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Perfect spots for Inspiration
Everyone seems to have a favorite spot in their house. A place you will often find them. A certain room or piece of furniture they are in on a day-to-day basis. Writers often do for a variety of reasons. Most of what they claim is true for them. Honestly, it’s whatever helps the words flow. They claim it helps with the flow of words. Or it’s a nice getaway from the day-to-day judge of the world.
By Emily Edwards5 years ago in Motivation
Que Sera, Sera
Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1955, was a song that was made famous by American singer and actress, the late Doris Day, called "Que Sera, Sera". Day would perform the song in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and such was the popularity of the song from the film, it was subsequently studio recorded, and peaked as high as number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA, whilst going all the way to number 1 in the UK. The lyrics basically point to the progression through the life of the narrator, starting from childhood, to young adulthood, to falling in love, and then to parenthood, with each stage of life posing the question of what one can expect for their future ahead. Each time the question is asked, the same reply is given, being that whatever will be, will be. There are six words that are repeated as part of the chorus that hold great importance and truth, and those words are: "the future's not ours to see". As much as it would be lovely to time travel, and gain some insight into various answers about what the future holds for us, such as what age we will pass away, what will we end up achieving in our life, and what joys, sorrows, triumphs, and tragedies will we encounter, unfortunately we aren't privileged in obtaining such information. Who knows what lies ahead in the future for us? It's a question that can certainly fill one with a range of different emotions, such as anxiety, stress, concern, hope, encouragement, doubt, fear, and uncertainty. There's one good thing about the future though, and that is that we can shape it. We may not know what's ahead for us, but we do have the power to design it in a manner we desire. Unlike the past, the future does offer hope, promise, encouragement, and possibility for us. We cannot change the past, and all that we have done, whether right or wrong, as it is now etched in the pages of history. If you're actually human, there will undoubtedly be moments, decisions, and actions that you would so desperately love to take back, because you know now they were bad choices, or complete errors of judgement. We can dwell on these for as long as we want, however it's not going to get us anywhere. It's not at all beneficial for us, and in fact, it is greatly hurting us, and our mindset. We cannot change the past, so why spend precious energy and emotion on something we have no control over? So, we therefore need to alter our focus!
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Be Here Now.
Oh capitalism and the increasing glorification of being busy. There is always something vying for our attention isn’t there? A ding of a message, the light up of a screen, an email I forgot to send. Just like my phone which remains forever within reach, I’ve almost forgotten how to switch off.
By Chrissy Boddy5 years ago in Motivation
Filthy Language
Gone are the days where your parents would ask you to wash your mouth out with soap and water if any swearing ever came from your lips, it seems. Nowadays, you only just need to pass a group of school kids on the street, or in a shopping centre, and it's pretty much a given that you will hear them swearing their heads off. In fact, it's no different when passing by adults either. Expression in the form of filthy language has become yet another one of society's acceptable standards of behavior. Swearing is seen as being "cool". If you don't swear, or if you are against people swearing, you are basically laughed at, criticized, mocked, ridiculed, and belittled. Everybody swears, right? So if you don't swear, you're classed as abnormal. That's society for you! If you don't believe, if you don't act, if you don't behave, and if you don't follow, all in the same manner as most other people, then you are categorized as being weird, and ultimately, ridiculed for it. It's no surprise that a celebrity like Gordon Ramsay can attract a multitude of viewers to his television shows. It's not because of his cooking experience and talent, it's because of the way he talks to people on the show. He constantly swears at them, but his ratings are high because people think it's cool and funny. An intelligent way of earning ratings and cash indeed, but he's degrading his character in the process. No one deserves to be spoken to the way he does to people on the show, but again, it's all for the sake of ratings, because people relate to swearing. The man has incredible talent in cooking, why the need to resort to swearing to sell himself? Whilst you may believe it's cool, acceptable, normal, and helpful to swear though, what is it really proving?
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
An Introvert’s Paradise
Disoriented, I woke up in my bed. Like always, for four months straight, it was already noon. I put down my phone after checking the time and rubbed my temples. A faint ache had gathered in that area that always comes from oversleeping- sort of my body’s way of reprimanding me for being such a lazy-ass. Honestly, I couldn’t keep track of how many days I’d woken up and felt like ending it. I was tired of my endless quest for happiness or any sort of motivation. It sure as hell wasn’t in myself, the music I listened to or the films and books I consumed. It seemed nowhere yet everywhere, just always out of my reach. That’s straight to the point and unwarranted, I know. But frankly, I suppose that’s what personal essays are all about, right? Brutal honesty? Here’s some more brutal honesty; I hadn’t written in a while, though I used to pride myself on frequent literary pursuits. Most of my screenplays and novel manuscripts had been left widely unfinished on my laptop. And for months, I’d laid on my bed attending all my Zoom classes then crying for the rest of the day.
By Jane Diokpo5 years ago in Motivation
Expectations Lead To Disappointment
How does it make you feel when you believed that your partner would call you this evening, yet they never did? How does it make you feel when you believed you would receive a job promotion, but you didn't, and it was instead handed to another one of your work colleagues? How does it make you feel when you go to have a nice hot shower, only to find that there is no hot water at all? How does it make you feel when you go to the grocery store, and then get stuck in a long customer line at the checkout? I could go on and on with so many different scenarios, because they all involve expectations, and expectations are something all too common for us, which is not a good thing. What emotions and feelings do you get from the above sort of scenarios though, when you are involved in such situations? Disappointment? Anger? Hurt? Sadness? Rejection? Frustration? One thing is for sure, they are not exactly emotions of great joy, jubilation, and happiness! But why do we feel this way? Is it really that bad that our partner didn't call this evening? Perhaps they were busy, they were detained, or they had another engagement to attend to. Does it truly mean they don't love us, or are we just being a bit precious? Is it really that bad that we missed out on a job promotion that we believed we were a certainty to get, when there just might be something even better that comes up in the near future for us anyway? Is it really that bad to have to wait in line for a few minutes at a grocery store, because the staff are overwhelmed with an influx of customers? Sure, these things may be a little inconvenient and disappointing, but they're not the end of the world. The problem is though, because we set expectations for so many things, these feelings of disappointment, inconvenience, anger, frustration, hurt, sadness, rejection, etc begin to compound. With an ongoing barrage of negative emotions, we start to find ourselves living in constant unhappiness. Is that really living?
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
4 underestimated remedies to use when feeling low
Human beings are a bundle of emotions. Emotions define us and they alone have made us the most refined and the best of creation. Well it's totally fine when you are in your best version and in high spirits but do not feel alone when you are feeling low all of a sudden. It's pretty mundane. If you are struggling to find what to do when you find yourself overwhelmed, don't worry I got you covered.
By Mohd Taquie5 years ago in Motivation
Your 20s Are For Crying . Top Story - June 2021.
Congratulations! You're eighteen, or nineteen or maybe even on the cusp of twenty years of age. Maybe you're just beginning? Or maybe, you stumbled here lost, after the year twenty-one; just trying to follow the light? Perhaps you’re in your early twenties drowning, seeking the enchanted glistening beacon from beyond? Maybe you're just reminiscing? Reaching one’s Saturn return and dropping in to see what unsolicited advice this author has to give.
By l.e.wills5 years ago in Motivation
