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Be Your Own Champion
There’s a reason ‘so much to do, so little time’ has become a staple in society. We’re all overwhelmed by the quiet chaos of adulthood, but imagine, if you will, attempting to navigate this with a case of ADHD so textbook you lost interest halfway through the formal diagnosis process. I was the kid who could never sit still, the teenager who tore sheets into tiny squares in an attempt to stay seated, and the university student who recorded every lecture and wrote out each one word for word over the course of two hours a pop just so I could find the handful of notes that mattered. I was the new mother who planned every half hour of every day on a weekly schedule simply to function: when to eat, when to clean, when to sleep. I planned it all.
By Bree Beadman6 years ago in Motivation
Don't do it because you have to
It's a chore, it's a drag, it's the worst thing ever. All of it. Whatever it may be for you. Cleaning, organizing, exercising, budgeting, eating healthy food, keeping track, doing the thing, doing the other thing, the endlessness of it all. It's so overwhelming, it can paralyze us, it can be so much easier to just not. do. anything. And when you feel that way, if you're like me, there's no motivational quote that will pull you out of it, no drive, no will, no desire to just do it even if somewhere in you, you do desire to do it.
By R Sirohi6 years ago in Motivation
Why loving yourself is the hardest easiest thing you'll ever do.
The internets are littered with “love yourself,” get right within, self-care type bullshit. Trust me, loving yourself is as important as necessary, so a good portion of those posts probably contain beneficial stuff. In fact, the supple bosom of the interwebs is where found I found the tender embrace of Brene Brown, Lorin Ken, and The Holistic Psychologist. It’s where I would turn to daily to hear an uplifting word from Marianne Williamson, Deepak, Iyanla, or Abraham Hicks (yes beloved, your girl has been in the work, in the mud, the gym… you get it).
By Miriam Gray6 years ago in Motivation
Think Pink
Imagine having a passion within your heart that drives you daily to search for its meaning, to search for its substance, to search for its fulfillment. However, all that is tangible to you is your mindset. The only thing you have in your grasp is your mindset. The only thing that no one else can control is your mindset unless you hand it over to them. Change your thinking and change your world. In other words, everything else is like finding a treasure with blinders on. You are not able to hear any direction. You are not able to feel your way. However, deep within, you know there is a tugging, there is a fire that won't quit. You know you will not be satisfied until that thirst is quenched. No matter the situations and circumstances you know you gotta keep going. And if you did not know any better, you may get caught up in believing that there is a system in place on purpose that keeps you from consciously awakening to becoming your greatest self. Your mindset is the key to unlock your door of fulfillment and destiny.
By Shirley Gammage6 years ago in Motivation
Mental Care Is Healthy Care
We are coming up to the year mark of being in quarantine. Last year on the 11th of March I was sitting in a gym watching my alumna mater beat this powerhouse team. The gym was packed. Winning that game meant they would go onto the regional championship in hopes of making it to the state playoffs.
By Michael J. Harris6 years ago in Motivation
On and Off the Phone
If you’re anything like me, Covid has sucked me into the depths of my phone. Between doom scrolling and fantasizing when I’ll be able to see friends again, I’ve been trying to distract myself. At first, I thought I was trying to distract myself from the volatile political landscape or the restrictions Covid has placed on our lives. However, I found myself hooked to social media to get the latest news which only served to feed into my worries and fears. Even after recognizing that my phone wasn’t necessarily my friend, I still found myself peeking at my screen to get the latest updates from Facebook or the newest headline from the New York Times. This article is how I transformed my phone to a tool and how I’ve used it to keep sane throughout this pandemic.
