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Starting over at 28
Starting over at 28 There comes a point in everyone's life when you tend to see the things in your life you should have completed. For some it's college and others it's a career or family, but for me it was all of those things. I had stopped and looked at my life and realized that I was at the end of the road I had started down and needed to change direction.
By Tony Campbell7 years ago in Motivation
Sometimes You Have to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Almost six months ago. That is when I left my full time nursing position in a doctor’s office. I left because it had turned into a hostile work environment. It was making my life miserable and had me second guessing myself as a nurse. A lot has happened since then. I have been struggling financially. Most of the time I do not know if I will be able to eat three meals a day (I have pretty much been eating only one meal about halfway through the day and I have been trying to drink as much water as possible to curb the hunger feeling). Now, don't get me wrong, I have still been working two part time jobs; they just have not been generating enough income to get all of my bills paid every month. I no longer have cable TV. I had to extend my auto loan by two months and I am currently trying to figure out how I am going to make this month's payment. It took me the entire month of September to pay my rent (and I have not paid it yet this month). I have had to wait until they threaten to cancel my car insurance before I pay it (I have had to do the same with my cell phone as well).
By Pamela Dirr7 years ago in Motivation
Adulthood: My Story
Exactly a week after my high school graduation I was rolling back and forth on the couch while cartoons played on the television at three in the morning. My whole body was shaking and my heart was racing like I had been slurping on half a pot of coffee half an hour before. While whispering to myself "You screwed up. You screwed up. You screwed up." over and over under the catchy theme song, I was hyperventilating to the point that I wished I could pass out just so the thumping in my chest would stop. What exactly was causing me to cry hysterically and wish for the sweet relief of sudden death, you may ask? The fact that legally I counted as an adult while having no idea what I was doing with my life.
By Kendall Earl7 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 21
Happy day 21 and day 20! Since I pretty much already did my greeting today, I'll keep it short and sweet. Thank you all again for following along. I hope you're all still writing along. I can't believe I've made it this far, blah, blah, blah. Here's another quote for today: "If I waited 'til I felt like writing, I'd never write at all." - Anne Tyler
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
To My Younger Self: This Is for You
This is to the girl who never felt like she fit in. The girl who never had a lot of friends. The girl who always stood out in the crowd. The girl that just wanted to be like every other girl. This is to the girl who never felt like she belonged. The girl who never really accepted herself. The girl who didn’t know who she was. This is to the girl who always had a million questions. The girl who was living as someone else's idea of who she should be for most of her life. This is to the girl who didn’t know how to love herself. This is to the girl who was lost and is now found. These words are for you.
By M F7 years ago in Motivation
New Moon Bay Leaf Ritual
The next new moon will be in our sky this 18th, and the time couldn’t be any more perfect the current situation in my life. Though I am so happy to be back home with my loving family, working and earning more money for a future of adventures, I still long for the open road.
By Shawntelle Moncy7 years ago in Motivation
A Letter to My Younger Self
Do you ever wish that you could write a letter to your younger self? To let little 14-year-old you know that even though they have no idea what they're doing or who they are right now, everything is going to turn out just fine? Just to give them a little advice as someone who's been there before? Me too. So this is a letter directed not only to my younger self, but to all the young girls out there right now, who are trying to find their own place in the world.
By Hannah Williamson7 years ago in Motivation
Tips for Living a Good Life
So many people today are caught up on others, or matters that are simply out of their hands. Some things in life, there is nothing we can do about, but the one thing we do have control over is our minds. Our lives. Your life is yours & nobody can ever take that from you, unless you allow them to. These are some guidelines and life "tips" that I’ve learned to follow by.
By BreAnn Taylor7 years ago in Motivation
How To Trick People into Thinking You're Happy
So, you wake up in the morning and hear your alarm go off. You turn it off and think to yourself, "ugh another day." You finally get up after 10 minutes of pretending to sleep and scroll through our phone. So, when do you have to put your happy face on and pretend you're okay? Could it be when you step out of the house? Could it be when you answer the phone in your fake happy voice?
By Besa Asani7 years ago in Motivation
Manifesting Your Best Life
Stop dreaming about a better life and start living it! Manifesting Your Best Life is going to show you that “Living your best life” isn’t just some cute meme on social media–it can be your way of life! The 21 nugget-of-wisdom chapters in this self-help book are for people who want to start living their best life, but don’t know where to begin. It will give you the skills to take you from dreaming about your best life, to making it your reality!
By Amanda Rose7 years ago in Motivation
