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Ways of Welcoming Abundance into Your Life
I find abundance fascinating in life, why do some people barely scrape by week after week, and others have more abundance than they would ever need. Its been a subject that I have studied extensively, and I feel passionate about it, which is why I write and teach about it a lot in my courses.
By Osana Lindsay7 years ago in Motivation
Finish What You Started
If you’re anything like me, and you find meaning in everything, this is the perfect article to read. Along my spiritual journey I’ve realized we learn things over time. You never really learn a lesson until you see it from every viewpoint, and even then there’s more to learn. On the weekend of April 27th, I was spending the weekend in Richmond, Virginia. I was sitting through a business conference, and just when I thought that I didn’t need to take anymore notes, this guy comes on stage and starts speaking my language. He starts out by saying
By Neshea Sinclair7 years ago in Motivation
Finding Your Purpose
Have you been at stage in your life where you ask yourself, “What is my purpose in life?” Maybe you are at that stage currently, maybe you haven’t gotten there or you already passed that stage. But, I believe everyone in life will ask themselves that question at some point. For me, I asked myself that question a couple of weeks back, and I didn’t have an answer to it. You might have a regular job, getting your daily bread, and are somewhat comfortable with your life, but it’s the feeling of fulfillment that drives you to want to have a purpose. I sort of followed a manual all my life, I took all the steps society and my parents deemed necessary to grow in life; but at this point, I’m not sure I want to keep climbing those steps. I want to branch out and do things I never thought I could do. I believe I’ll find my purpose that way, but you can never be too certain. I go to work everyday, I like where I work and the people I work with, but I just don’t want it to be all I do. While I was in school, all I did was centered around school. I didn’t have much of a social life. I lived, ate, and slept school. It was my sole priority which was right, but I should have had a balance to do more extracurricular activities and have a good time with friends. If I was not doing school work, I just always felt like I was doing something wrong, which was not a healthy mentality. Now, I’m not in school anymore, I feel like I need to... actually, I have to do things differently because I need to find myself, what I’m here for, and the things that make me genuinely happy while being right with God.
By Chimdi Chime7 years ago in Motivation
Overcome Fear
Understanding What Fear Is In this life, one of the most powerful emotions that can strongly affect our minds and bodies is fear. Fear can bring on very strong signals throughout our bodies when we are placed in emergency situations like the breakout of a fire or if we are being attacked. We can also experience fear when we are pressured to do something like going on a job interview, taking a test, or even going on a first date. If we think that something can go very wrong or if we imagine that something can be a threat to us, we can experience anxiety. Both fear and anxiety can last for just a short time and then pass. However, there are times when they last so much longer and we cannot get rid of these feelings. Soon they take over our lives and we have trouble eating, sleeping, concentrating, and going on with our lives. These feelings can paralyze us so that we cannot leave our homes and go to work or school. Soon it seems that our lives are controlled by fear and anxiety and we have no control over what we are doing as long as we try to avoid these feelings. In the long run they can affect our health.
By Alyssa Day7 years ago in Motivation
To Motivate Is a Choice and a Lifestyle
You know I've spent a lot of my time thinking of reasons why people were constantly being negative. More than anything, I would ponder how good people would allow those same negative people to be around them for no good reason at all. Even if it was a short period of time, I just simply wouldn't risk it. Thinking to myself, "Damn, you can't even give these people a split second or they would have had enough time to make you negative too." It must be contagious or something, because I see it all the time, and it's almost as if these people make it a lifestyle and won't be okay until they bring negativity to the world. I mean it's like a job they have! Are these people employed with the negativity? LOL, just kidding.
By Josue Manuel Sanudo7 years ago in Motivation
The Power of the Mind!
The power of a thought! Before you keep reading... there are rules. Clear your mind from all other things that you have going on in your outside life. Go to a quiet place before you start to read. Make sure you are paying close attention to these pages, because every word I say will give you a gem that you need to hold on to. Enjoy your time to relax, and understand that knowledge is powerful.
By Shawnora Davis7 years ago in Motivation
Finding “Flow”
I, like many others, have always had the desire to find “flow” in the things that I do. The term “flow” refers to the state of mind and activity level that you reach once you have begun doing something where you no longer need to intentionally think about your actions and movements, and your thoughts can run free while you continue what you’re working on. Flow is something commonly mentioned in courses of Positive Psychology, and has been proven to enhance your mental health if you find flow consistently in the things that you do.
