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Taking Stock
Vocal has asked us to write about any 2025 New Year’s resolutions on creative projects we plan to work on. I don’t make New Year's resolutions. I haven’t made one in over thirty years, so I won't lie and say I set any for myself this year. However, instead of resolutions, I look at what is happening in my life throughout the year and see what needs changing- taking stock now and then to see where I need to improve or in what direction I’d like to see myself headed.
By Mother Combs (Sharon)2 years ago in Motivation
Opening the Force of Inspiration
Opening the Force of Inspiration: Your Manual for Making progress Inspiration is the huge drive that pushes us toward our objectives, dreams, and needs. The radiance lights improvement, fills statement, and changes normal people into gigantic achievers. In the consistent high speed and serious world, understanding and outfitting inspiration is a more colossal need than any time in determined memory. Whether you're chasing after thought, occupation achievement, or a mind-boggling way of life, inspiration is the best method for overseeing remaining on track and accomplishing your objectives. This article investigates the point of convergence of inspiration, how to help it, and sensible systems to keep it alive.
By Lovely 2 years ago in Motivation
What can I do in 2025 as a Vocal Writer?
Today is Saturday, January 11th, 2025 as I write about this Vocal website, what it means to me, and what I could possibly achieve with it this year. 2025 is the year of The Snake on the Chinese calendar, closing the year of the Dragon, 2024. Snake years are not my worst years or my best. Born in 1971 (The year of the Boar), Pig years tend to favor me. As I plotted my life's timeline I noticed a trend of my worst years having been Dog years. The year of the Dog does not favor me. I have a pretty safe road since the next year of the Dog does not occur until 2030. The challenge for me this year in 2025 (Year of the Snake) is to somehow make sense of the parts of my life that don't make sense. I mean I have to sail my ship regardless if the wind is going the way I want it to. That's not easy for me anymore. It's not that I lack what is needed (I have a good ship, a strong compass, and plenty of experience), rather my lack of motivation mostly stems for the emotional debris that I haven't cleaned up yet. I linger in that emotional debris. I must lift the anchor of my emotional debris in order to let my ship sail. Yet it has become quite comfortable just floating in one spot. As I've watched and endured the enormous amount of changes and difficulties of the past five or six years, my resiliency and survival became attached and comfortable with my emotional debris. Motivation is the sum of desire plus ambition. If I or anyone lacks motivation, either desire or ambition or both is missing from the equation. This lack of motivation is puzzling to me because as I look back on my life's timeline, I had been a very ambitious and motivated person most of my life, in childhood and in adulthood. Perhaps the word "ambitious" is the puzzling part. Perhaps that word has become to "ambiguous" to me at this stage of my life, therefore I can not clearly define goals or express my motivations. Ambition? Ambition is defined as the attempt to achieve something that typically requires hard work and determination. In a song sung by Cher (Believe) the lyrics are "Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough." I guess Cher is singing about how after a love relationship ends, one has to be strong to move on and keep going. They have to find a new motivation for life besides love. That's not always easy. What I call my personal baggage or my emotional debris is another way for me to say that I don't have love motivating me anymore. Many people think that success from hard work is motivated by ego or lust or greed. Perhaps that is true, but for me in my life, everything I've ever done has been motivated by love. My family was for love. My motherhood (albeit brief) was for love. My marriage was for love and comfort. My career was for love and money. No matter what I did in my life, love was always a motivating factor. So what do I do when there is no love? Motivation? For what?
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman2 years ago in Motivation
What if TikTok is banned?
As TikTok faces the possibility of a ban, many users are left wondering what this means for their access to the app. Experts have shared insights on how a potential ban could affect users and how they might still engage with the platform, even if a federal law prohibiting TikTok is enforced. Here’s a look at how the ban could be implemented and what users can anticipate:
By Noor2 years ago in Motivation
The Story of Arun: From Failure to Success
Arun came to be in a very small village where he hardly found any chance to grow up. He and his family were not in good financial condition. In addition to that, however, Arun was one who was always dreaming. Many times, he would tell his friends about the way he wanted to develop software in order to give his family a better life. After Arun finished his schooling, he moved to the city to get further education. He then found out that it was a really competitive place and he had a hard time there. But what can be done when a person does not have the necessary money? An Arun who had to do part-time jobs at different places apart from his studies. Despite his best efforts, he still failed to pass his final exams.
By Sohel2 years ago in Motivation
Facing Challenges: My Struggle to Meet Writing Goals (or How I Became a Hot Mess)
As a dedicated writer, I had set ambitious goals for myself at the beginning of the year. One of my key objectives was to publish five articles per day on Vocal Media, with the aim of reaching a total of 150 articles by the end of the month. This goal was not only chal lenging but also crucial to my growth as a Write my sanity.
By Pure Crown2 years ago in Motivation
Clara’s Story: Turning Pain Into Power
Clara sat on the edge of her bed, staring at her phone as tears blurred her vision. The message was simple but devastating: her partner of seven years had ended their relationship with a single text. The pain hit her like a wave, and for weeks, she felt like she was drowning.
By MIGrowth2 years ago in Motivation
Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Path to Positive Change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely recognized and effective form of psychotherapy designed to help individuals identify and modify negative thought patterns and behaviors. With its evidence-based approach, CBT has been a cornerstone in mental health treatment, offering transformative benefits to those struggling with various emotional and psychological challenges.
By SagePoint IOP2 years ago in Motivation
Binding Hearts, Building a Home
The beginning of a new year, like the slow breath of a tired soul finally at rest, always brings with it the quiet murmurings of hopes and goals, old and new. It’s in the cold air of January that one’s thoughts tend to scatter like leaves in the wind, but there’s something about the stillness of winter that invites the heart to settle, to reflect. So here I sit, on this first Sunday of the new year, looking over my household, and I reckon it’s time to set a course, one that binds this family of mine not to each other, but to the Lord—secure and undividable, like a knot too strong to ever be undone.
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Motivation
Sowing Seeds of Grace
Well, I reckon if I’m gonna be honest, the turn of this year has caught me a bit off guard, though truth be told, I’ve been turnin’ this over in my mind for quite some time now. The start of a new year always makes a body take stock of things—like how much time’s passed and what you’ve made of it. I’ve spent a good spell thinkin’ on it, and I do believe I’ve made up my mind on what needs doin’. This year, by gum, I’ve made it my goal to get back to the soil, get closer to God, and get a bit more serious about homesteadin’. I’ve got a few chickens—bless their hearts—some ducks that have taken to swimmin’ in the creek like they own it, and, to top it all off, four goats. And when I say four goats, I mean the kind of goats that’ll climb a fence if they think they see a snack on the other side, and they’ll do it with the grace of a tornado in a trailer park.
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Motivation
