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Fight the “Good” Fight
Every day I wake up to the news, every day it's the same: violence, killing, crime, hate. Currently there is a race for government offices, so we get to see commercials about corruption, lying, and people whose only concern is themselves. We take this in and try to decide who is the lesser of many evils. We watch the news and think why do they show all these horrible events. But this is what we have all accepted, like it or not. If it's not violent, if it's not a crime, it's not news. I am guilty like many others of seeing "fluff stories" and saying, really is that news? We are bored with the good. Nobody wants to hear about someone paying for someone else's cup of coffee. Nobody believes in a commercial about a politician who does things for others just because. We all hate and our saddened by these mass killings, but what can we do about that it? Whatever side you are on, on gun laws, I doubt anyone is on the side of children being killed. What I am writing is not about gun laws, I am not debating which party is better. What I am writing about is being "good." We can't change everything in the world, but we can try to make things better. For the record I do not believe anyone needs a weapon that’s only use is to kill multiple people quickly. I mean, bombs aren’t legal. Why is that? Because, there is only one reason to have them; mass killing.
By S. Rogers8 years ago in Motivation
No, We Can't Make It Alone
When we are born, we spend about 8 months inside the women that'll give birth to us. Then, one day we pop out and say hello to the world, where the doctor, nurses and the person who brought us to the world wait for us to react to this new environment. In some cases, our association with the main person on this event might not be positive which becomes a factor for why we feel so alone since we're kids and in isolation and depression. There's a phrase I've always heard. "We were born alone and alone we'll die. I don't know who invented that ton of ridiculousness because I've realized that the phrase couldn't be more wrong.
By Mariposa Blanca8 years ago in Motivation
Dream It. Do It. Achieve It.
One may achieve everything in their life yet not be happy, and one could just struggle to follow and live his/her dream and attain pure, sheer happiness. That is the sweet taste of struggle for following one’s dreams. In this world, we might just be able to count the number of people but not the number of dreams we see: “infinity.”
By Siddharth Surana8 years ago in Motivation
How My Depression and Anxiety Helped Me Blossom
So I know it sounds crazy that both of these terrible things helped me become a stronger person but they did. I've had depression since I was a child because of something very bad and traumatic that was happening to me since before I could remember anything else. So I never really understood regular emotion or people. I did have a lot of compassion for someone who was naive and depressed as a child. I loved animals and even nursed some to health but never was a smiling normal child.
By Alisha Miller8 years ago in Motivation
Boundless
I am not bound to the rules of this planet, but bound to the endless traps of my mind. This, like so many other things, has haunted me. How many times have you been held prisoner? Endless thoughts, sleepless nights, and countless memories; they are all binding you, keeping you. Do you often get lost in your own thought? Wander aimlessly in the darkness that is your mind. What have you missed out there, in the real world? You are a mindless victim of having too much mind. You are captivated in the essence of "what ifs," "maybes," and "could it be." You need help, but who can help you escape yourself? Maybe, reader, you have been the hero all along.
By Deinara Williams8 years ago in Motivation
30 Things to Do Before We Turn 30
I turn 30 this year. 30 used to be the biggest milestone; I remember being 16, and about to leave school. Everything I wanted to do seemed so possible. I teach 16-year-old's now, and I do give them that withered, age-old advice "It goes too quickly," and "You'll look back and wish you had tried harder." I'm already picturing myself in a rocking chair, slippers on, with an old fat cat on my lap, and they are the picture of youth! It's so unfair! Yet, here it is, coming up around the bend. I WILL ACTUALLY BE 30... very soon.
By Laura Alexa8 years ago in Motivation
Adversity Builds Perspective
My Story: Getting into the University of Tennessee-Knoxville was a dream that exceeded all expectations I had for myself. When I got my acceptance letter I thought it was a joke. Up until the day I moved into my dorm I was waiting for the university to call me and to say they had made a mistake. That’s how unworthy and undeserving I felt of the opportunity.
By Kimberly Burley8 years ago in Motivation
Things I Learned When I Turned 21
In the 21 years that I have been on this Earth, what I have come to understand is that, if there’s one thing for certain, it is that DEATH is a FACT. Time is an illusion, it’s a lot more pleasant to think in terms of hours, days, months, years… because why not? I’ll save It for later, I have time... And once under the illusion of time, we begin to PROCRASTINATE.
By Juan DeLaRosa8 years ago in Motivation
Lessons Learned from Reading 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck'
First off, let’s talk about the title of the book. Did it grab your attention? Probably… It’s not every day you see the word “Fuck” in the title of a NYT Bestseller. Mark did this on purpose. It’s interesting, confusing, intriguing and polarizing. Kinda makes you wonder what’s in it, right? Regardless of whether you think it’s clever or distasteful, it’s working. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is the most downloaded audible book EVER (according to Mark Manson).
By Kyle Metcalf8 years ago in Motivation
Me Time: Do We Have Time?
Our lives move so fast, it's similar to the USS Enterprise hitting warp speed. We are always rushing off to work, school, lunch, appointments, home, etc. Even when you get home, you think you can relax. Nope, you start to do more things like cook dinner, make sure the kids are doing their homework, cleaning, looking for important docs, etc. Before we know it, it's time for bed and you forgot to set our alarm. Do we really have me-time that is slow, calm, and quiet? I can't even drive to work without my phone going off with a phone call or even a calendar notification reminding me to do something. There goes my brain running in a thousand directions. There goes my stress level adding distractions while I'm driving and working. I just put everyone around me, including myself, in danger. Is it worth it? The important things we do everyday stress us out enough. Sometimes the *ding* from our phones or I-pads make us jump and our minds start thinking things like: great, why is my boss calling me again? or what does my mom want now? or even is he/she calling me back after five voice-mails?!
By Sarah Villanueva8 years ago in Motivation
