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I Watched a Spider Not Kill a Fly Today
This morning I was taking my morning poop in my bathroom when I witnessed the most peculiar sight. I saw a spider not kill a fly today. I witnessed this extraordinary experience while enjoying my guilty pleasure getting lost in my thoughts and ambitions for the day without my cellular device of mass anxiety.
By Adonis Richards6 years ago in Motivation
10 Ways to Improve Focus
Problems focusing can easily send you into a downwards spiral. It is sometimes difficult to get back on track once concentration is broken, and can lead to anxiety and feelings of unworthiness. This list is a good starting point towards gaining your power back!
By Abigail Sims6 years ago in Motivation
START up
"Why are you doing what you're doing?" was a common question. "Why now, aren't you a little, you know - past your prime,?" was the other one. Joining the military at my age is uncommon, and quite frankly, I had to get to the point in my life where I chose not to give a damn about what anyone thought anymore, to choose to follow that little roaring triumphant voice in my head that said, "GO. Go now and do it." So, I did. My family had no reason now not to support me, my ex was now my ex, and remarried, and they both wanted me gone for a while - so basic training worked out perfectly! (Please note, I say this with all the humor in the world. My ex and I are amicable, but we both can annoy the crap out of each other, and his wife in the meantime - she's a saint!). What makes someone do an about hace almost midway through a successful career? Mine was because that damn voice in my head still existed since the towers fell. I was 18. I was doing crunches in my parent's living room. I saw the first tower - I stopped, in shock. Then the second plane, second tower. My heart was at 220 bpm, my mind, my heart, my everything said - YOU HAVE TO GO --- NOW! GO HELP!!! The weight of my engagement ring - my promise, my everything, was on my left hand. I made a choice that day that nearly killed me 11 years later. I can write in more detail later, but this is a start. This is a reminder that you have to IGNORE everyone. You have to do the hard work to unearth your heart and LISTEN to it. Yes - ignore people in order to hear your heart! (p.s. I'm typing, not talking, so you can't ignore me just yet!) My goal in my next season of life is to help others, that is pretty vague, but I started DOING my passion, taking the steps (with my first ruck, see above- yes, she's gorgeous. How we met is another story for a different time). My point is - set your eyes on the overall global picture, then drill down - smaller steps. How do I help people? Do I want to run a non-profit? Do I want to be a nurse? EMT /Paramedic/Firefighter? Do I want to be a social worker? What about a counselor, pastor, or teacher (another avenue to guaranteed sainthood!)? Take a bunch of personality quizzes - they're fun! Hire a mentor which is really like an objective best friend who can tell you for realizes what tools might help you navigate your path ahead. No matter what - start exploring who you are, who you have been. WRITE IT DOWN (look! I'm doing it here), even if you annoy yourself with your thoughts! Start with step 1. Make it habitual, a ritual. Build on it. Ask for clarity as you go - and don't rush the process. It took me 18 years to be made ready for military service. It's taken me even longer to become what I hope to be when I grow up - a healer, a helper, a navigator. It is not too late to take your journey. If I can lose my salary of 80k annually, ask for help, etc.. you most definitely can. At some point we have to jump out of the plane. So start getting your checklist and equipment assembled. Then - hang on for the ride up!
By Lydia6 years ago in Motivation
If You Were Brave
If You Were Brave Here, I write a very lofty, albeit short, idea-conglomerate for those who wish they had more courage, more intentionality, more purpose, or all three. If you can make it to the end, good for you. If you can’t, it’s not because I didn’t warn you.
By Teshelle Combs6 years ago in Motivation
Grind It Out
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say that they "don't have time" for something. Don't get me wrong I understand most people today have a lot going on and everyone's situation is different but I still don't like it. Because when it comes down to it it's just an excuse. It's a cop-out to not get things done. A lot of people think that their situation is an outlier from everyone else, that they have it way harder than their peers. Newsflash, 99% of the time it's not. 99% of the time it's just you making up excuses in your head of why you can't get things done. Or why you're prioritizing other things that you think are more important.
By Connor Warman6 years ago in Motivation
Don't Cry... You Can Over Come
There is a time in every person's life when you look at yourself and you think. What have I done with my life? I know what your thinking. I am not talking about when it comes to your Job, Career, if you have kids, decided not to have kids, etc. I am talking about those people, whom wake up every day and look in the mirror and cry because they see what they have been come.
By Donald Crank6 years ago in Motivation
POTENTIAL
Hey guys! I decided to do a blog🖥️✍🏾🖊️ on "Potential" this time because it’s crazy how many of us have this “power” 💪🏾💡(and I say power because it’s something we hardly use that is very useful )that we don’t use and rarely think about sometimes. I do not know about y’all but sometimes I do ask myself do I even have potential? 🧐🤔And how come I don’t see it in myself or use it?🤔🤔🧐 And I’m not going to lie because half the time I’m lazy and don’t want to push myself but in times like these, it’s crazy because I’m using every piece of it.😂😆 Growing up for me, starting in middle school I was told that I have the potential I just have to use it. I always thought it was just something teachers say but it followed me all the way to high school because teachers were saying the same thing there too.😮😲 It was weird, I flew through high school not paying attention to that but kept it close to me all these years.😯😱 I realized my potential, when I realized I wanted to own my own business and the thoughts 💭💭and ideas that popped up where endless. 💲🤝📊🏢
By Ada'Mesha Adkins6 years ago in Motivation
