birds he has ever seen. Though the Falcons were still quite young at the time, they were beautiful specimens groomed for keeping in his court specifically. The king called the head falconer and handed the two beautiful birds to be trained. The falconer trained the birds for months. But one day the falconer informed the king that one of the falcons was flying and soaring high in the sky while the other has not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
By Katy Noel6 years ago in Motivation
