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Social Distancing 101: Mindfully Doing
Life has certainly slowed down for many people. With a rapidly spreading virus rampant all over the world, we all have been given more time—perhaps more than we bargained for—to spend with our loved ones, learn new skills, or complete tasks we would otherwise be putting off until an eventual tomorrow. But it's also given us more time with our thoughts.
By Samantha Sabio6 years ago in Motivation
16 things that don't suck in 2020
All right folks. I guess we're all a little bit overwhelmed with the current situation. We all hoped that the new decade would be kind of a fresh start, a marker on a timeline that was supposed to bring new, exciting stuff. Well...it's not going so good so far, right Mr. 2020?
By Gosia Kowalewska6 years ago in Motivation
Seeking Success in Frequent Failure
Any writer will tell you; our field is one riddled with mines. For every hit comes a string of misses and at times you’re left wondering if you’ll ever make that homerun. If you don’t learn to handle failure, it can bury you alive, no matter what your occupation. Typically, the best way for a writer to handle frequent failure is to write about it. Understandably, this coping mechanism isn’t for everyone, so to deal with my most recent setback I’ve written some advice on how you can deal with yours.
By Tyler Turner6 years ago in Motivation
Prompts Are Meant to Inspire Your Creativity to Create Great Work
Back in January when I started Prompt A Day I was just looking to provide some daily triggers for your writing. Do anything you like with it was the idea. For the most part the daily prompt variety was varied. They were meant to provide ideas.
By ShadowsPub 6 years ago in Motivation
What Does it Take to Be Successful?
Cover image-Wonders x Andrea Wan With what power do we move through our spaces when we feel like we are failing or falling through the cracks? Is there some source, think Atlantis power of the former Kings, that our peers and celebrities have tapped into, that allows them to pick themselves back up and re-assert themselves when they feel like all hope is lost? In simple reality the answer is no. Unfortunately due to the complexities of human nature, there is no simple answer for this question because while the answers we think we are looking for are not directly accessible via flying machine or single blue pill, there is more truth to this idea than the world at large gives credit. Looking back to where I was a year ago, my life has changed in so many ways. In truth, I am not anywhere near as happy as I was at that time. I had two jobs that kept me working around the clock, bills paid months in advance, and money to spend on myself and others. So I sit alone in my apartment, 2:00 a.m., unemployed and nervous as hell to move forward, especially during this global pandemic! Reports come from every angle encouraging me to fear my body, my neighbors, my country, and myself. There is no right or wrong at this moment in time, so the rights we believe individually galvanize us into believing that if not everyone is doing things like me, they are failing or we are failing or the country is failing! (I do believe in some ways the country is failing however…) The prospect of engaging anything other than sitting at home and not spending money is one that, for a lack of better words, devastates me. I love to socialize and explore, and most of all, make money to spend money! This feeling has been overwhelming me from before the pandemic started and I hit a wall where I am truly having to ask myself, what do I do now? Where do I access power now that I feel my light is dimming? How do I make money when everyone is applying for online jobs and I have the qualifications of a 6+ year food service worker? The incense and candles I once trusted to get me through stressful nights are burned out, and I have resorted to researching Youtube home workout videos to exhaust energy and erase my FUPA in 2 weeks more times than I can count this month. The FUPA is large and I can either dedicate myself to the cause or love her for who she is (I do love my lil FUPA though, so I am accepting of the reality where she stays with me forever).
By kimberly ring6 years ago in Motivation
Strange Times But I'm Happy Because...
Not all hope is lost in New York City. While everyone is quarantined, the earth is healing. It brings me such joy hearing that the water in Venice is running clear, the mountain line around LA is visible and global pollution levels are down significantly. But most of all, good people are keeping me happy these days...
By Christian Johnson6 years ago in Motivation
We didn't stop, we're just taking a different path.
Staying at home is hard. Probably because we haven't practised it. And it's not healthy for us. And we loved our old lives. Ah not to worry. Let's look beyond that and enjoy the time we have now. What it hasn't stopped is our creativity, which we'll always have, and we CAN still communicate a vast amount of it online. One particular video that made me laugh and stop scrolling to work out its ingenuity because it's brilliant. It's a skiing video with a man in a full skiing outfit, and he journeys his way down a mountain.
By Peter Mason6 years ago in Motivation
Love More
There are a lot of fantastic photos, illustrations, paintings, or otherwise out there but the one above by illustrator Ramona Wultschner is one of my favorites at the moment. My days in quarantine have been full of ups and downs, some days are just better than others. Whilst scrolling on Instagram at some miscellaneous hour of the evening of a particularly rough day I found this photo and it made me smile and decide to change my mood. I decided to turn on Spotify's "twerk playlist" and dance around my kitchen while making lemon bars. There is so much joy in dancing like no one is watching. This illustration captures the fun childish side of people. Especially in times like this,when times are tough and only essential workers are allowed to work and everyone gets TENSE if someone near them coughs, , it is important to remember to do loosen up something fun. Be goofy, be creative, its more than OK to be a dork and find a way to enjoy the simple things, regardless of your age.
By Jane Toomey6 years ago in Motivation
