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The Lost Art of Writing
In a world of technology, it seems we are losing the art of the written word. Can you recall the last time someone sent you a letter or left you a note? Looking back, I cherish the notes and cards written by my grandmother years ago. They're all I have left of her now. When I take them out, I can still hear her voice, see her beautiful handwriting, recall her perfume. She took moments to send these to me, and they are now some of my most precious possessions.
By Maria LeMay6 years ago in Motivation
My Life in My Head
Ever had one of those weeks or months or just a period in your life that so many things are happening to you but you aren't sure what feeling you should have? That has been me this past few weeks. From everything that has happened, my emotions have been everywhere, and I feel so confused and not sure how to feel anymore. I was mad at myself, then I was okay, I was frustrated financially, then I came to terms with it, then I was mad again at someone else, financially frustrated, sad, then sick, like actually sick. I received some great news, which was actually more than a year late, but I guess there is a time for everything, but I couldn't even be completely happy about that because of the other things going on in my life.
By Chimdi Chime6 years ago in Motivation
Obedience
This is a topic that I know many people are not trying to hear. The word obedience most times carries with it a negative connotation. That's unfortunate because it's a necessary ingredient for every person to live a full, fulfilling, and satisfying life. In all areas of life, we will have to be obedient to someone throughout the entirety of our lives, and it never goes away. You're obedient to your parents as children. (Well, for the most part. I was a young rebel, so I'm speaking about myself but I know I'm not alone!) You're obedient to your teachers at school. You're obedient to your employer at your job. You're obedient to your creditors. You're obedient to your doctor.
By Valerie Dickson6 years ago in Motivation
The Sycamore House Chronicles, Pt. 1
It’s the end of November 2017. I am moving into Sycamore House, an 1896 late-Victorian in a small river town in rural Pennsylvania. I am moving alone, from a beautiful farm where I left the ghosts of the previous 15 years. I’ve lost people. My grandma, who raised me and spent the last 11 years of her life with me, has passed on. I am recently divorced after 25 years of marriage. I’ve lost the future I had planned and worked toward. The losses, and the break with the person I was before they happened, have nearly killed me. In fact, they have. This person walking through the door of this old house is a resurrected me, back from the brink of suicidal despair. Sycamore House has endured years of emptiness. It needs renovation. We are on the same journey, the house and I, together. This is our story.
By Liz Zimmers6 years ago in Motivation
What I Learned From Peeing on the Dressing Room Floor
A few months ago there was this party. It was a theme party with specific colors that everyone had to wear. To the mall! My friends and I declared. So off on an adventure we went. We went store to store in search of the perfect outfits, and with every passing store, my bladder said "hey, let’s go!" And every time I’d say, "We can hold off a bit longer." Seeing how it's 2019 and malls are practically ghost towns, especially for chubsters like me, it’s no surprise that I didn’t find what I was looking for at the mall. So I disappointingly drove my friends home, and headed to my own house where the bathroom awaited me.
By WeedBeThinking6 years ago in Motivation
Unf*ck Yourself
There will be many turning points in your life; it happens to all of us. We are faced with a decision that will change the rest of our lives. For me, it was getting divorced. It wasn’t my decision in the beginning, but going through it has allowed me to see that I was living a life in which I was ashamed. I had been driven by expectations that I had set for myself, and some others had set for me. I felt captive in my own life and I was not going to be that anymore. I took the opportunity that presented itself to design the life that I wanted to lead. I can tell you that it looks very different from the life that I had, and it has been very liberating. I have un-f*cked my life, and I want to encourage others to do the same.
By Melissa Yinger6 years ago in Motivation
5 Tips for Staying Happy
Life can be very stressful, and sometimes it's hard to find a way out of the stress. Working and dealing with life can cause us to burn out. Dealing with paying bills, taking care of a family, or any other outside stress that anyone could be dealing with, all adds up. Making sure that you are happy in a world full of stress and depression is something that we all need to do. Self care is one of the best things we can do for our mental health. Here are five tips to stay happy.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Motivation
How to Get Out of Bed
Waking up in the morning, the day can loom ahead of you like Mount Everest. More often than not, my mornings have begun with the, sometimes unbearable, weight of knowledge that once I climb out of bed, I don’t get to rest again until I’m over the top of that bloody mountain!
By Jen Cooper6 years ago in Motivation
Tomorrow Is Just Tomorrow
Most self-help books will tell you when you are feeling bad to remind yourself that tomorrow is another day. And so it is. But if you expect that tomorrow will be any different from today, and then continue to do the same things and think the same thoughts, then you are in for a sad surprise.
By Jen Cooper6 years ago in Motivation
