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How a bad date turned into an important lesson on Van Gogh and creativity
About a year ago, I visited the Houston Museum of fine arts with a girl I'd never met before. It was our first date, and, much more importantly, my first time seeing a Van Gogh painting. She was a nice girl, but it's Van Gogh. Gotta keep my priorities straight. I love art, especially post-impressionism, so this was a dream come true for me. And the night did not disappointment. When I left the exhibit, I was only sure of one thing: The art I saw was special, like really special. Not long after leaving, I went with the girl, and her sisters to this Greek place in Montrose called Niko Nikos. Yeah, I said her sisters. It was a chaperoned date. After they finished eating, the girl and her family left me at the restaurant waiting for my Uber—thinking hard if I liked her enough to go on a second date. I've learned since if you have to ask that question, the answer is a NO. So, unfortunately, the art of the Dutch master temporarily took a 5 in the thinking space of my mind (playing the dating will do that shit to you). Later that week, the girl and I went on one other date (unchaperoned). Since then, I've gone on many more dates with the other person I was with: Vincent Van Gogh.
By Landon Girod7 years ago in Motivation
What kind of society do we live in?
We used to live in a society where people belived in one another. We used to live in a society where comparing one another wasn't a thing. We used to live in a society where everyone was accepted. We used to live in a society where hapiness existed.
By Erika Busson 7 years ago in Motivation
Just A Start
About a year before I graduated high school, I realised I would probably lose contact with all the people around me in the few years ahead. My brother and sister had both lost their friends after they graduated and I knew it would happen to me. Everyone was promising to stay in touch but they wouldn’t.
By Lyndsay Charlton7 years ago in Motivation
What Does Happiness Mean To You? (The Truth About It)
The Truth About Happiness And How To Find Yours Take a second to reflect on your life in the past and present. How happy were you in the past?When were you at your happiest?How do you feel today, right now?
By Christina Spohr7 years ago in Motivation
If not me then who? If not now then when?
There's a lot to worry about... Oceans rising, devastating fires, a fast spreading epidemic, political instability and increasing division. There are new linguistic phrases to describe the accompanying cognitive load that these scary developments place on people: terms like Filter-Bubbles and Eco-anxiety.
By Roz B7 years ago in Motivation
Stuck In Traffic
alot of folks wake up wondering what the day will be like and sometimes some predict their day either writing down what they want to accomplish or achieve on that particular day itself. While others just simple get up and get going .And you ask yourself while you are on the road .where am I going to?
By Oma ikomi7 years ago in Motivation
The Shortfalls of Solitude
In a society that craves the success of the individual, an implication arises that any success or failure is our own--or at least that's the message delivered. Successes? Great. You win that contract, close that deal, beat that level in your video game, get an A on your test! It was you, and all your hard work that made it so. But slip up your pitch, lose the deal, or fail your test, and it was also you, and your failed efforts, that caused it to be so. Even more damning, you might remember that when you were out celebrating that big contract, you might remember that your coworkers or partners were trying to claim the credit for that success all to themselves--"Hey, if I hadn't edited that slide we would have been screwed!" or "Hey, if I hadn't done that research on the company we would have never known how to pitch it!" That strange paradox of individualism: in trying to promote ourselves, we think that we need others to steal successes as our own!
By James David Lewis7 years ago in Motivation
The Journey of Self - Care:
In the past few years, I've discovered that I have become someone who is easily taken advantage of. The errand runner, then drops what you're doing friend, a whatever you want a friend- that was me. This led me to develop bad habits of going, going, going until I can not go anymore. I felt like I was being used and abused, which lead me to feel depressed and full of anxiety- staying up at night worrying about what others were thinking about me.
By Rachel Hicks7 years ago in Motivation
Am I Ugly?
When it comes to Facebook, I am typically more voyeur than participant. Staying abreast of local happenings and observing the day to day lives of friends and family while remaining comfortably invisible on the couch in my living room. The comments are a momentary window into the minds of acquaintances and strangers alike; sometimes entertaining and amusing, sometimes prophetic but all too often distressing and hostile.
By Tammy Hader7 years ago in Motivation