By Sarah Holbrook6 years ago in Motivation
Making changes
I have had to make some changes to my life to make things easier for me. I I do not feel old nor do I look old, but sadly the fact is I am, and I have had to retire. There is a lot of things I cannot do now. I have chosen to make these changes by being creative.I had four falls in the last two years which have caused me complications. It is extremely hard for me to bend, and I had to resort to a walking stick. Arthritis and Fibromyalgia are making my life very uncomfortable. Just as well I am a shower person, baths are a thing of the past for me as it is difficult to get up. I have found ways to dress, as it is not as straight forward as it used to be.Housework takes a lot longer to do now because I cannot stand for long periods.The big changes are outside in the front garden. I got all the grass taken away and had it slabbed. Leaving Azelia bushes my favourite, and of Course low maintenance. At the back of the house I had all the shrubs and the grass taken out. The main backyard instead of grass, pebbles. And wooden decking. Along the side of the garden I had someone build me a boxed in side where all the rockery used to be. I had three squares kept open to put in large tubs.and I planted miniature fruit trees. I love flowers and love colour in the garden, I am using pots plants which are easier to maintain. It has not been without it's challenges. I put fairy lights around the tree tubs.and in other parts of the garden, it looked really lovely.But some animal kept coming in and ate my lights.and for some reason took the earth out of the pots even taking the earth away. I had to surround the young trees with wire mesh.Everything in my mind these last few months has all been about making things easier, with low maintenance. Inside the house I have been looking at ways I can still do things, but without a lot of effort, for example I find it very hard to hoover now, I looked into the Robot Hoover's and have decided that is the way ahead for me. Also I love to cook and bake, but as the standing is a problem for me, I came across a product called the Ninja Foodie. The reviews have been excellent. All your cooking is done in this one pot. You do not need to use your cooker anymore.This pot has nine functions and cooks in less time.saving you money. It has an air fryer, cooks a full chicken in forty minutes.it is a pressure cooker.a yoghurt maker. And you can even bake cakes in it. I am always looking for new ideas even little ones can bring satisfaction when you find a solution.For example and this is a tip for the ladies. How many times are you fed up with make up brushes all over the place. Buy yourself a toothbrush holder put them in that.Or if you are taking vitamins and you have the long tubes with the dissolving tablets.when finished put your makeup pencils or brushes in those. Like most woman bras and pants everywhere. I buy the zip food storage bags and put my underwear in them, keeps everything neat and tidy, And very handy. For extra storage the hoover bags you can put a lot in them, use your hoover to suck the air out, and you can store four or five times more.the other thing I have been looking at is making more room in my wardrobe, and I have found clothes hangers, that you can hang six or seven garments on the hangers then release them to hang down giving extra space. I am making all if these improvements to free up time for myself. I have decided I want this year to be a year of creativity. I cancelled my Netflix and I joined Vocal media a few weeks ago, And I started to write stories, which I am enjoying. I got my sewing machine out and started to try making my own clothes, I am a beginner.I have entered competitions for song writing and I want to record the songs that I have written. I have also made lots of craft jewellery.I am nearly finished three books which I hope to publish.I don't know if anything will come of what I am doing. But I am enjoying trying. We have all been experiencing lockdown.With this virus,and like many people I have put some weight on, I am working at getting it off. I have lost a stone so far that is fourteen pounds. I am looking forward to lockdown coming to an end, as I started a new relationship weeks before lockdown. We have kept the relationship going through face time, as we both live in different parts of the United Kingdom, but when Lockdown is over, he will come and live here I am looking forward to the company and the new beginning. I have always had a positive mentality, and love doing new things, I even have two inventions in mind.Of course all these things need capital.If I can raise the funds I would like to make them a reality.
By Kathleen Merry6 years ago in Motivation
Eight Ways Of Bouncing Back From Failure To Success
It is normal to feel dejected about our failures, however, whether we want to admit it or not, failures are stepping stones to our future success. There are huge lessons in failures, but the stupid ones disregard the lessons and sulk as a victim instead.
By Lanu Pitan6 years ago in Motivation
Get Excited
From the perspective of a person suffering depression, such as myself, there are many days and moments in which it feels impossible to believe that the future can in any way be exciting, and filled with great success and happiness. Depression is usually triggered by a series of circumstances and events in which we continually experience hurt, sadness, emotional pain, unhappiness, failure, and/or dissatisfaction. There quite often is one primary cause behind what leads us into depression, but that unhappiness becomes compounded as we continue to focus on the negatives in other aspects of our life also. It literally feels like everything is against us, that no one truly cares about us, and that there is nothing worthwhile to get out of bed for each morning. Life is just not in any way enjoyable or pleasurable. What's worse is, we just can't see any sunshine on the horizon, no hope or promise that our circumstances are going to improve. The future seems grim. It's like we are boxed up and unable to do anything about it either. We feel trapped, so we sit tight and wait in hope, for life to finally relieve us of all the pressure and pain, so we can then rediscover happiness once again. Sadly, all we seem to encounter are further issues and pain though. Those with depression may relate to this when I say that every time it feels like we are getting back on track mentally, and we are trying to uplift ourselves, something else always tends to go wrong, and we end up back at square one, all depressed and miserable again. We are frustrated that those without depression, or any other mental illness, cannot understand our thoughts, feelings, emotions, suffering, and pain that we are going through, often treated by them like we are just weak, that we are just making excuses, and we are attention seekers, when that's so far from the truth.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
It's Not The Winning. It's The Taking Part.. Top Story - March 2021.
We all grew up with those phrases: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.You're rubber and I'm glue, what you say bounces off me and sticks to you.And of course my personal favourite, it's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts.
By Bessie Burns6 years ago in Motivation
