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What Are “Off Days” and Why Do We Have Them?
Off days. Bad days. Poor-performance days. Write-off-days (the extended version). There’s a number of aliases for this little butthole. But regardless of it’s name or what time it shows up at the front door that morning, we’ve all encountered it. We’ve all greeted it, groggily-eyed and miserable, an uninvited visitor who makes himself at home, anyway.
By em3 years ago in Motivation
All Hail the Queen of Letting It Go
When Disney's Frozen first took the world by storm in 2013, everyone was keen on examining the deuteragonist Elsa in a variety of ways. Was she a secret LGBTQ symbol? Was her iconic song "Let It Go" just a way to express the mechanisms of anxiety and depression? The ramping up of these discussions only grew with the release of Frozen II in November 2019.
By Jillian Spiridon3 years ago in Motivation
Why You May Need a Healthy Dose of "Main Character Syndrome"
Have you ever been strolling along the biscuit aisle in Aldi, an attractive face smiling back at you from somewhere near the chocolate Hobnobs, and suddenly you find yourself thinking that's it, that's my soulmate right there, clearly smiling at me because he thinks I'm hot and he's wearing Aston Villa socks so it's almost as if my dad emailed the universe putting a request in himself. He's the one.
By em3 years ago in Motivation
3 Good Things We Need To Know About Rejection
“Rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success” - Bo Bennett Rejection undeniably leaves us with a heavy heart especially if we have experienced it countless times. When our hopes get dashed after a proposal is turned down, ideas are disapproved, or love is unreciprocated, we often ask ourselves if we can ever be good enough or if we can ever amount to something. Sometimes, these thoughts become overpowering, leading us to retreat in self-defeat and fear rejection for the rest of our lives.
By Amra Beganovich3 years ago in Motivation
40 Before 40 Goals: How I’m Making the Most of My 30s with This Bucket List
I turn 37 tomorrow, and I just realized I only have 3 short years left before I am 40. I’ve been kind of afraid of the big four-oh for a while now, but the closer I get to it, the more I wonder exactly why that is.
By Corrie Alexander3 years ago in Motivation
From Anxious Punk to Aspiring Monk: My Spiritual Awakening and the Music That Accompanied it
When I was in my late teens, I was a self-confessed punk, frequently drunk, and suffering from social anxiety. That was, pretty much, all there was to know about me. My identity was rooted in the music I listened to and the people I surrounded myself with. I drank because that's what everyone else did. I also drank to bury the feelings of insecurity and anxiety that were slowly building within me.
By Michael Howkins3 years ago in Motivation
What Are the Reasons You Hide Your Gorgeous Smile?
I’m a generally happy person. I smile a lot. I like to laugh. Apparently, no one told my face. I’m not exactly sure when this began. There are pictures of me as a young boy grinning like an idiot. And then there are pictures of me as a teenager — not. But then, teenagers aren’t supposed to smile. After all, they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. But, even after that, I can’t find pictures of me actually smiling.
By Darryl Brooks3 years ago in Motivation