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5 Tools to Help You Get Out of a Funk
Feeling like you are stuck in a rut is not a fun place to be. Last week, that is exactly where I found myself: dissatisfied with life and uninspired. Giving myself space to feel these things, however, reminded me of my purpose, and brought me back into a space where I am motivated to keep chasing the life I want to lead. I also learned some coping mechanisms for dealing with being in a funk that I felt were more unconventional. Here are the five tools that helped me get out of a funk:
By Kate Chessy7 years ago in Motivation
The Best You
If you think this picture is beautiful, that's true, it is. But so are you. The Background Info I used to think low of myself, just like many others. Something along the line changed, that made me starve myself, doubt myself, bully myself all together. Perfection seemed real to me, but it's an illusion given by society of a way to be. A way to act, a way to look. As a young elementary school girl, kids bullied me almost all the time. Those kids called me names, things, called me ugly and judged the appearance of my body. The way to act was like you weren't an energetic, bubbly kid, but more like want to be Tumblr or Hollister girl. The way to look, according to those snobby, ignorant kids, was thin, petite, medium length or long hair. That's the most stupid thing to imagine, I know, especially when none of them or I were teens. Only age 11, starving myself, hurting myself, almost everyday was dreadful, that may sound ridiculous to others of the outside, but that's how it was.
By A7 years ago in Motivation
The Mysterious World Inside Your Mind
One day someone told me that, If you know who you are, life will be easier. A straightforward statement to write, as much it is to read. And indeed the question "who we really are" it is a current state of mind, which permeates our personal and psychological wellbeing. The steady question that the majority of us has to face in everyday lives. "What am I doing, where am I going, Am I doing it right, what if..." We are tirelessly chasing our goals, our results, our success!
By Letizia De Luca7 years ago in Motivation
How I Overcame Depression, Anxiety, and Religion by Tapping into My Spirituality
I'm often asked how did I come to be who I am today. There's really no simple answer to that question however the only thing I can think of is that I hit rock bottom and I had no choice but to pull myself up. There was a day when I was sitting feeling sorry for myself because of my health issues that had me confined to a wheelchair. I continuously pray and pray and pray that everything in my life would become better and it never happened. This particular day I now know that I was able to overcome all of my obstacles by finally believing in myself. Sometimes we work so hard to believe in something else that we want to change our lives that we forget that the primary reason for our existence is believing in ourselves. If you don't believe in yourself, how can you tell anyone else anything? How can you get someone else to believe in you if you don't believe in yourself? You are not a reliable source of anything if you do not believe in yourself. Okay, so long story short, I overcame anxiety depression emotional abuse sometimes physical abuse financial abuse psychological abuse so many forms of abuse all by deciding to believe in myself. I was a wife a mother, a sister, a daughter, I am an employee, a friend, I was so many things to so many different people but I wasn't any service to myself. I spent so much time making sure that I was everything that everyone else wanted me to be that I completely forgot about myself.
By Shonda Love7 years ago in Motivation
She Is Healing
My name is Felicia Rodrigues and I am a divorced single mother of three children and a domestic violence survivor. I lived in a violent marriage for years. Living with a man like my ex-husband is like having a gun pointed at your head every single day, and you just don’t know when the gun is going to go off.
By Felicia Rodrigues7 years ago in Motivation
Wanted on Voyage
Amidst this wild time we call life, there will be an abundant amount of occasions where you will be presented the chance to leave. As a senior in high school, you have the chance to leave home and move away to a university. In college, you have the chance to study abroad in a whole different continent. After college, you will have the chance to pursue your dream profession and/or move anyplace in the world. And when you find the love of your life, you will have the chance to establish a life with them in a new place. That is, if you want any of this and if you’re willing to work for it.
By Samantha Castro7 years ago in Motivation
Dedication = Wins
If you don't love what you're doing, or you can't seem to find the energy to do what you're doing... then chances are you're not dedicated. Dedication is a heavy word that many take for granted such as words like "love" or "loyalty" and even words like "on the grind" or "entrepreneur" written all over their social media when the most they do is respond to their followers and sell promos for quick cash.
By Spencer Schmidt7 years ago in Motivation
The End of 2017
2017. I'm not going to lie. This has been one of the hardest, mentally and emotionally challenging years of my life... this was the year I fell into depression. A sticky, black mass of weight I feel is haunting my everyday existence and seems never-ending. The weight is suffocating at times.
By Sammi Doll7 years ago in Motivation
How to Stay Positive After a Life-Changing Injury
For many, life is not easy. The majority of the time we can make it over most hurdles and shrug off minor bumps and bruises, but sometimes things happen to us that we can’t just shake. This can especially resonate with someone who has experienced a devastating injury that completely changed their life as they knew it.
By Jhana Guzman-Scholder7 years ago in Motivation
College Essay Example
My childhood was wonderful; I loved laughing and adored the feeling of belonging to something. My life appeared perfect to me, and anyone who knew me would have thought the same, because I hadn't known hardship, I was unharmed, aside from a few scraps on the knee. Yes, there were downs, like my parents’ divorce when I was young and the complications that came with custody agreements, though I still viewed my life as perfect. I do remember the nights of my parents on the phone screaming at each other as I sat in the other room, unable to understand how I should react in such a situation, but even after those moments, I still lived my childhood with enjoyment, believing that that was the worst of it.
By Scoche Ren7 years ago in Motivation
