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Things Happy People Always Do
There are many things happy people always do to feel happy daily. Being happy requires self care and practice. You must invest in yourself, manifest positivity, and make your mental health a top priority. If you want to feel happy, here are some things you can do daily to remind yourself to get in the right mindset, and continue on a positive path.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Motivation
Procrastination Station
This is me, a procrastinator. The person that will go onto every stupid website and scroll the entire thing just to put off a task. The person that will do half of a task then hate myself later for having so little left to do. All I want right now is a cigarette but I'm suppose to have quit. I'm mad at myself for that too. School. I dream of it daily. DAILY. I went for a year, LOVED IT, failed. Didn't bother continuing. I tell myself every day its never too late but guess what! The more I say it the less time I have. In reality I still have all the time in the world. I've gone to school with people that have children and that are married... it's literally never too late. But I need that career because I feel like a failure at life because I'm literally just a canteen manager. I still don't even know what I want to be when I grow up. I'm 25! 25!There's no going back, only forward.
By Nicki Stephens7 years ago in Motivation
The Pain of Regret
“The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” This is a sentence I heard in some “take over your life” motivational videos that you come across on Facebook or something. I wrote this line down and saved it in my notes because I thought I could turn it into some dumb motivational story of my own. I honestly don’t remember when I saved it, but here I am weeks or even months later, and it’s now truly making some sense.
By Vincent Graziano7 years ago in Motivation
Things to Do When Lazy
Let’s face it, we all have those days when we just don’t feel like doing anything. I know I’ve had my share. When you’ve had a really long day, or you’re just too stressed to function, lying in bed for hours on end usually seems like the best option. But is it really?
By Lita7 years ago in Motivation
You Aren’t Alone
The first question you should always ask yourself. Do you love yourself? Why? You may ask. I’ve been told once “how can you love someone when you don’t love yourself?”—as for me I felt insulted at first but never really took what was said to me seriously. It actually hurt to hear that from someone I loved. Yet, loving them more than I loved myself at the time is where one of my battles surfaced.
By Ray-Ray Nicole7 years ago in Motivation
Satiated-Healing Anxious Attachment
Who is ready to join me in my healing journey? I am asking myself the question: how do you love and let go? I am a giver. When I think about what compels me to act this way, a lot of it has to do with making people like me. I have a strong want to make people feel safe in my presence, and I was very hard on myself within my perfectionism. Some has to do with being a black woman. There is always a stigma by just existing. I carry with me a hypersensitivity and awareness of the feelings of others. Some may say that is the characteristic of an empath! An empath can take on the feelings of others as their own, and this compels them to conform to the wishes of others. I am working on reversing these tendencies within myself so that I can cultivate more self-love. It feels like a push and pull to the wishes of others sometimes not willingly, and this is a recipe to lose yourself. Some may relate to these feelings. We try so hard to people please that we lie to ourselves telling others that we are ok, until we explode in the build up of our contained/ bubbling anger, fear, or jealousy.
By SAYHERNAME Morgan Sankofa7 years ago in Motivation
The Key to This Life
Those of us who have suffered loss, tragedy, and lived a not so stellar life are very familiar with hindsight or we never truly overcome it. The point where you can say you’ve been granted an epiphany of understanding the situations you’ve endured, and can grasp acceptance is all thanks to the mysterious and necessary gift of hindsight.
By Angela Brigance-Vance7 years ago in Motivation
The Best Version of Myself
Just like a wound that heals itself, so will you. In our weakness, there is strength. The same strength that endured the pain for us to be born. In my tears, there is happiness. There will be a time to cry and there will be a time to laugh. My tears won’t be a sign of weakness but, an expression of hope, loss, joy and sadness.
By GLORIA J.A7 years ago in Motivation
How to Conquer Your Monkey Mind
You may not realise it, but you are in a constant battle with your monkey mind, every day. The monkey mind is the part of our brain which craves reward over anything else, it the part of our brain which loves the rush of dopamine, and will think of any excuse to get it.
By Owen Lloyd7 years ago in Motivation
Breaking Chains Speech
From a young age, one of the first aspects of mathematics we are taught is the shape. We learn about the circles, the octagons, the prisms and the other barrage of misshapen Greek constructs. But see the issue comes when you learn that these shapes have your life's construct.
By Adam Khamis7 years ago in Motivation