By Maggie Mollak7 years ago in Motivation
The Journey
I have reached a very interesting point in my life. It's not the most fun, nor the most productive in the moment (perhaps in the future I'll look back and disagree with myself), but I think it'll be for the best in the long run. In fact, currently, it's very painful a large portion of the time, and often I'd much rather distract myself and not deal with it. But it is time to face and accept it, and I know that distractions, and pretending it's not there will just make it harder, and prolong the inevitable. What is this thing I speak of? It's my search for self.No, I'm not going through a mid-life crisis, I'm a few years too young for that. I'm truly just on a search to find myself. Or maybe a better way to describe it would be, "I'm on a quest to build myself." I do know who I am. But at the same time, I'm striving to find who I will decide to be. I have lots of aspirations, lots of abilities, lots of weaknesses, lots I want to learn, lots I want to be. My personality is such that I want to do everything, and go everywhere, and be everything for everybody. And I've come to the harsh reality that it's physically impossible to do that. I've realized two words to be true that I hate saying more than anything: I can't.I suffer from an ailment that is specifically created to both cause me the most torture, and yet mold and chisel me into the best I can be (I'm a type 5 on the enneagram chart—but that's a story for another day). And actually, you have it too. It's the inability to do everything. My mother expertly expressed it by teaching my sister and I this little nugget of wisdom: When you say yes to one thing, you're saying no to something else. This can be seen in situations where you already have a fully booked day, but somebody reaches out and wants/needs you, and you now have to decide between declining them, or cancelling a previously decided commitment. Or on the other side of the spectrum, it can be seen when you're very spent physically, mentally, emotionally, and are in the midst of resting when you suddenly think of something that could, should, *needs* to be done, and you have to decide between taking care of your needs, or doing the thing that randomly popped into your head, threatening to destroy any hope of self-recovery in the near future. I can't tell you the number of times when I've mourned the fact that I don't have a personal assistant telling me I'm overbooked, or who can tell others that I'm unavailable, or someone who can basically just solve my problems, or who can be a buffer and hide me from the fact that I can't do everything. Which would definitely be just running from my problems at this point (nothing against personal assistants—absolutely invaluable in many cases, and if I truly needed one, and had the financial margin for it, I wouldn't be against hiring one!).I considered (and even typed up) a sampling of the cycles of thoughts that go through my brain 24/7 to share with you, but decided against it, as it would be too long, and probably lose the interest of most readers. Suffice to say, I have a lot of thoughts, and things I'm thinking through with various levels of importance and urgency, and I'm often overwhelmed, and left at a loss to know what I need to focus on at one point of time versus another point in time, and what needs to get done or addressed first. If only everything could be done and worked through, all at the same time. If only the YouTube channel could be established, the camera chosen and purchased, and the sound equipment figured out. If only the puppy could be in the new apartment, and working on potty and crate training. If only all family and friends could have attention already given, and would be the happiest and most satisfied that they could possibly be. If only I could say yes to everything, and never say no. If only... I could do and be everything.I am on a journey. A journey to accept. A journey to learn. A journey to discover. A journey to build. A journey to become. Because I am not all-powerful. I am not omniscient. I am not very far in my journey—I still struggle to be okay with the things I cannot do. I still don't know what my balance in life will be. I don't know who I'll decide to be tomorrow, or next week, next month, next year. But I know who I am. I know that I love people. I love my husband, my friends, my families. I love my puppy (who I haven't even met yet!). I love makeup, and writing, and making videos. I love helping others, and being involved. I like being social and active in society, and yet, I also like that I'm introverted. I like calmness, and being quiet. I like passion, and loudness, and seeing. I love dark colors, and I love light colors. I love to be the tortoise, and I love to be the hare. And honestly, I love variety. And I know that one day, someday I will find my balance, and I will decide what parts of myself I will chose to be more, and what parts of me I will chose to be less. But I also know that even when I find my balance, I will still be on my journey. Because this is also a journey of life. New obstacles come into the road all the time, and new factors, new developments, new advances, and new opportunities, new victories, and new mountains. The journey never ends... but honestly, that's the beauty of it. Just because now I'm in a bit of pain, fighting to accept my limitations, while simultaneously trying to fight to do everything I possibly can, I know that this journey has joyful and peaceful parts, just as much as it has hard times like now. It has plenty of twists and turns, and I'm sure there will be parts harder than this, as well as times that will be happier than I've ever experienced before! So right now, the thought that I'm going to chose to focus on today, is to accept the journey, enjoy the journey, and savor the journey. And to realize that tomorrow I'll be further along in my journey than I am today—I am making progress, and I strive to always make progress, and to keep learning. Tomorrow will be a beautiful day, and I can't wait to continue my journey.
By Eva Jean7 years ago in Motivation
Never Lose to Your Negative Tendencies Again
When was the last time you looked at yourself, I mean really looked? Everywhere we turn, there are people who have specific tendencies, good or bad, that can have a direct effect on them. Have you been able to identify yours?
By Dr Erik Scott (Dmin)7 years ago in Motivation
Discipline Works
One thing I've always discussed in my stories was the idea of motivation. Motivation cannot be short-handed in what it brings to the table for someone who wants to accomplish a massive feat in their life. Things as small as getting to the gym once a week, to starting a self-employment opportunity. It's been a main factor for many people's success stories, and they all have different motivators behind their stories too. Motivation has been undoubtedly the number one source of my continuous effort to better my life in every possible facet.
By Spencer Schmidt7 years ago in Motivation
