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The Black Swan
Every Wednesday my grandparents pick me up from school and take me to a lake where we feed the ducks together, before going to the resident coffee shop to have two espressos and a hot chocolate. Today is a Wednesday and I quickly rub some sunscreen over my pale skin as I see the turn left sign for our destination. I like watching my grandfather while he drives, I like watching the smile he shares with my grandmother from time to time and the funny faces he pulls for me through his front mirror. I like watching my grandmother sing along to whatever retro countdown is playing on the radio, although, for the majority of the time I’m unsure of whether or not it’s real music as I can never hear the instruments. Sometimes I sing along too, as the words are catchy and it’s fun to sing with her.
By Virag Dombay8 years ago in Motivation
I Will Not Be a Square
I went to bed last night with a question burning on my mind. I woke feeling like I just sat through the second viewing of a movie hoping the outcome would be different. The outcome is always the same; never changing because it cannot change. I am not in a movie; I change. I can be more than the words that I type or whisper. I can be more than the lies I recite hoping no one can see through the ruse. I am a good person… I am a good person… I thought I was a good person. I need to know if I can be the kind of good person I want to be. Standards so high, the intention is really to fail. Did you know that about me? My question was, am I living a stereotype in denial? I knew the answer before I knew the question. Sometimes the question is the answer. This question was my answer. Knowing doesn’t feel good, though. It is good to know the truth. The truth can set you free. They say that this is half the battle. I have always been half way done then. It feels more like I haven’t taken one step forward in a while. In fact, it feels more like I am walking in the prints I already left. My foot doesn’t fit… I am making the prints bigger, wider, and fatter. Buddha says you are what you say you are. Not literal in the way that I can say, I am a bird. (Literal in more of how words have power.) If you say you will fail before you start, you have already failed. This is why I have so many words. I want to succeed before I start. You can talk so much that walking becomes impossible; a task that you put on a pedestal too high to reach. I talked up a good story with no intention of living it out… If I stop talking, will I live my dreams instead?
By Fuck Off8 years ago in Motivation
Here's Why "Finding Balance" Doesn't Really Exist
As I type this, I am: writing an email, next week's list of things to do, scheduling the staff meeting this afternoon and writing this post all at once, and I wonder for a second if it is an appropriate time for my third cup of tea. It is 1:58 PM in the afternoon on Valentine's Day and no one in my office has received any midday roses yet.
By Delilah Jayde8 years ago in Motivation
Life Challenges
Complaining is something we all do from time to time. Something happens that didn’t go our way and we complain about it. We didn’t get the job. We gained too much weight. We have a bad hair day. Our car broke down. We got a flat. We can’t pay all of the bills. Someone said something about us. Someone did something to us that we didn't like. We got hurt. We told someone to do something and they didn’t and the situation turned out bad. We complain about all these things. It’s human nature. We all want things to go the way we expect them to. Things happen, that’s life. It’s all about how you handle the situation that shows your character and cultivates positive energy and attitude.
By Cathy Farrar8 years ago in Motivation
Are Things Prettier in Pink?
Positive versus negative. Who would win in a fight? I spend a lot of my life thinking about energies in the world and the emotions that we're surrounding ourselves with. Someone who is depressed might be surrounded by dark emotions on dark days, but they're capable of all the positive emotions too.
By Amanda Doyle8 years ago in Motivation
No Regrets in Life, Just Lessons
We all have done things that we are ashamed of. We all have made bad decisions and choices. Indeed, each of us has long lists of regrets. We regret not only the things that we did but equally the things we didn’t do. We often wonder how life would have been if we had taken that risk, if we had said yes to that opportunity, and if we had made a different choice. We mourn our wasted time and opportunities. We can all agree that the feeling of regret sucks. However, it is not what happened—or did not happen—that hurts us, but rather our thinking and interpretation of the past.
By Hala Yasmine Khaled8 years ago in Motivation
The Happiness Trap
First let me start off by saying that I truly am one of the most positive, kind hearted people. I think that the world is a beautiful place, despite all of the ugly things people do and the unfortunate things we can’t control. However, the past few years, living with this mindset has been so mentally exhausting. I have been constantly tested and internally conflicted. I am trying to keep my goggles rose colored, while simultaneously trying to figure out who I am supposed to be after going through the trials and tribulations life keeps throwing my way, as well as the anxiety/depression I naturally live with. How can there be so much darkness and sadness under something that’s so determined to be happy ?
By Linda j8 years ago in Motivation
Not Today
I will not be manipulated by your lies today. For it has been too long since I have heard the truth from your mouth. Too many times, you have conned me out of my hard-earned money and provided me with false promises of success. You told me that this amount of money and education would lead me down a path of prosperity. Only to discover, that path dropped me off at a dead end. Now, I must re-trace my steps to keep from falling.
By Ashely Moore8 years ago in Motivation
