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The Queen Had to Die Before She Could Ride - Part 2
I was in my sophomore year of college at the University of Central Florida, where at the time, I was studying journalism and Women's Studies. (Of course I went to college in Orlando! Where else would a Queen go but where all the Disney royalty hang out?) As a student of journalism, I learned the importance of using the correct words in the correct order. My Women's Studies courses taught me the value of appreciating cultural diversity and understanding the subtleties of group and power dynamics.
By Rebecca Crosby7 years ago in Motivation
Just Get Up and Do It!
Have you ever procrastinated on doing something or going somewhere you’ve always been wanting to visit? But you keep saying you will do it soon or next year? Well let me tell you, I procrastinated on doing a few things, but the major one was that I kept procrastinating on starting my own business for several months because I didn't think I could do it or I didn't think I had it in me to actually start it on my own and launch it. I just want to say, you should never push your dreams or goals to the side for anything. If you really want to, start that business you want, go on that vacation you have been dying to go on, apply for that really big promotion you've been constantly thinking about before you lay your eyes shut at night, or even just go skydiving because your that crazy lol, GO FOR IT!!
By nina summers7 years ago in Motivation
Taking My First Step
What do you do when your whole world, not only falls apart, but basically explodes...everywhere? Me? I implode. I always have. Of course, I know that's not the best way to handle things, but it doesn't change the fact that it's how I've always instinctually handled my personal crisis.
By Tessa7 years ago in Motivation
Worried About Your Recent Lack of Motivation? Sometimes a Change Is All You Need to Get Back on Track
So, it's that time of year again. You know the one. The holidays are in sight, the year is all but over and keeping your focus on anything halfway important is almost impossible.
By Ryan J7 years ago in Motivation
Type of Stain
I had my first dance with mental illness at age 15 and had a psychotic episode at 16. I did a bit of time in the psych wards. That was the first-ever time I've had no access to the outside world. A psychotic episode was a normal response to having to deal with extreme circumstances that were out of my control. What was not normal was brushing it under the rug and pretended it never even happened. It was one of the unspoken secrets under the roof. I felt like I was an attention-seeker, especially from the marks I’ve made on skins. At the time I didn't know why I was doing it. I just didn't want to feel powerless and those emotions of guilt, shame, and unworthiness. For years I lived a double life. At school and around friends, I’d play the role of an outgoing and carefree person. When in reality I was drowning in misery and shame. The school was my escape, it was a place I could forget and pretend.
By Merichel Sanchez7 years ago in Motivation
Are You a Mixed-Up Chameleon?
--- Comparison is an act of violence against the self." - Iyanla Vanzant My daughter and I both love Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It's actually the only story of his that I remember reading as a child. Some days, though, my daughter and I scout YouTube looking for stories to listen to together - she has extensive library and read a lot, too. However, on this particular day, she wanted to watch and listen to a story as told by someone other than me. We stumbled across The Mixed-Up Chameleon and we were both pleasantly surprised. As an illustrator, I'm impressed with Carle's style and as a children's book author, the simplicity of his stories is a revelation.
By Melissa Matthews7 years ago in Motivation
Individualism
All my life I’ve been marked out as different from others, starting with my less than common name. In primary school I was the ‘weird’ kid, the ‘away with the fairies’ and does she ‘~still~ believe in Santa’ kid. As I begun to hit puberty I was quirky. I ‘wasn’t like other girls’, I was the loner for much of that time as well. I was once described as a question mark and the implications of what that means plagues me to this day, although for them it was an offhand remark. And as I begin to come into my own as an adult it springs up again, I have differing political beliefs, I live in a van, I’m continuing to not do the things that the people around me have been doing. But just as those who are painted to be ‘just like the rest’ are searching to be different, I am always hyperaware of the ways in which I am really just like everyone else. I choose to adhere to conventional beauty archetypes in the way I shape my brows, do my makeup and style my hair. I like to gossip about the mundane with my peers and I want to be a part of a community.
By Uh 7 years ago in Motivation
