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30 Journal Prompts to Self Discovery - Day 6
Hey everyone, happy day six! I'm almost a week in and pretty happy with where this journal is going. I really hope people are writing along with me and you guys are finding it helpful or at the very least fun. Here's the quote for today: "A writer is by nature a dreamer; a conscious dreamer." —Carson Mccullers
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
20 Self Care Practices You Should Start Today To Eliminate Stress
Self-care is crucial for our emotional and mental well-being. Do you ever notice that you forget to take care of yourself? It is important to maintain a healthy, flowing relationship with yourself as it produces positive feelings and boosts your self-confidence and self-esteem.
By Silena Le Beau7 years ago in Motivation
Don't Settle
I have settled for things, because I felt I didn't deserve better. The overwhelming feeling of not being good enough, has been something I have dealt with for a long time. The idea of settling showed up in my relationships more than any other area of my life. I didn't have a real father figure in my life and my mother wasn't the best example for relationships. So when I started dating, I didn't have much to go off of. Being a young black girl from Baltimore, MD, who stayed on the west side of town, with guys that were up to no good, didn't help. The summer of 2004, I lost a lot of weight and that's when things took a turn for me. I wasn't the fat girl anymore, I was the light skin girl with a big butt and big breast and that's all the guys could see in me. I started talking to this guy (let's call him Jo) and he was selling drugs and in the streets, but I was okay with it because he made sure I was taken care of. When my mother couldn't or wouldn't, he would. He was the reason I learned it does not matter how pretty you are, men will hurt you. Jo began having a sexual relationship with a close friend of mine. She told me it happened but continued having sexual contact with him. I was told, if I would have been doing it with him, maybe he wouldn't have started having sex with her. On that day I began to make excuses and settle. I told myself, "They're right." I wasn't ready to have sex with him and if he is going to keep, kicking out the money, then he can keep having sex with her. I made it all okay. After that relationship ended, I started putting up with anything, as long as I could make it make sense to me. "Yeah, he maybe having sex with you! But I get his time." Or whatever other craziness I could come up with. Fast forward to 08-09 I started dating this guy and he came off so sweet! He had a job and had never been to jail lol. Y'all I thought I was doing something, or making a change with the type of men, I started to date. Oh, how wrong I was. All of my friends told me to stop dating him, to walk away and just put my all into school. They would say, "He makes you cry." "He makes you feel bad about yourself." "You're not focusing on school because of him." I got it all, but I thought I was in love. He broke up with me over Yahoo Messenger! And than told me he wanted a sexual relationship but not to be my "boyfriend" anymore. I guess the title was too much for him. I put up with that until my 20th birthday. That's when I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and to start talking to new people, because I knew he had a few girls in line. That's when I began building a friendship with my now husband. We both were dealing with our emotions after walking away from relationships. He became one of my best friends. I would tell him about the things that was happening with me and my ex and he would do the same. We help each other. He and I started an emotional healing process together. So after about three months, I made up my mind to be done with my ex completely. As the time passed, my new best friend started to become the love of my life. I started to feel feelings that I didn't understand, because I never had them before. He made me feel like a queen and he would tell me when he was wrong, and showed me that I deserved better. He loved me so hard and it felt so good, I started to love myself just as much if not more. I started seeing what he saw in me, when I looked at myself. I had never had that, not even from my mother. Now, before you ask, "Why is she telling us all of this?" Here is why. I never had anyone tell me how beautiful and special I was growing up. That lack of, acknowledgment and love sent me searching for understanding and self worth in boys, who didn't truly care about me. I see young women my age or younger (especially young black women) dealing with a man, who doesn't love her and he is just comfortable, or using her for a money, sex, and a place to stay or whatever. I see them not loving themselves enough, or respecting themselves enough and just settling for what is handed to them. Well I'm here to tell you. I love you and you are enough! Love yourself more, tell yourself you're beautiful even if no one else does. Believe that a person will love you right and don't make excuses for them, when they don't.
By K J7 years ago in Motivation
The Art Critic
I don’t find anything more beautiful than the mind of an artist. We are creators, dreamers, thinkers and more. What I’ve always heard about artists though, is how we are more sensitive to our emotions, whether we are more open to feel them or they are felt more intensely. This has been known for a long time, we know this from Van Gogh, Michelangelo, and so on.
By The Painted Hoodie7 years ago in Motivation
My Anxiety Is Everywhere and Nowhere
Green Man is a pagan deity who has gotten on my case about doing something with my life. He’s right; I need to do something with my life. But my knee injury is something I need to have better first, or maybe I can just push my way through my pain. Green Man is ancient. Yes, I have anxiety and he should take that into account before he pesters me to do something with my life some more. Green Man is a god of vegetation and plant life, in addition to ranting to me about doing something with my life.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Motivation
Falling in Love with Yourself
I am a 32-year-old woman. My body feels older than that though. I know how that sounds to people who are older. However, unless you have several different medical issues going against you, you wouldn't know how it feels to be 32 years young and not feel energetic and full of life. You may try several different things to bring back your youth but in reality, there isn't anything that can turn back time. There isn't a magic potion or pill. In life, all we really have is a mirror and photos of the past. Yet, if we dwell on all the negative things that we have had happened in our lives, we become a shell of the person we use to be. That isn't good for anyone.
By Crystal Nicole7 years ago in Motivation
The Motivation that You've Been Seeking For!
In all honesty, the girls, the parties, & the friends aren't going anywhere. Find YOUR PURPOSE AND GET ON YOUR GRIND. I say this because I've been a victim of trying to please everybody instead of pleasing myself. Through developing these habits, I've figured out that not only are you getting your life together but women tend to dig this type of stuff. I had to learn from this thing called "The Disease Of More" that I heard from world renowned rapper J Cole. I would tend to place importance on materialistic things such as having the latest fashion, having a lot of cars, or simply having a high abundance of women in my life. This eventually made me unhappy and I'm committed to change.
By jaquez makel7 years ago in Motivation
Staying Motivated & Moving
When I wake up, it's so hard to get me moving and ready for the day. If it's a day off, I'd rather stay in bed all day and watch Netflix on my phone. I'm sure a lot of you can relate to this. No one wants to do work on day that's supposed to represent a break day. But there's always that little voice in my head saying, "Your room is a mess, clean it the f*$%k up," or "You ate too many donuts the day before, go on a run."
By Kait Carson7 years ago in Motivation
What Anime Loving Artists Need to Remember About "Art"
I know what it's like to look at your artwork mid-completion and realize it's nothing like the artists you look up to. Those artists you love also love anime like you and it seems like you'll never reach their level. I used to try to give myself the benefit of the doubt: "They're professionals, that's why they're so good." Then, you run into someone who just draws just as a hobby and has remarkable talent. Your heart sinks, you take up the title of otaku garbage, and you stay away from your drawing tablet or sketchbooks as much as possible because it's too painful to relive that feeling. Yeah, I've been there...but I want to remind you that art at it's rawest definition isn't supposed to discourage you. I need you to remember some things when it comes to creating fanart of your favorite characters or creating original characters.
By ChaosKei7 years ago in Motivation
What I Thought
I guess when I was younger, I wished a lot of things for myself when I “grow up.” I suppose every kid had those thoughts. Every kid wanted to be an astronaut or a race car driver or a doctor. And some kids went over the top like becoming President or becoming a celebrity. I, for one, was one of those over-the-top kids. I always knew I had a talent and I always thought that I was unique or I was the only one out of almost everyone that could sing. My small innocent feeble mind made me believe that it was rare that hardly anyone could sing unless you were famous.
By M O7 years ago in Motivation
