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Getting over the Fear of Vulnerability
Here’s a deep part of my soul that I normally share with very few… however, if I’ve taken this step to ask other’s to share their stories with me I’ve got to do my part and share mine too. So, while it’s scary to share—here is something I want people to know.
By Maria DeSalvo6 years ago in Motivation
Being a Victim to a TBI
At the age of 15 I was involved in a car accident that almost ended my life. I was in the passenger seat of my sister's vehicle when, while we were stopped waiting for the people in front of us to turn, we were rear-ended by another driver going 50mph. That immediately shoved us into the other lane of oncoming traffic... directly in the path of a power truck. The power truck hit my door at 50mph, crushing the entire side of the vehicle, and breaking almost everything on the right side of my body including my back. I became unresponsive at that moment. My sister who was driving was still conscious and could only sit and look at my bloody, lifeless body covered in glass.
By Jodi Clarke 6 years ago in Motivation
Are You a Thermostat or a Thermometer?
Every day of our lives, we face interactions with people that drive us crazy. When we lose control of our emotions, it’s hard to see how we could have found a way to calm ourselves down. When we get upset, shocked, surprised, anxious, or sad, we need to remind ourselves that we do have the power to not let our emotions get the best of us.
By Eva Gordon6 years ago in Motivation
I Get by with a Little Help from My Friends
I’m on a journey. It’s been amazing so far and it will be so in the future too. By amazing I don’t mean that it’s felt good or great all the way, because it really hasn’t at all. It’s been amazing because it’s taken me to where I am today and I’m so grateful for that. I’ve learned a lot on the way.
By MetteMB6 years ago in Motivation
Crashing Into 30: Chapter 1
I woke up early today. Really fucking early. I wasn’t sure what had stirred me, but I was acutely aware that for the last 24 hours my brain had been spinning with thoughts. I suspect my sleeping brain had grown tired of manufacturing thinly veiled metaphors for me to dream about, in an attempt to teach me life lessons. Life lessons that I would inevitably disregard when I awoke. Even my own brain has given up on me.
By Choice Words by Chantelle6 years ago in Motivation
Wellbeing and Success
If you look at the definition of wellness, according to the definition on Merriam-Webster, it is “the quality or state of being in good health, especially as an actively sought goal.” While the definition states that you must be in good health, I beg to differ. Everyone thinks that wellness is always about being in tune with yourself. I think the best time in your life is being the person who you don’t know, and this could be both in good health and not so good health. While the word health is being thrown around, this can mean both mental and physical. And while this idea can sound extremely negative, this can also be extremely positive. If you are someone who does not handle conflict well and one day, you can are in a situation where you would normally run away, and you stand up for yourself, this is a situation where you are not following the normality of your life. Being who you are is a statement that does not help anyone get further in their life. At any age, do we really know who we are? At 12, I wanted to be a nurse or a doctor. At the age of 20, I want to be a psychologist. In seven more years, I might want to become an accountant. There is nothing wrong with your life going in a million different ways. When I started college, I wanted to right away to go through school, get my associates, my bachelor's, my master’s, and end up with a Ph.D. Life is not about checking off a list and saying that’s how your life is going to go. You might be reading this and thinking, “Why am I listening to this woman talking about wellness and being who you are?” Let me tell you, my friend, I have a lot of credibility in success and failure. Over the course of my school career, I have had many different failures and successes. I strongly believe that failures are something that can be the driving point for some people. Everyone will have events in their life that shape them into who they are. I have always been successful, even though sometimes in my life that I was not always well. I also think success is a word and idea that can only truly be defined by the individual person. One person might think getting an office job is the definition of success, while another would thank that graduating a two year community college is a huge success. Both are very valuable in their own ways, and along the way, there was a person who failed or didn’t know who they were at the time. These things matter because wellness and success do not always have to go hand in hand. The takeaway from this is that you need to think of yourself first. Be selfish. Take the success and take the failure. You become a new person every single day, and in a perfect world, your mistakes would not matter. While there are a lot of times that you cannot change the things you have done in the past, you can always make better choices that can change your future. Make sure you gauge your wellness and figure out if you’re in or out of tune with yourself, and see who you like best. Always look towards what can help you achieve the best version of you, and you will see where your wellbeing is. Even though the definition of wellbeing will never change, I think we as a society can change how we view it and what it means to the individual.
By Cienna Jones6 years ago in Motivation
Taking an Emotional Journey
All of us, for as long as we’re breathing, will go through the ups and the downs of life. We are supposed to feel emotions. We attach emotions to our thoughts. We give meaning to every experience by the thoughts and the emotions we attach to it.
By Teddi Jutsen6 years ago in Motivation
9 Essential Steps to Self-Acceptance
You have been in the same situation for a while now, and it's time to get your groove back. All of your motivation is drying up, and you're losing focus on what's in front of you. You aren't the same you anymore, and it's time for an intervention. This sounds all too familiar, right? Keep reading for some key pointers to letting your inner light shine through.
By Jasmine M6 years ago in Motivation
