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The Age Of Wonderful Nonsense
Have you heard my joke about the Roaring Twenties? Never mind, the ending is too depressing…see what I did there? On my 20th birthday, I stood on top of my neighbor’s car holding a beer and then proceeded to scream, “I’m on top of the World!!”. Oh, did I mention my neighbor was a cop? And the car I was standing on happened to have red and blue lights under my feet? What a way to start my Roaring Twenties (sorry, Mom).
By Ryan Jones7 years ago in Motivation
Stay on a Positive Path
Any time is the best time to change your perspective on life, or try looking at something differently. Here are a few points you might want to consider thinking about when you feel lost, confused, or simply need a change in mindset. These statements may even help you love yourself better, enabling you to love others even more.
By Leyla D7 years ago in Motivation
5 Things Pole Dancing Has Taught Me About Life
Pole dancing has been my hobby for the past two years. Not only has it transformed my body — turning it into a lean mean pole machine — but it has brought me closer to the women in my life, has raised my self-esteem, and is always the bright end to any long day.
By Princess Buttercup7 years ago in Motivation
The Day You Know You're Strong
Growing up, having everything I have ever wanted. I had a family, pets, a big house, food in my face, friends, so many clothes, and every toy or object I wanted. I was spoiled in all reality. One day, all of that was taken away from me, and in the following months I did not even have my mother around, my life basically had to start over, I had my father, but it was not good enough when I really needed my mom. It made me feel sick, was I not good enough? Was my brother not good enough? What did we do so wrong, to the point she did not even want her own two children anymore? Years later she came back, thinking I was still the same eight-year old she left behind, but I wasn't. I was 13, doing good in my new life I established. I let her around for a while, but by the time I was 14 and 15, she just put me down all the time. Calling me names, threatening me, just straight out tried to ruin my self-esteem. At the same time high school happened, people started rumors about me and saying things about, and to me, similar to what my mother would call me.
By Crystal Rankin7 years ago in Motivation
Rejection and Doubt
When we hear the words "rejection" or "doubt," they are always associated with negativity, sadness, and just all around bad terms. But what if they could be turned around for good? Instead of viewing rejection and doubt as something bad, what if we could see it as something good? I know it's harder than it sounds, cause let's be honest, when we get rejected in any way, like for example; a job, by a woman or a guy, or anything, we get down. Getting told we didn't get the job we wanted makes a person feel like they aren't good enough and shouldn't aim high, or getting rejected by someone we ask out or have interest in makes us feel ugly, humiliated, because we put ourselves out there, and/or again, not good enough. If we get turned down by a person, it can leave a feeling of trying to change ourselves to maybe get that person back. Not getting the job we wanted can make a person give up and not try as hard.
By Brady Young7 years ago in Motivation
How YOU Can Be a Little Better Than Yesterday
You know, sometimes when you think that the world just sucks and you just want to just scream and yell at your puppy for no apparent reason... don't. That puppy did nothing to you except pee on the carpet last week while you were at work but that's okay. Puppies do that. Or maybe because you just haven't potty trained them, who knows? The point is, taking out your negative feelings on an innocent life form is pointless. How about instead you just let them know "DON'T PEE ON THE CARPET!" until they get it. Things like that take time. Just like babies, you have to potty train them or else they'll pee on the carpet too, except in their diapers. But here are some ways that you can be a better person without exerting all that negative energy:
By Bobby M.7 years ago in Motivation
It Will Be Okay
Okay, so I do not identify as a scholar or writer. I am often surprised by how creative I can be. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, after all, I am left-handed and there is a multitude of research that proves that left-handed people are more creative than their right-handed peers. Anyway, this is not relevant to why I decided to write this piece. I am not trying to earn your trust or provide my credentials. The permission I have to write about this subject is the fact that I AM HUMAN! I am flawed, misguided, impulsive, free-spirited, a little chubby, and sort of lazy but I am also kind, thoughtful, giving, and considerate of others.
By Rachael Wilson7 years ago in Motivation
Be You
With peer pressure, be that positive or negative, being yourself can be hard to do. Not only is it hard to be yourself, but at times, it can be incredibly difficult to do the things that YOU want to do for YOURSELF. We have people in our lives, positive people, negative people, and neutral people, but they all have influences in one way or another on us as individuals. Here are five different ways that you can start to become a more independent individual and do the things that YOU want to do.
By Julie Kate7 years ago in Motivation
People Don't Like You?! You Can Hate Yourself?!
1. People are going to dislike you. This may seem like a counter-intuitive idea to accept when aiming to be more at ease with the self, but it is something that I think is really necessary when searching for self-acceptance.
By FKIN MENTAL7 years ago in Motivation
Why You Shouldn't Settle
All too often, we find ourselves constantly settling for second best. Perhaps we might decide to settle because we have tried everything, drained every possible option, yet, nothing seems to be working. So we settle. We figure, this is what we deserve, nothing else will come along, there is nothing better. We start to make excuses. We start throw the blame around, much too often, landing it on our own shoulders. We convince ourselves that our expectations were too high, that we never would have made it in the first place. Settling is a terribly vicious, almost never ending cycle. Settling is also very easy. However, we should never settled (you should never settle) or feel obligated to do such. Why? Well, here are a bunch of reasons why you should never settle, for anything.
By Arielle Adornetto7 years ago in Motivation