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The Choice
The sun shone through the tree standing strong in front of me as the fresh morning winds danced; a glowing ball of light, a crown of multi-colored rays gleamed as an aura encompassing the God of the sky. Looking so near to me, feeling as if I reached out just far enough, I could touch the lights. I tilted my head back, exhaling a gentle breath of smoke, leaves of yellow stretched out into the backdrop of the luminous skies; their colors illuminating presence of pure magic.
By ~Ray~ Quintas7 years ago in Motivation
24 Things I Learned by 24
Society has a way of making us feel like failures when we do not follow the timeline that has been set out for us. School, graduate, career, partner, house, marriage, babies... this narrative is getting old. We deserve to live at our own pace and our journey does not have to be set out for us like that. Today, I turn 24! I want to share 24 things that I have learned while navigating the increasingly insane expectations of life. All of which are accomplishments of their own.
By Brittany Powers7 years ago in Motivation
How I Unlocked My Greatness!
I know sometimes you feel like giving up because life can get so hard. I’ve been there. I’ve literally hit my breaking point at least 500 times throughout my life. Bear with me now as I share a bit of a personal story with you which I hope will motivate you to keep pressing forward into greatness. I was once someone people were afraid of because if anyone messed with me, I’d deal with it however I felt they deserved to be dealt with. I was an absolute force to be reckoned with and of course I had all of anger built up inside of me because of all of the negative things that were going on at home. My mom was crazy and my dad left when I was about 8-years-old without even saying “bye.” I felt as if he wanted nothing to do with us but especially with me because for the longest time he was my hero, the one I looked to as Superman, the one who would calm my mom down wherever she would flip on me and call me all types of names that I would prefer not to say, so when my dad left I was left to deal with mother all alone. Every day, I would cry and ask God what in the world is my purpose here on Earth. I would also wonder if the world and everyone would be better off if I wasn’t alive and that’s why many times I would attempt to kill myself by cutting myself, laying down on train tracks, over using drugs, and smoking like a chimney.
By Nelson James7 years ago in Motivation
7 Ways to Be Happy Today. Top Story - October 2018.
Woke up in a funk? I feel you. That's usually how I wake up in the morning. Usually I dread getting out of bed and wish to ignore all of my responsibilities for the day. The only way that I can get myself out of that funk is to get myself motivated with something good that I have going on that day. Even if it's just seeing a friend for a few minutes or going to a class that I enjoy (yeah, I actually enjoy one or two) it helps to brighten up my day knowing I have something to look forward to. Here are 10 of some of my top ways of being happy every day.
By Nicole7 years ago in Motivation
Embrace the Things You Don't Like About Yourself!
Hello everyone. My name is Nelly James. I have been through many trying times where I have felt to just just give up and throw in the towel because I always felt as if I wasn't good enough for anybody, especially my family. I started smoking weed at the young age of nine years old as well as drinking just to see how I can get the spirit of loneliness to exit my body. I had no body.
By Nelson James7 years ago in Motivation
Life Lessons
So today, I'm feeling horrible, I'm sick!! My head is throbbing, like someone is using a jack hammer in there, my sinuses are blocked beyond belief—but I'm still writing because I made a commitment to myself. Today's story was inspired by something that I saw on Facebook.
By Sam7 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 15
Hello all! Welcome to day fifteen! I can't believe I'm already halfway done with this series. I hope everyone is enjoying following along and I really want to thank everyone for following along. I know it's not the most interesting article series in the world, but I hope at least those of you that are also writers are finding it entertaining. It's still weird to me. But has inspired me and maybe I'll do something like this again. Anyway, here's the quote for today: "It's not too late to write your best story" - Bryan Hutchinson
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
Without Friends
First grade, I remember my first best friend and exactly how we met. I was such a quiet child and at that time I didn’t know much English so she was always there to help. I loved her so much. In second grade, our group got bigger. It was P, J, B, K, and me. What I remember the most is deciding on what to wear a day before so we could match outfits. The good days.
By Mera Rico7 years ago in Motivation
Becoming an Adult Far from Everything—Pt. III
One year ago, I took the plane to cross the ocean. Six hours later, I was in another dimension: North America. Quite a big deal for an 18-year-old boy who has never lived far from his family. I was unconscious. I did not even know what I was doing… However, I did it.
By Jean 🦅7 years ago in Motivation
Savage Summer
Sav-ageForce of nature, fierce, and uncontrolled When you think of savage, you automatically think ruthless as fuck but this summer wasn’t that. It has been the most freeing experience of my life. I always have a good summer break outside of school and work; I wanted to plan something different. I decided to make some goals & interests and put them to action. I wanted to meet as many new people (opposite of me) and do things that made me happy either by myself or with others. Being happy and continuing to be happy was the ultimate reason for this all—no more suffering or “I can’t do that” & I'm proud to say I accomplished it.
By Chelley René7 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery—Day 14
Happy Mean Girls Day (Wednesday, October 3rd)! Yes, I am wearing pink and welcome to day fourteen of my self-discovery journal! I can't believe I'm two weeks in and thanks again for following along everyday! The quote for today is: "I'm not a very good writer but I'm an excellent rewriter."—James Michener
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
