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“Wake up girl it’s your birthday” Riley tells herself as she rolls over and ignores her alarm for the third time She hasn’t been this excited, well she actually doesn’t remember , But today is the big day (her parents were letting her her stay home from school, so they could go to the zoo)“Not today guys , it’s my day” Riley says to herself as she hear her parents arguing.
By Cynthia Mcgee6 years ago in Motivation
Three Little Wishes
I sat there on that park bench, empty, lost, hopeless. I thought, how do I navigate this without the person that means the most to me? How could I have lost my job and my marriage in the same week? I put my hand back in my pocket where I had put the court summons and retrieved it. I carefully opened the folded page and looked at the words again, and as I read them, I felt the lump creep back into my throat as a well of tears began to fill my eyes.
By T.A. Killen6 years ago in Motivation
More Time
More Time “So here I go today. Same as always. Hey guys. My name’s Syreen and I am going to be rich and comfortable one day. I absolutely know that I am. When I was born, there was nothing but positivity and blessings in this world for me. I have always had a pretty good life until I graduated. After graduation, I just could never really figure out what I wanted to do in life. You know, could not figure out my calling. I have no idea what I was put here to do. I have had so many jobs and career changes. My life is so stale and troublesome. My mind always, oh wait. Where is my black journal? Give me a moment guys. I must find my journal. Journaling helps me. I’ve been doing it for about a year now.”
By M Black6 years ago in Motivation
The Big Swerve
The Big Swerve By Megan Shay Henry James Neilson IV, who did not think of himself as such except when he encountered major life events like his recent graduation from Yale, pulled a legal pad from his new desk in his new office and contemplated what he might do with it until 11:50am when the Senior Partners were taking him to Oakley Country Club for his welcome lunch. He was tapping his monogrammed Mont Blanc on the pad when the telephone rang. It was Sylvia, his father’s secretary for the last twenty-five years, now his. AJ, as Henry thought of himself, found having a secretary to be baffling since anything his father said she would do for him was something he could easily do himself. He also found himself pondering Sylvia’s move to his corner of the top floor and the slick, svelte thirty-something “assistant” who now resided outside his father’s door.
By Megan Shay6 years ago in Motivation
The Gift
It was a Wednesday afternoon, not that I carried a hone or calendar to know this, it was chili day – or at least a warm soup reddened with tomato and meat that resembled what I remember as chili. I knew because I stood in a line which nearly circled the building. I watched as the boy in front of me squeezed his eyes closed, as another gust of wind ran across his face. His beading eyes now facing mine to avoid the northwest winds, drawing my otherwise remiss attention. So much went unnoticed in those days.
By S. Richard6 years ago in Motivation
Miss Martha's Advice
The Universe has a funny way of taking your life plans and just absolutely ripping them apart, soaking them in gasoline, and then feeding them to the fire. You sit there in absolute disbelief and just watch your plans burn to delicate little embers. As you’re sitting there trying to figure whether to scream or cry or throw up, you continue to watch the embers. You watch them grow into this magnificent flame and you feel a calm settle over you. You let your eyes close and you take in the warmth of the fire, and the delicious, smoky scent. When you open your eyes, you are able to appreciate the fire in all of its glory and you realize the fire would not be there without the kindling of your plans.
By Alice6 years ago in Motivation
TT
At the age of 16 my Momma stop doing my hair so I started experimenting on my own hair. I was doing everything to my head, I wanted to color my hair so bad. I tried to bleach my hair with household products. I put actual BLEACH in my hair, it was just a little piece to see if it would work but it was still stupid. I also put a box dye in my hair after my Momma had told me no. I would watch YouTube videos on how to wear my natural hair. I was trying everything.
By Lat’icia Rodgers6 years ago in Motivation
Vocal.Media Support Group
I first joined Vocal after seeing an ad on Facebook for the Night Owl challenge which ended on January 19/2021. At that moment I was feeling down on myself because I had completely misread a deadline for a short story competition but then this little ad showed up. The deadline was midnight that night and the only story requirements were to include a barn owl. With the clock ticking I reviewed my short story, made some quick corrections, and came out with an incredible vision in my mind.
By Kelsey Reich6 years ago in Motivation
"Six" Gems
The things that make MJ.....THE G.O.A.T.! You may believe it's the on the court accomplishments and accolades. Like being undefeated in six championship series or six time NBA Finals MVP. Or is it the ten scoring titles and five regular season MVP Awards, ten All-NBA First Team and nine All-Defensive First Team honors? Maybe it's the fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, three steals titles or the 1988 Defensive Player of the Year Award.
By Ace Howell6 years ago in Motivation
A Sudden Change of Luck
Arron Caldey felt as though bad luck followed him. He was 29, with no job and still living at home with his parents. Just a year ago, he was making good money at enterprise, but was laid off. It just seemed like one bad experience after another once he lost his job. His car stopped working and he couldn’t find a job to save his life. He didn’t feel like a man at all. He felt like a little boy still living at home with his parents and this affected his self-esteem. One Saturday, Arron was at home sulking in his room when his mom yelled out to him….
By Tashika Le Sure6 years ago in Motivation
The Sisu Path
Leave your soul on the floor was the only thought Tori had as she released a roar from deep within her being, calling upon an inner strength and determination she wasn’t certain she’d ever felt before. The weight was bearing down upon her shoulders, knees and thighs shaking as she commanded herself to stand. Her cheeks quivered as sweat poured from her temples and beaded down her chest. She pushed her heels hard into the ground and continued to straighten her legs, finally reaching the top. She released the heavy barbell down to the black rubber floor, serenaded by the satisfying sound of steel plates clanking together in a victory cry.
By Leanna Grace Alexander6 years ago in Motivation
