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A Smile
Yesterday morning I woke up and decided that I wanted to try a smile, it didn't last long. So I faked it the rest of the day, hoping that the real smile might return. It's okay though because I know one day it might just return and when it does I will embrace it, never letting go. At least that's what I tell myself when I go through my day getting glimpses of its beauty when around those who truly make me happy. So, what is the appropriate response to these flashes of smile that just might, maybe one day, brighten my future? I assume it is to just hold on tight and never let go, but then eventually you just get to a point where you feel like it is a lost cause to keep chasing someone who doesn't reciprocate the same emotions.
By Kyle Sirmon8 years ago in Motivation
Self Healing Is Simple
Over the years, I have tried many forms of healing—from meditation to dancing to punching a bag—and I found that “it depends.” We hear that phrase circulating humanity more often now than before, and I believe there is so much truth in it; however, millennials don’t have the time to explain what “it depends” really means. They quickly say “it depends on a lot” and keep it moving. The truth is, of course, it depends on a lot. It depends on your mood, your emotions, circumstances beyond your control, the weather, the time of day, the season, the job you have, your hopes, dreams and goals, and so many other factors.
By Kamalini Deonath8 years ago in Motivation
Do You Feel Alive?
We often get so frazzled by the haste of modern life that we forget the simple joy and beauty found in stopping to smell the flowers. This could mean either literally stopping to make contact with nature—even if it does trigger a sneeze or two—or doing so in a way that involves you truly appreciating the things you have around you.
By Ciara M8 years ago in Motivation
When You Feel Stuck in Life
Feeling stuck or lost in life is something we all go through. We become too comfortable in the jobs that slowly drain us. We become reliant on consistent pay checks, despite the tugging on our hearts for something more. Maybe we become lost in drugs and alcohol, or in other people. We go off course. We tell everyone that we're okay, that we have a plan, and they believe us. But it's like we're in the middle of the ocean in this dilapidated old boat, drifting aimlessly in circles and hoping that somehow we can find our way forward again.
By Alyssa Stone8 years ago in Motivation
Thoughts on Who I Am
Everyone around me says that I’m either defined by my name, my religion, or even the person I happen to be dating, but I don’t think any of that is true. I don’t think people can be defined by one name or by a god they believe in or their significant other. I think people are defined by what they feel in their heart.
By Natalie Jolynn8 years ago in Motivation
Why You Should Stop Reading That Book (and Other Stuff)
For most of my life, or at least the portion of it that I have read for pleasure, I have had a ridiculous inability to stop reading unsatisfying books. Even if the book has been excruciatingly dull, I force myself to the last page in a minor act of self-torture and I hate myself for it.
By Hannah Amiee8 years ago in Motivation
Short Steps to Happiness
Step One: Drink a pint of tap or bottled water every morning with a sliced lemon squeezed into it—this will help to cleanse your body first thing in the morning and the lemon juices will work to detoxify any unneeded chemicals in your body.
By Callum Powell8 years ago in Motivation
Change for Change
$1.54, they counted, as the sweat beamed from the corners of the crevasses of their near see-through, drenched, shirt. A dollar and fifty-four cents exactly fit neatly into a jumbled mess of their jean pocket. No. That's not what this life is. This life is a dollar and fifty-four cents, tucked into a sleeve; which was cut off a shirt, when the days grew too hot, a while ago. This is a sleeve that has been tied into a tight knot to make sure nothing fell out, since the concept of pockets weren't exactly a thing in the fashion world or whatever. A dollar and fifty-four cents which was to last until the payday. Why, you may ask? The moment that paycheck hits, the money will go to bills and it will be like this all over again.
By Micah Moore8 years ago in Motivation
Enlightenment
I used to walk around every day carrying a backpack full of bricks, because that’s what I thought I had to do. I’d look around and see everyone around me with their shoulders hunched forward and their gaze cast downward and think eh, that’s life. I wore the backpack to classes, to work, to social exchanges…sometimes, I would even forget to take it off before laying in bed every night and lose sleep over the pressure of the weight. One morning, I woke up…spine knotted, joints aching, heart filled with dread over carrying the damn backpack throughout the day ahead… and I decided to cheat. I looked both ways to make sure I was unseen, and then I slid one of the bricks out and tossed it clear through the window. The shattering glass sounded like wind chimes.
By Kylee Winnett8 years ago in Motivation
