Mara Kilifi Scanlon
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The Power Of Habits
Jean started her day like every other day. Alarm blaring loud, foster mom screaming from downstairs, and a house full of kids fighting for their turn to get into the bathroom. She was always the last out of the 5 to get her turn in the shower. This day was no different. The water was freezing when she finally got in the bathroom. So again, she skips the shower and just sprays herself down with an air freshener. Jean rushes downstairs grabbing whatever was left of breakfast. Kate and Ronnie weren't the warmest or the most emotionally aware people but they tried their best to provide a warm meal and a safe home for all the kids. Jean didn't care to wake up early or be in the company of Kate and Ronnie. She was content with skipping shower time and eating whatever was leftover.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon5 years ago in Motivation
THE BIRD, THE SEED AND THE FLOWER
From my first blink I heard their voices all around me saying.,“shes just a little bird”. yeah, nothing special just a bird like all the others. Well, I guess Im nothing special, just a little bird. A bird lonely, and at times lost and tired of flying. I want more than anything to just be still, but I continued to fly from tree to tree, trying to find a safe place to land and call my home, but no place felt right. Even when I was surrounded by all the other birds, my flock, we flew together but It never felt right. Always at the end of the line formation. No one hears me, only expect me to fall in line and blend. But nothing is more lonely then blending. One day without thinking I flew off on my own. By myself I was the loudest. By myself I was number 1. I flew wherever The wind took me.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon5 years ago in Motivation
2021 THE YEAR OF APPLICATION
2021 is the year of application. The year I start putting into action all the lessons and wisdom I’ve gained from all the years before. 2020 is now behind me but the lessons and awareness it brought will never be forgotten. Yes it was very painful, yes it was scary and challenging, and It was an experience most, if not all of us wouldn’t ever want to relive again but I have challenged myself to see all the Gems of awareness it brought to not only me but everyone worldwide that we can now apply on our new journey in 2021.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon5 years ago in Motivation
LABELS,LABELS
MORE THAN WORDS Why do we put labels on people and allow ourselves to be label by others?. We not only allow it, we wear it proudly as if that is all we are. We are so quick to judge and categorized each other based on our beliefs, mistakes, struggles, downfall and circumstances forgetting that in our own time of hardships we hope for a hand of compassion and understanding not judgements and labels. Are we not allowed to make mistakes?. Isn't that how we learn and grow?. Are we not capable of understanding that we are more than our flaws. More than our religions. More than our bank account. More than the numbers on the scale. More than the likes we accumulate on social media. We are so much more than we allow the world and ourselves to see.
By Mara Kilifi Scanlon5 years ago in Motivation
