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Adulting vs. Being an Adult
It's scary being twenty. Fifteen-year-old me thought I would have had it all figured out by now. Wishful thinking girl. There's so many choices, decisions to make, things to plan and figure out. When you are around this age, they say that the world is your oyster, with all the opportunities within your hands' reach, but I don't even like oysters. And if you are as indecisive as me, having all those opportunities can be a bit overwhelming at times.
By Tamsin Brimelow8 years ago in Motivation
17 Things I Learned by 17
A lot of times, I am often pegged as the girl who has it all. And growing up that was a very common perception to the people around me mostly due to the fact that I always seemed so happy. I mean what could I have to worry about right? I had my family, two parents who are still married, an amazing older brother, we were financially stable to where my brother and I could have whatever we wanted and needed and I was heavily involved in school clubs and activities. People never believed me when I would say that I had it hard. But they also failed to realize, my family wasn't and isn't always like this; when my brother and I were young we didn't have any money, I watched my parents grow and develop themselves professionally in order to be able to give my brother and I better opportunities. They also didn't see that I had been struggling with major depression and anxiety since middle school. I am by no means saying my life was hard, in reality my life has been very easy and I am beyond fortunate for that, but along the way there have been rough patches and that's where this came from. When I was 17, during my freshman year of college, I decided to make a list of all of the major life lessons I had learned throughout my life, before becoming a legal adult. So, here are the 17 things I learned by 17:
By Londyn Nichole8 years ago in Motivation
I Am Better Because of It.
There is no universal solution for happiness: no diet, no house, no spouse will ever be perfect — ever. Circumstances will always change with every passing day, no situation is permanently perfect. In my few years on this planet, I have gotten to experience devastating event after devastating event and I am better because of it. Those six words have become the driving statement of my life and I want to share why that is so with anyone who will listen. I don't guarantee to change your life or make you feel better, I just have a story that I want to share.
By Just Another Article8 years ago in Motivation
How Would You Live?
A friend of mine sent me a video earlier this week because he felt I needed to hear its message. The subject of the video was one I had never before heard, and I thought it a very clever way to address a universal issue that seems to plague many of us.
By Julia Thornton8 years ago in Motivation
I Should Be This... Maybe?
“Should.” What a great word slathered with constant personal expectation and doubt all at the same time. You ever found yourself at a crossroads? I have plenty of times. Most of the time, before I even let myself process what paths I had in front of me and really allow myself to choose one, I slather the word “SHOULD” all over them. Soon, "Should" adds onto constant suffering that we bring ourselves.
By Dasha Ilazarova8 years ago in Motivation
The Meaning of Life
You may forget memories but you can’t forget an emotion. People may forget what you did for them, but they can never forget how you made them feel. We all want to find meaning to life. We are all so clouded in this endless race, trying to find our very own nirvanas. A cycle of continuous. An infinity in its very nature. We all want to find meaning to everything. I have spent so long trying to perfect my ideas not realizing that perfection is an infinity in its very self. For every step you take closer to it, an infinite number of steps you are away from it. I didn’t realize that I just needed to do it.
By NINI THE JING .8 years ago in Motivation
On Working Through an Emotional Time
The other night was full of tears and devoid of sleep. I’ll admit I did a little grumbling at the sun for its untimely arrival the next morning. Alas, I hopped (okay, stumbled) out of bed (couch.. same difference) and made myself a damn good bowl of banana ice cream, some hot coffee, and went about a productive day. I’m not going to go into logistics of the ongoings last night. This is a blog, not a self-counseling site… I’ll say this. I’m still hurting, bruises don’t mend overnight… but I refuse to let them cripple me. Here’s five tools I use to work through an emotional blow and get back on my own two feet.
By — —8 years ago in Motivation
Dreaming
In my life, I always had a thing for dreaming... I knew there was something bigger out there, waiting in the universe. Sure, dreams exist in big and small things. They live in everything. From our need to touch the sky as astronauts as a kid to our desire to look at Tumblr and Instagram pictures, it can’t help but to strike our imagination. We want the awe, the mystical, the whimsical and the beauty of it all. It exists in pop culture, in the schools, at work, at the mall, at the movie theatre, and everywhere you look. There is also something bigger, more intricate, more amazing, and more philosophical, something that makes us human. It’s our greatest nature as humans. Here, I’ll explain it to you and maybe you’ll understand why I’m so interested in it...
By Lilas Jasmine8 years ago in Motivation
