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30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 11
Hey, Y'all! Hope everyone is having a good week so far! Happy Thursday! I'm excited about this question today and I hope you all are too. If you're writing along, be it in an online journal or your own personal notebook (I love actually writing things down) I hope you're getting inspired and self-discovering. The quote of the day: "I am writing a first draft and reminding myself that I am simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." - Shannon Hale
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
Take a Freakin' Picnic!
My daily routine goes something like this: wake up early, head to the gym, go to school, go to work, then go back to sleep. Boing, boring, boring. Every day, same times. It gets quite cumbersome and on my Sundays off, I try to let myself rest. Throughout the week, I think that when Sunday comes around, I am going to sleep in, eat good, and laze around the house, and at the time that sounds lovely.
By Emma Evans7 years ago in Motivation
Lifetime List
As a person with a type A personality, I have a deep affection for lists. Anything I can put on a list and later check off makes me feel happier. I have daily, weekly, and monthly to-do lists. It helps me feel organized and accomplished. Whether this is true or in my head, who knows?
By J B7 years ago in Motivation
The Beginning
So. Everybody wants to be a star, right? That's what I thought I wanted more than anything for the longest time. I'd lay in bed fantasizing about acceptance speeches and stadium performances; proving my grade-school bullies wrong about me and anything else that's supposed to go right for the protagonist in a YA novel.
By Jordyn Woods7 years ago in Motivation
Does Anyone Notice?
How time past so fast I’ll never understand. Life can feel so great for so long, but I can’t help but wonder if I was feeling that contentment because it was actually there or my medication was giving my mind a false hope. Since I was young, I’ve done nothing other than cling to any chance of true happiness but I realize now that I’m clinging to something that I have no experience with.
By C.Allure Wolfe7 years ago in Motivation
Forgiveness - Why It's All About You
I've never been great at this whole, "forgiveness" thing. There's been plenty of opportunity to practice, but I've never really gotten a hold of it. It's like algebra for me—two hours after I had already flunked the test, the concept just dawned on me, and I finally understood. Too late.
By Emily Rochester7 years ago in Motivation
Go for It
I have worked full time while going to school for a while now. The money was good and it paid the bills. However, I was not happy with who I was and where my life was. Making the decision to want to leave my full time job to no job, and focus on my business was not something that I did without thought. Many hours were spent talking with my husband, planning and making sure we would be stable, all went in to this idea. I would not have been able to even start my business without having a full time job that presented me with these opportunities, for that I am grateful. I went from being miserable, depressed and negative every day therefore, creating problems in my relationship and myself to being bright, happy and positive in every aspect.
By Maya Juarez-Peña7 years ago in Motivation
Maybe IDK
I'm 25. Some days (and they seem to be coming more frequent) I look around and wonder what the hell I'm doing with my life. Life looks much different than the "when I turn 25" dreams my younger and more naive self had. Different how? In every way, except for the fact that I finally turned 25. Sure, that doesn't sound so bad. Life happens, right? Yup. But that's not the part that often sends me into a legit depression. It's this: I don't know what to do now that I am 25 and life doesn't look like what my younger and more naive self dreamt.
By Jeremy H.7 years ago in Motivation
Random Acts of Kindness
I am a Survivor of the Las Vegas shooting on October 1, 2017. From that horrific event came a lot of different emotions, feelings, and experiences. Disbelief, anger, shock, denial, heartbreak, you name it. Everyone has been all over the map since that night. But from all the trauma and horror of that night, also came a glimmer of hope. A reassurance that, there is still good in the world. Lots of it as it turns out.
By Word Slinger7 years ago in Motivation
