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How to DOMINATE your new year's resolutions. Top Story - February 2021.
Between the years 2015- 18, I had a lofty goal to lift x amount of weight before I graduated high school. I went from scrawny weakling to the "walking muscle" as my little brother liked to call me. In September 2018, I was a 155-pound athlete able to box squat 500lbs. That's 3.23 times my weight! I still remember that experience with precise detail. It's true what they say: "Champions are made when no one is watching."
By Mahonry Franco6 years ago in Motivation
Well, Well, Wellness. What Do We Have Here?
As an expert in wellness, I felt particularly compelled to write this piece. I have, after all, completed my skincare routine twice this week, considered going to the gym last night and currently have salad mix in my fridge. I follow wellness influencers, saving their tips and tricks for a time that I am not already nestled into my bed. I take multiple vitamins most days. I am up at 5 A.M. (note the “am” replacing “wake” in that sentence.) I clearly have my life together.
By Hailey Narvaez6 years ago in Motivation
From One Writer to Another
I started posting my stories and poems to Vocal.media about three years ago. That's a long stretch of time. And yet, in all that time, I've only posted around seventeen stories and poems. That is such a small number compared to the amount of posts other wonderful writers and creators have managed in a much shorter timespan. I bring this fact up not to belittle myself as a writer or to criticize anyone else who has had a Vocal account for as long as I have or even longer, and who has posted as much or even less than me. In fact, my intentions are quite the opposite. I only hope that by sharing some of my own struggles with posting to Vocal and dealing with "writer's block" that I can provide some sort of moral support for my fellow writers, and that if your goal for 2021 is to post more content to Vocal, or even for the love of all that is holy, just write more in general this year, then perhaps my insight into my own writing situation can inspire you.
By Jessica6 years ago in Motivation
Becoming Superhumans
2020 changed the external world. As a constantly evolving and improving species, we not only needed to adapt quickly to maintain the order from our pre-covid days but to do so better with more efficiency than before. There still were 24 hours in a day, but our day to day lives rearranged so that we were all gifted with the greatest gift in the world: extra time. Most of us felt the spiritual responsibility to make the most out of this time -- to change our lives around, to get ahead, do things we always wanted to, to get better, or perhaps even simply enjoy the present. It has been a life-changing year for some, for others not so much, but we can all agree that it has been more peculiar than any of the years anyone has experienced in our time here on Earth thus far.
By Monsoon Pandey6 years ago in Motivation
CHILL
'Doing nothing' is an illusion we've been chasing all our lives. For most of us, it all began when the concept of school was introduced. We suddenly realized we couldn't "do nothing" like we once did as babies or toddlers. Now we had to wake up at a set time, not when we wanted. Our mandated urgency at an early hour of the day paved the way for a long list of involuntary tasks. Taking a shower, eating cereal, running after a bus, packing a lunch box, packing a backpack, completing homework.
By Kofoworola Jose6 years ago in Motivation
What Are You Really Sharing?
For many people, they simply don't want you to have an opinion, unless it's in line with their own. It's a sad truth unfortunately, but that's just how many people operate. Unless your beliefs, opinions, views, and even your behavior and actions, align with theirs, you'll find that many people will arc up big time. Rather than being respectful in having a difference of opinion, or just accepting that every one of us are unique and different in our own way, for some unacceptable reason, people become offended. In response, they criticize, they belittle, they mock, they ridicule, they get defensive, they get angry, and they even get personal. Prior to this age of technology, this might have been a disagreement that broke out in the street, or at a pub, or maybe at a workplace, erupting into a brawl or verbal stoush. Although this still happens, the most common form of these disagreements now take place online. Social media has become the ultimate platform for people to, not only express their views, beliefs, and opinions, but to also be able to criticize, ridicule, belittle, bully, and verbally abuse others, who don't agree with them. The most appealing aspect of this, to people, is that they can hide behind their keyboard in doing so, and not have to personally confront people. It's like social media has become the perfect outlet for people to take out their life's frustrations and anger, even if that is at the expense of others. Then we have those who love to use social media like a diary. If they had a bad day at work, or they hate their boss, or they hate their job, or they broke up with their partner, or if they personally don't like someone they live near or work with, or if they just want to have a whinge about how they believe that life is so unfair, and that their life sucks, social media becomes their saving grace to release all their negative feelings and emotions.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
If not you, then who?
After surviving a year like 2020, it's probably reasonable to assume that the sole reason for celebrating New Year's Day 2021 was making it to see that clock strike 12:00. If you're like me, then you did not anticipate 2020 being anything like it was. Many of us started off last year with our age-old routine of making resolutions. You probably shared a #LongPost with a cute picture or two and an inspirational quote (because what is a social media post without one of those, right) and it probably got so many likes that it fueled a feeble and barely-there motivation to see those resolutions through to December.
By Jaclyn Babers6 years ago in Motivation
Listen to Your Heart This Year
Find a quiet space in your home and sit on a cozy pillow with your legs crossed. Comfortably rest your open palms on your knees and let your fingers naturally curl up toward the sky. Gently close your eyes and softly breathe in gratitude for what remains and slowly breathe out for what has gone of the previous year.
By Cheyenne Lucy6 years ago in Motivation
7 things that make someone dusty
These days more men and women are allowing themselves to become dusty. Here I'm going to give you my 7 traits that make someone dusty to help someone out there get out of a funk and get back to being the best version of themselves possible. Never let yourself go! That is basically the overall message of this topic, Enjoy!
By Beautiful Mystery6 years ago in Motivation
To Truly Experience
So, the lockdown happened. It's a whole new year entirely, as we've moved onto 2021 already. A whole deadly pandemic swept the Earth; a modern plague took place in our lives, although unfortunately most of us only ever truly pondered quarantine when we were hearing about the Black Plague Epidemic that took place in Europe in Social Studies or when sitting in front of zombie-killing action video games. So, so much was taken quite abruptly from our grasp, showing us honestly what it was like to lose. RIP to those who lost a loved one to COVID. Well, I'm here to spread some advice I think you should take when dealing with the rest of the lockdown that may make you a little more optimistic or at least appreciative of your life right now.
By ~ Katherine Rene ~6 years ago in Motivation
