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Five Things You Wish You Knew at 15
I think it is easy to forget how hard it is to be young. As we get older, we tend to look at the younger generation with envy. Oh to be young again where things such as bills and jobs were nonexistent in our teenage world. Adolescence is like a bad relationship; after awhile we forget the bad and tend to only remember the good times that make us want it back once again. So much so that we almost forget the emotional turmoil that comes with growing up. Our teen years are often one of the most difficult times any of us will go through. High school can either make you or break you.
By Denilia Blue8 years ago in Motivation
Ritual
"So mote it be, by the power of Three, thank you Source Energy." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the cool chill of the midnight breeze dance over me and up through the ancient oak leaves. I threw my head back and relished in the Full Moon's energy, soaking in her warm and nurturing rays.
By Sammy Webb8 years ago in Motivation
Moments
In today's society, we are faced with so many choices, decisions, that are in place because of social appearance and media. You have to be thin, but not too thin. You have to be physically fit, but not to bulky. You have to spend wisely but don't over indulge. You have to be presentable, but not over dressed...
By Terence Thirlwell8 years ago in Motivation
Best Motivational Speakers in the World
Last semester during the last few weeks, I felt discouraged to study and do my best on the final exams. I knew that break was coming up real soon and I also knew that the final exams were going to be brutal. No matter how hard I tried to study, I always felt like I was going to fail every exam miserably. Nursing exams are no walk in the park either, and studying for them literally takes sweat and blood just to get through one chapter.
By Lilliana Backman8 years ago in Motivation
Buying a Home at 20
In this day and age it can be difficult for anyone to buy a house; whether it be due to low income meaning less saving or the extortionate cost of rent. I found that in order to buy my first home, I had to make a lot of sacrifices. Nights out with my friends, date nights with my partner, holidays... I gave all this up to get on the property ladder, but why?
By Kimberly Styles8 years ago in Motivation
5 Ways to Stop Overthinking (Part 1)
Lying in bed and overanalyzing your voice tone during an elevator pitch, or sitting at work and going through an argument with a complete stranger that happened last week. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? You’re building ideas about people and yourself out of thin air, with little to no evidence to support your notions. I would be completely lying if I’d say that I am absolutely not guilty of such self-destruction. Why did I just refer to overthinking as a form of self-destruction you might ask. Since it doesn’t really do anything harmful? Since it doesn’t necessarily affect me on a daily basis? The truth is—it does. Your thoughts are preoccupied with moments that are long gone, and you will never get a chance to relive them all over again, unless you are in one of those time-travelling movies, where you are stuck in the same day, and you have to figure out how to fix some aspect of it in order to move on to the next one.
By Anastasiia Shved8 years ago in Motivation
Good Enough
Have you ever felt like you've been rejected or treated unfairly by friends, (-ex) boyfriend/girlfriends, family, co-workers etc? Yeah, well you're not alone. Let me tell you a story about myself. I worked as a lab assistant for a year. I thought I had gotten a good job because it was my very first real full-time job, I felt blessed. As I was working there for a couple of months, I started to notice that I was being treated differently. The technicians felt better than the lab assistants and treated us like we were slaves. They were rude as they demanded tasks from us. I started to get fed up with how my White co-workers were snobby towards me specifically. I would tell my supervisor about it and she always gave the excuse of them having a bad day. A bad day? I have lots of bad days and I smiled and treated everyone equally with respect. My supervisor loved playing favorites and gave them all the possible excuses in the world. My supervisor never said good morning to me in the mornings, but would say good morning to others. She would walk right past me and not even acknowledge my presence. Sometimes she would even avoid giving me any sort of contact. Every time she would say something to me was when she was complaining about what I did or if I made a simple mistake. So when she would talk to me, I got anxiety because I was afraid of doing something wrong. She wasn’t encouraging or supportive and I dreaded talking to her. Later on, I noticed that a White male co-worker did his rounds of greeting everyone… except me! I thought maybe it’s because he thinks I’m busy. Nope! I would talk to another co-worker and he would rudely interrupt me in mid-sentence just to say hello and ask how they are doing, right in front of me like I wasn’t there. I wanted to say something to him every single time, but I couldn’t—I was too scared because he could turn it around to make it seem like I have the problem. Then I would get the blame or be seen as the aggressor and I could lose my job. I didn’t want to chance it, so I just let it happen and faked being happy at this company. I would smile, treat everyone nicely, and was friendly as I could possibly be. I held my anger, frustration, depression, and sadness all inside me and I felt like I was going to explode. I was miserable working at this place and the people there didn't make it any better for me. On top of that, I was living with my ex-boyfriend (who I was still in love with at the time) with whom I have a child with and he treated me like crap! When I would arrive to his house after work, I would cry before I got out of my car. I was emotionally and physically drained from work, from my peers, my ex, and top of that being a mother to my two-year-old. My ex would belittle me all the time to where I felt like everything I did was wrong. He would constantly make me feel like I wasn’t normal. And I supported him and was constantly doing things for him that he was lazy to do for himself. I will go into more detail about my toxic relationship in another post someday, but all I'll say is there are so many people who feel like they don't belong. Never treat someone bad because you don't know what their life is like personally. Showing someone a little kindness could make someone happy; just by saying "Hello" or "Good morning," just to let them know they are recognized. Smiling as you walk past someone could make someone's day. I value doing acts of kindness while I go out because when I was suffering from work and my ex, the people who were nice to me helped me forget that people disliked me for odd reasons.
By Ameenah M.8 years ago in Motivation
Stuck
The morning starts and I look at my calendar; nothing. Always nothing. No alarms, no anything. I have no money, nothing to do. I fill the day with watching TV/playing video games as per usual, surprised that debt collectors haven't busted down the door to repossess anything, but this time nothing; I feel no joy from it, just passing the time. Have you ever had that feeling, just utter and pure absence of emotion? We're all on this floating rock and without paper, we have no freedom; we're all just stuck.
By Elijah Taylor8 years ago in Motivation
Find Your Happy
Everybody wants to be happy yet so many of us struggle with finding the happiness that we're after. Too often we turn to materialistic goods, alcohol, drugs, and similar activities thinking that these will bring us happiness only to realize that the pleasure we gain from such shallow things is only temporary. True happiness comes from within, when we feel that we are realizing the potentials of our inner self. Check out these seven tips for a happier you and try to apply them to your life. You'll be surprised how big of an impact these simple tips can have in your own life.
By Buddy Agyin8 years ago in Motivation
