healing
How to heal fully and properly.
Who are you?
Often times we fall into a rabbit hole when we begin to ponder on the question "who are you?". Personally, I feel the reason that happens so easily is because we have been shaped by a society that somehow "idealistically" holds our sense of identity. We often seek external validation and acceptance that when the question is asked we become conflicted because we are thinking or pondering about what someone would say because of our response. So, I'll help you out a little here. The next time someone asks the question who are you, you should answer, do you mean what am I. Why this response you may ask, the answer is simple. Who am I is reflective of the notion that our identity is subjected to this realm of existence or reality but the truth is, we come from far beyond this dimension. You don't have to be religious and if you are you should understand what I'm about to share even more. In the religious book called the BIBLE, it states in the beginning when man was created, the breath of life was blown into him making him a living soul.
By SuperNova6 years ago in Motivation
See You Later, Lockdown!
So, we can all agree that lockdown is going on FOREVER. Quarantined life feels like the norm and social distancing is the talk of the town. And right now, I’m glad for it; it is keeping us a whole lot safer than if we were just mixing and mingling with each other during such crazy times.
By Leigh Hooper6 years ago in Motivation
Celebrating my scars
So for the past three years or so I have been hiding,burying my head in the sand for numerous reasons.I have allowed people to walk all over me,violate my rights and basically let myself believe that I wasn't good enough and that I had no voice.My boundaries have been crossed so many times as a result relationships soured.All this happened because my character was attacked by someone I thought would always have my back no matter what.
By Simpy Faith6 years ago in Motivation
The Feelings You Wanted Me to Feel.
All my life you raised me one way. One very specific way. With certain ideals, certain beliefs. Telling me that if I challenged or strayed from those that I was wrong. That I was lost. That I was confused. That I had fallen off the path. That is wasn’t the way things were supposed to be or how I was supposed to be. That it wasn’t “right.”
By M F6 years ago in Motivation
Quarantine Life
Well this has been an experience unlike anything that we have experienced before... Quarantine life is not what we expected. There is many people that want to leave their houses, people that are in need of some "normal" back in to their lives, but what will normal look like after quarantine?
By Must Love Dogs 6 years ago in Motivation
Finding purpose, in the kitchen
What do you do, when you don't know what to do? Well, that's relatively easy. You do something, anything; twiddle your fingers, tap your toes, turn on some music and sing/dance along. The real goal is to find a way to channel that restless energy and use it to get your metaphorical engine (Or actual engine, if that's your thing) started.
By Demidonis6 years ago in Motivation
Face Your Demons or They Will Face You...
I am naturally introverted... and according to my mother, I have been since I was a child. I don't really remember these days but what I do remember is not wanting to be bothered with friends outside of school or sports. Writing stories in my journals that no one would ever have the privilege to see or read. I was outgoing but I wasn't. I was social but I wasn't. My mom was forced to get a second line in the house because of my sister...she was born with a phone attached to her earlobe, now I can barely get her to call me back. I didn't like the phone much and I am still partial to face to face conversations.
By Tanaine Jenkins6 years ago in Motivation
A letter I wish I Could've wrote to Myself
Hello D, Its me, Deon. I need you to stop right now, and I need you to breathe. Please, I know its hard, but trust me it helps. I’m 5 years ahead, its almost our birthday, today is May 3rd, 2020. I am not going to bullshit you though; the next 5 years are going to be hard. They are going to push you to limits you did not even know you had. They are going to tear you down and you are going to think that you can not get back up. Just like right now D, but hang in there, you will. You are stronger than you know, and we are going to turn out stronger than we could ever imagine.
By Deon.C6 years ago in Motivation
Destination: A Kinder World
There's a place I've been wanting to visit for quite awhile. There won't be any strangers there because everyone you meet will become a friend. No car horns will be honking because patience will be plentiful. Derogatory names won't be used as words will be filtered through a veil of compassion, and people would rather sit and talk awhile than to waste precious energy and time arguing about something that won't matter in twenty years.
By Rachel Carrington6 years ago in Motivation
Food and the Glorious Fury
So this is an essay that I wrote some time ago but something about it has always stuck with me and I can't quite shake how it feels to read it after all this time. It was an assignment given to me in High school by my English Teacher, and it became so personal that I never really got rid of it. So, here it is for the world, or a small part of it ...
By India Childs6 years ago in Motivation
Rose-Colored Glasses
Hard days pass and good ones do too, It all comes down to perceptive and views. Where thoughts are meant to be challenged, feelings are meant to be examined and behaviors are meant to be changed. When the hard days come again, you feel it like a sudden pang in your chest, coming from nowhere. It’s so painful it feels as if your world cannot go on, ending so quick and sudden. You feel the need to grasp the chest because the heart lay there cold and abandoned.
By Chana Saacks6 years ago in Motivation
