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5 Things I Wish I could Tell The Younger Me
5 Things I Wish I Could Tell The Younger Me Sitting in captivity, or in better words: lock-down, has got me thinking of what I would say to the teenage me. I'm now in my late twenties and have done a complete 180 degrees in life. So without further ado, here's my list of advice:
By Elizabeth Danón6 years ago in Motivation
Being the good one
I have always aspired to be The Good One. Since when I was little. I still vividly remember the day when my mother kissed me and hugged me for the very last time and told me with a proud tone in her voice I would have never hear again I have been ‘Good’.I still remember up to this day how happy that made me feel, what an incredible and sweet energy embraced me that afternoon. I guess losing that sort of acceptance and recognition from my mum’s side not long after made me an angry,isolated,teenager and the insecure and clingy adult that I happen to have become now. I now more than ever strive for people’s approval and support. I just realised it at 32 yearsold. During the past 7 years I moved out of parents house, move country and attempted to be on my own two feet. I sometimes failed and collapsed but here I am. And just at this stage I have only realised how incredibly stupid and vulnerable I must appear to the eye of others who know me.First I thought only through studying hard and showing outstanding results in college and at Uni I could receive love and appreciation, than it was the job or career path that eventually no members of my family ever truly approved. And than it was the love quest, that insufferable mystic desire of finding the one who could complete me, cherish me, protect me. Instead I ended up ‘playing’ the part of the protector in all my recent relationships that inevitably ended up with me getting exhausted and running away with a broken heart.I embarked in a few relationships that emotionally destroyed me and dismantled me from within without realising I totally lost myself in the attempt to play the same old character.Why is that ? I have asked myself multiple times. Why nobody can see how many efforts I am putting to show them how much I love and adore them? And why all the people I happen to know who have the same features as me are struggling exactly the same? It seems to me that there are two very distinct types of people in this world: the vigorous fuckers, and the ones who get fucked. Also paraphrasing winners/ losers. I always see myself like the latter but what if I am indeed truly a winner? I think I had an epiphany the other day when a girlfriend told me ‘think about how miserable you could be know if you were still with him’. And suddenly I felt sorry for that person but not for myself actually I felt smart and considerate for once in my life. What I mean by this is that there should always be a way for us to see a positive side of things, people, situations. For the first time in my life I do not want to think at myself like a loser but like a truly loving and caring person that deserves and will find happiness and love.Failing at something in life does not mean you are failing in life entirely. At 32 I have started to accept myself as I am, maybe insecure, clingy, dreamy but still hopeful.
By Anouk B6 years ago in Motivation
Quarantine Blues
As someone with a compromised immune system, and someone who is having surgery within the next few days, quarantine has not ended for me despite the loosening of regulations here in Colorado. My golden birthday is in two weeks - I will be turning 26 on the 26th - and I am dreaming of what my perfect day might have been had we not been in a pandemic. This time last year I was suicidal and ended up being hospitalized over the past year for Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, Bulimia, Fibromyalgia, and PTSD, so making it to my 26th birthday is a huge milestone for me. While I am dreaming about the day I might have had before our current pandemic I am just happy to be alive and to have made it to another birthday. It is the simple pleasures I have learned to appreciate, and it is those small acts that I miss the most.
By Ashley Nestler, MSW6 years ago in Motivation
5 Simple Habits That Will Make You Rich in Life
The shine of the sun needs the fire of the sun too. While being evidence of the thousands of success stories, the person gets injected with the high dose of sparks and eventually, the sparks turn into the cold fire too.
By Pradip6 years ago in Motivation
"It's Ok... You Can Come Out Now..."
Nowhere in my young life did I ever expect to be living during a pandemic. Being quarantined to stay healthy hasn't been the issue. What it's truly been is an inconvenience. My days were no different than what they are now, the only difference is that I can't just pick up and go wherever I want to at the moment. I can honestly say that this little shutdown has been more beneficial than not. Money has been saved, life re-calibrated, my future looks brighter, and I've taken steps in a new direction to make sure I am being true to myself in many areas of my life. I needed this space to find myself again, no question about that.
By 6 years ago in Motivation
The Over-thinker
Hello and welcome to my Ted Talk about Overthinking. For those that know me, know that I like to over-complicate everything. To overthink or think too much. I'm a very visual person so I imagine that when I overthink, it's like that game I used to play as I a child, in which there's a pole that's connected to a string that has a tennis ball on it that you hit and watch as the tennis ball goes around and around and around until the next person hits it. I like to picture that when I overthink, I'm the tennis ball flying through the air, not knowing how to stop but desperately yearning to be beside the pole once more.
By Virag Dombay6 years ago in Motivation
Sign of The Times
Sunlight. Oh—how I craved to feel the sun’s rays on my skin without worries. How the thought of running around freely with no law holding me back— pestered my mind. I would go on walks through my neighborhood but it didn't feel the same, it became passionless. Seeing the same bland houses around me started driving me mad.
By 𝐵𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝑀. 6 years ago in Motivation
The First Day
'Better Days' are the days that I've already been living, spending quality time with my wonderful family, arranging massive group videocalls with the family I've not seen or spoken to in months/years, and going on small adventures with my sister, truly appreciating the nearby countryside and canal walks. Days without having to stress about work, or money, due to an insurance payout from a car crash last year that arrived just in time. Being able to go barefaced, thus clearing my skin of spots produced from makeup. Falling in love with writing again, and music, because I have time. Baking and cooking the odd cake or meal from the days when I used to love cooking.
By MessyStressyDepressy6 years ago in Motivation
Well, That's my plan! What's yours?
Let's go Shopping at IKEA!!! The first day after the pandemic is over, and I am so going to Ikea to get a DETOLF (A black-brown Glass-door cabinet.) I want to show off all my collectibles that I had forgotten about. I was surprised how much stuff I had in storage bins in the garage—everything from comic books, action figures, plush toys, and memorabilia. I want to show off my collectibles. I am proud to say I am both a nerd and a geek. Oh, and I can’t wait to go to the mall. It has been a while, and I would love to eat a wretzal pretzel dog and go clothes shopping. Don’t get me wrong I could go to Walmart if I need shirts, shoes, and pants. But I love shopping at Hot Topic, for shirts, and other accessories like bracelets, earrings, and knick-knacks. I love the clearance section. Yes, I’m cheap, and sometimes the best stuff is on clearance. But the one thing I truly miss is going to the movies. I love watching the previews before the film starts. There are times I feel that the previews are better than the film itself. I enjoy the whole surround sound while eating popcorn. I don’t know something about munching down on salty buttered popcorn, while some hoy guy getting his butt kicked or a car exploded has a great ring to it.
By stephanie borges6 years ago in Motivation
What Is Confidence? Do I Have It?
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By Kristyn Meyer6 years ago in Motivation
