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The Dichotomy of Being Yourself
The Dichotomy of Being Yourself All of my life I have been sent this wonderful message of being yourself. I heard this message in TV shows, movies, cartoons from childhood, and from my teachers and my parents. They told me to shoot for the stars, to be true to myself, and all of those lovely sentiments.
By Sally Holland8 years ago in Motivation
Guilt for Feeling Good
Yes, this is a bizarre guilt. Maybe it is related to certain people’s mental health behaviors, I’m not sure. It is truly odd to feel guilty for feeling good, yes? This is what I feel about doing well. The guilt is ridiculous. I’m doing better than I ever have in my life with consistent blood sugars. I’m doing great, in fact. Although my last A1c was a 7.6% give or take an average of 171, I wanted to get that to an average of 150 mg/dl.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Performance
Today I went to see the Dance Concert, one of many performances, that are put on at my performing arts college. It touched on a lot of topics like "we the people," "justice for all," "powerful women" and the issues we have been having with public and school shootings. What I loved about this is that it did it in such a powerful way. I have always thought things like music and dance and painting and other creative art forms have such a greater power than people tend to realize. This performance reminded me of that. Not only because each and every dancer was extremely talented with the fluidity they had from one move to the next, or the way they used their strength to do a certain move making each dance elegant or fierce. It was the idea that each dance, even if some of the moves or techniques were the same, had a unique message even if they are all going towards the same cause. It's like each person was fighting with their bodies, fighting with the passion they put into every movement and every specific detail. Of course they had the help of the very touching music, audio, or visuals that were shown to help convey their message. That doesn't change the fact that in one way or another every member of the audience was touched by each dance and each individual dancer.
By Eliza Vargas8 years ago in Motivation
Discover Your Own Truth
"Are you going to church?" Let me let you in on a little secret--I haven't been to church in over 3 years. I know, I know. For anyone who is already thinking, "Oh this poor soul...", I encourage you to keep reading. Actually, I insist.
By Allison Richards8 years ago in Motivation
7 Ways to Feel More Present
As humans, it’s almost inevitable that we get caught up in the past or future, and forget about the present. We think about things we’ve done, obsess over what we should have done differently and what difference it would have made. On the total opposite spectrum, we’re constantly planning, preparing, and thinking about our future. What can we do to make things better moving forward? How can we best prepare ourselves? It’s a constant struggle pushing you back and forth between the past and the future.
By Jesse Warner8 years ago in Motivation
Let Yourself Be Loved
The act of loving yourself is an ongoing process. Sometimes, the world portrays it as this easy thing, that one day we will wake up and appreciate every piece of who we are. Too bad it doesn't work like that. The process involves a lot of hard work, for there will be days when hating on yourself is the easiest thing to do.
By Gina8 years ago in Motivation
Imagine if Success Was Guaranteed
Let us imagine that an omnipotent being has come down to Earth from the heavens to tell you that you are fully capable of achieving every goal you have ever had, with the only catch being that you had to work harder than anyone else on the planet and not ever, not even once consider giving up. The being tells you that everything in your wildest dreams, by its grace, is achievable, so long as you are willing to work for it.
By Ben Addison-Scott8 years ago in Motivation
Stop Being Perfect
Over the years I wish someone told me what I'm about to tell you. I started businesses, and they failed. I started jobs, and I failed. I tried to start a content career online, and guess what? I failed. If I had this advice below back then, you wouldn't be seeing this post. Here's what I learned.
By Francis Milligan8 years ago in Motivation
Why Purpose Is Everything
Dear Henry, I remember a few nights ago when I asked you what you thought the meaning of life was and you responded with, “Does there have to be a meaning?” It got me thinking and it inspired me to write this to you. In philosophy, we were supposed to learn about the topic of “The meaning of life,” but ran out of time. I wish that we did have time to learn about this unit, I find this topic interesting because just like a lot of people, I don’t know what the meaning of life is, but I do have a few ideas.
By Margaret Myers8 years ago in Motivation
Buy the Fucking Shoes
We’re living in a country where our government believes that fighting war with war will stop people from going to war, a government that thinks educating our nation's children with the knowledge of BIDMAS is more important than educating them with the knowledge of how tax and wages work, and how to go about budgeting your money so that when it comes to renting or buying a property you don’t end up in a shit storm of debt; a government that’s more interested in piling tax on to products containing sugar or cigarettes than fixing our pothole filled roads.
By Lauren Elizabeth8 years ago in Motivation
You Were Not Created to Fail
You were NOT created to FAIL. I recently had a life changing experience. I had lateral ligament ankle surgery. I suffered so many ankle sprains I had stretched my ligaments beyond repair. I have been spraining my ankle once every other year since I was 12-years-old. I am an active person. I am a runner, a hiker, a dancer...it really took a toll on me and it was incredibly tough to make the decision to go through with surgery. Also, because I was afraid of losing my job. A job I didn't like but paid me a decent salary.
By Karina Nistal8 years ago in Motivation
