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A Glass of Wine
August, 27 2018, six years ago today, I sat on a plane for the first time, flying from India to Canada. I wasn't scared, I wasn't unhappy for leaving everyone behind; I guess I wasn't excited either! I was just going where my destiny was taking me. Thinking—hundreds of feet above the ground—sitting in a plane about everyone I left behind, just thinking! There were no feelings attached to this thinking. I was looking outside the window trying to see through the clouds the land I was leaving behind. I couldn't see anything just lights in that dark night. I tried to sleep, but I couldn't. I was up all the time, an entire flight from Amritsar, India to Doha in Qatar. I had a connecting flight from there to Frankfurt and then from Frankfurt to Toronto. I guess this is how cheap flights work, a lot of halts! I was fine with it. Sitting in a chair for 14 hours would have made my legs jam. It was for the first time for me to see so many people around me who were not Indian. A strange feeling it was, but it didn't bother me, as I said I wasn't excited. But why was that? Why wasn't I excited? Just because of regret, leaving a girl behind, the girl I fell in love with when I was 14, the girl who I studied with since I was nine, the girl with who I use to walk with every day to school and back, the girl to whom I swore to love forever. I don't know till this day why I wasn't excited that time or scared.
By Prateek Kathial7 years ago in Motivation
Smiley Egg
I took this picture over two years ago. As I had recently learned about Vocal and how you use pictures to help tell a story, I thought I would look to past memories and see what I could find and share with the world—at least, to anyone who would watch. At the time of the picture, I was a senior in high school. I had a lot going on: I was wrapping up my last year at a crappy school district, I was thinking about college and my future, as well as worrying about my grandmother, who was sick at the time.
By Evan Ellacott7 years ago in Motivation
5 Keys to Finding Happiness
Before we get started, what is happiness? It's hard to find something when you're unsure exactly what it is that you're trying to find. This makes the journey to a "true" happiness quite hard for most people. When you reach your goals, are you happy or do you strive further? Wanting more, and more, and more. I think everyone defines happiness slightly differently, but I am going to define it as reaching comfort in your own skin, as well as comfort with your social and work life.
By Todd Murphy7 years ago in Motivation
30 Days of Being Thankful Pt.3
Day 20 I am thankful that I have a friend that knows the truth about my mother-in-law, and I can talk to her when I can't talk to my husband. When I am feeling nothing is ever going to get better, I know I can talk to her. I don't want to hurt my husband, but sometimes I just need to vent—sometimes, and she understands that.
By Amanda J Mollett7 years ago in Motivation
How to Love Yourself
I am a firm believer that one of the most important things in life is self love. You will always be there for yourself and it's not like you can break up. But the sad part about that is that mostly everyone at some point in life will fall out of love with themselves.
By nk7 years ago in Motivation
30 Days of Being Thankful Pt.2
Day 9 I am thankful that 16 years ago, today, I gave birth to the best little man ever. His birth was not an easy one, but now he is a very healthy young man. He is a private in JROTC, he is saved by the Lord, he gets good grades in school, and he is a mentor to other French students. He is a loving, caring, and sweet boy. He was a boy, now he is growing into a great young man. A man a mother could be proud of. He is picking the right friends. He goes to church. He really makes a mama proud.
By Amanda J Mollett7 years ago in Motivation
A Do-Over
Imagine you find a cute little container in a thrift or antique shop, it’s got a little smudge on the side of it, so you buff it out with the hem of your shirt, and suddenly the world around you stops and stands stills. A big puff of purple smoke pops out, and a strange Robin Williams looking dude with gold bands around his hands offers you one chance at a do over. What would you do-over? Which single decision would you change?
By Aeo7 years ago in Motivation
Definitions
I've always had a strong sense of self. I daresay that I had a level of self-awareness as a five-year old that most people don't develop until they are in their 50s. Some would call being an "old soul" or wise beyond your years. It is generally considered to be a good thing. And from an outsiders point of view, I can recognize how that could appear to be the case. But, of course, the reality is far more complex.
By Candace Elizabeth7 years ago in Motivation
30 Days of Being Thankful Pt.1
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Why are we only thankful only around Thanksgiving or when we go to church, but most people aren't thankful most days. We as humans have something to be thankful for each day we just have to find what it is. Here's my month of being thankful. What are you thankful for this holiday season?
By Amanda J Mollett7 years ago in Motivation
Conquering My Fears 2
It all started when I was 8-years-old. My school district was holding a writing contest where one person from each school would be chosen to have their story published and to go in front of all the district leaders. I was the student chosen from my school. The story was about a talking dog named Spot. At eight, you can imagine it was not the best piece of writing in the world but it gave me the writing bug and for the next ten years I wrote and wrote and got straight A's on almost every paper and essay I turned in. I was even accepted to a journalism program at the local college and planned to travel the world.
By Kathlyn Downs7 years ago in Motivation
Getting to the Gym
Everyone has this moment in their lives. The, "I should probably start going to the gym," moment. For some it may be easy to just say to themselves, "You know what? I'm going to go to the gym today"—and actually follow through with it, but for others, it may be the biggest struggle.
By Spencer Dupuis7 years ago in Motivation
