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What's Next?
Picture this: You graduate high school in the top 10th percentile of your class. You get accepted into your top pick university and you go on to join clubs, get a work-study job, and join a Greek organization. Even become the president of it. You volunteer when you can each semester, and take as many classes as you can. You graduate with a degree that you believe will allow you to do great things in life—nay, better—you graduate with two degrees and a minor after four years of hard work in college with cum laude. What next?
By Christina B7 years ago in Motivation
Make Yourself Happy!
I keep telling myself that life gets better and everything happens for a reason, but most days I'm not so sure that is true. I have been through a lot throughout my childhood and I do believe those tragic moments in my life made me who I am today. Sometimes that is enough for me to be happy but how do you really make yourself happy?
By Angel Allsop7 years ago in Motivation
New Year Resolutions or Long Term Solutions. Top Story - December 2018.
So it’s that time of the year again. You know the drill—suddenly everyone is feeling inspired to change their life for the better by changing their habits and routines for healthier alternatives. Whether it’s starting to exercise on a regular basis, quitting smoking, going vegan—there isn’t any other time in the year when people are as willing to launch the new version of themselves into existence. Which is great, it really is. The timing also makes perfect sense, the end of one cycle and the beginning of another is the most pronounced just before New Year starts. With so many people focusing on the same thing, the gateway is indeed powerful and the energies support the magic of new beginnings. Even the fact that different calendars and certain countries celebrate New Year at different times doesn’t reduce its impact as most of the world still associates the first of January with a fresh start.
By Eva Smitte7 years ago in Motivation
What Is the Color of Strength?
This was written for my husband's uncle, who is fighting against stage four lung cancer. Being an artist, colors really speak to me and in his time of need, I wanted to write something that would brighten his day. I figured that it might be helpful for anyone else going through struggles. Even if you're not battling cancer, this is still for you.
By Hope Talbott7 years ago in Motivation
Level Up
It's time to LEVEL UP! In life you constantly move up and grow. There is no one that just stays at one grade in school. Everyone grows. Once you achieve one thing, you don't keep repeating that stage. The best thing to do is to move up to the next level and work towards achieving what that level has in store for you.
By Shauna Campbell7 years ago in Motivation
When All Else Fails
When you hit a dead end in life and you have lost everything or you about to lose everything, you ask yourself what worse can happen. Many people are faced with situations that make them want to throw in the towel, because they see no hope. But there is hope, challenges are there to make you stronger and sometimes we cannot see ahead of us of what is possible or achievable.
By Lifestyle Diva7 years ago in Motivation
How I Moved Out of My Hometown
I've had a goal to move out of my hometown since I was around 16... I'm 22 now, boo. When you come from a very small town (2,000 people type small) with only one traffic light, two gas stations, have about 65 kids for an average class, and you are forced to drive 30 minutes just to get to a Walmart... yeah, you dream of leaving.
By Rossana Nelson7 years ago in Motivation
Is It Okay to Want More Out of Life?
"I want more," he said."Don’t be ungrateful," his parents reply. If you recognise the conversation above, you understand what it’s like to have everything you have ever wanted and want more. The simple act of wanting more creates a form of guilt in so many of us—how can we be so ungrateful to ask for more? The world is handed to each of us away from war, famine, suffering in general—for those of us lucky enough to have been born in to the so called "first world." The blessings that we have been given are ridden with something toxic. The toxicity that comes from it forces us to push our desires in to the very core of ourselves—to hide them away. Our desires and our passions often mean that we want more than what we have, so locking them away makes us not sound ungrateful and stops us from sounding like the brats that our parents warned us we would become, but at what cost?
By Eleanor 7 years ago in Motivation
Edging Closer
The wind danced playfully around me, and the clouds seemed just within my grasp. I was alone, saved an occasional eagle or hawk that soared where no other birds dare go. The wind felt cool and soft as it brushed my cheek, and whirled past my ears. No camera could capture the beauty of this place and its magic. I looked down at my tennis shoes and then at the sparse grass around them. Distant deer romped merrily around a small pond. I could barely distinguish them for they looked like tiny dots. Farther east I noticed the most handsome horses grazing together in a large herd. Young foals and fillies danced and dashed after each other, kicking their hind legs up as they went. I bent down and picked up a loose rock and tossed it gently over the edge.
By Autumn Brown7 years ago in Motivation
How to Control the Urge to Shop
Recently, I had become a subscriber to the magazine known as Reader's Digest. For those who are not familiar with the magazine they have fun topics such as "Meet Canada's Greatest Pets" and "Can Coma Patients Tell Us What They're Thinking?" When reading this magazine of interesting facts I came across an article that really spoke to me. It was called "The Quest to Buy Less." This article stood out to me in particular, because I have an unhealthy lifestyle of buying too many things that I do not need.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Motivation
