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The Sins of Money
Money can do a lot of good but it is the evil done with the money that causes the most troubled. Money is a concept and it goes beyond race, class, age, and gender. Oppression is a common tool of money. Some people with money believed that they can walk on whoever they please because they have not found anything equal to the weight of money. This is why we had so many rebellions against the law and order. The law covers an offense for the price of money. Money has no limit because our society empowers money as an influence. If you can influence the right people then you can win any case. We have equated money to above the law. We must move steps toward controlling the influence of money in politics and society as a whole. Money degrades race, class, age, and gender even though it can avail it. It sets a standard and takes away all humanity making everything able to buy at a price even life. When one life is above the other life because of money in the eyes of the law, then justice is detoured.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Motivation
When You Need a Shoulder
I never thought I would live through a pandemic. I studied things like the Black Plague in history class, I've read numerous stories about life after an apocalyptic plague, my husband and I used to play the board game Pandemic any time family came to visit...but I never considered it would be something that would affect me personally. Then it happened, and it's affect on me is not what I would have guessed once I accepted it,
By Meredith Dove 5 years ago in Motivation
unpopular opinion: this pandemic has actually been good to me.
If you’re like me, quarantine started as not at all good for my mind, nor has it been kind to my mental health. My mind is always going one mile a minute. While I’ve always been an introvert and have enjoyed my space & solitude, the outside world contained many outlets for me that were merely distractions. When I couldn’t stop thinking, or turn off the thoughts in my head gnawing at my anxiety and peace, I would get out of the house and head to my favorite store, or I’d find myself looking for something, anything to do. When the world shut down, so did my scapegoats. I was forced to battle my demons… but I didn’t do it alone, and more importantly… I didn’t lose.
By the kitchen sink. 5 years ago in Motivation
No one can take this away from you
Imagine you’re 80, you just smoked a fat joint, you’re kicking back with nothing but your thoughts, your memories, the life that you’ve lived. Ask yourself, what would you like to think about. What would you like to take to the grave, knowing that you’ve accomplished? Basically ask yourself what memories are worth getting high for?
By Nhat Nguyen5 years ago in Motivation
How to Cultivate a Positive Mindset
The interest in understanding a positive mindset has increased over the years with research highlighting many of its key benefits. Positive imagery, optimism, and positive self-talk are all part of developing a positive mindset, which is crucial in today’s world. While positive thinking is essential to developing a positive mindset, it does not mean that people who have a positive mindset are out of touch with reality or otherwise incapable of acknowledging the difficulty of their current circumstances. They choose to remain positive despite the negativity in their life and this is crucial for multiple reasons.
By The Breatharian Blogger5 years ago in Motivation
Enough is Enough
Enough is Enough When is enough, enough? How many times did your parent(s) say this to you? I doubt that I can count the number of times I’ve said those words to my sons when they were younger. Awe yes we do indeed turn into our parents eventually. (an entire new topic to approach)
By Carolee Baumgartner5 years ago in Motivation
Drowning
I have found trying to do everything all at once is a good way to drown. I took a step back this week and asked for a few days to do nothing. I laid my head down on my pillow and slept. I slept for the most part of three days. I found that it did not really help. The exhaustion that I feel goes so much deeper than the physical. My very soul is tired. I look around our crazy world and realize I am not alone, and yet, I am so very alone. The drowning is beyond what I can describe, beyond my own comprehension.
By Cori Melton5 years ago in Motivation
Potential vs. Reality
An existential crisis: “moments when individuals question whether their lives have meaning, purpose, or value” This often feels like my reality, like every fortnight. When the person you've imagined, exercised, educated and pruned hasn't yet manifested itself into your reality, it's frustrating.
By essamey5 years ago in Motivation
Why We Should Watch Our Mouths
I don't know about you, but I have been watching the world from behind my phone screen and living room window in horror at the unraveling of what we held in our ritualistic hands as reality. The urge to speak up on any public platform that I could get my hands on was and has been comparable to a kick in the gut, but I refrained despite the guilt. Why, you ask? Because it appeared to me that I needed to do something that I noticed most people were not; to practice the pause. We have all witnessed the vicious attacks against each other on social media, confrontations in the supermarket over wearing or not wearing masks, and the massive raking over the coals of endless individuals who simply have different perspectives. Ever heard that quote asking about how you would feel if all the words you spoke were suddenly tattooed on you or something like that? Same principle. But beyond that, I remembered that if you are against something, you should be pro its opposite. The law of attraction only operates knowing that all of your energy is going toward your object of thought, and when charged with emotion, is in hyperdrive. So then comes the pause, the moment to zoom out of the sea of cognitive dissonance and ego and see the big picture. To deliberate on one's words before they are in the ethers permanently. In addition to being careful what you say, the turbulence of societal functions as a whole right now is draining all of us. I am so guilty of sharing self- deprecating meme's or making jokes at my own expense- do not do this! Your mind doesn't know the difference and your words are spells. If you don't feel gorgeous and loving saying it, step back and regroup. This is what I do know- I love all of you and I am going to spend my time conjuring fond thoughts of how we can continue to come together and communicate for a better future. It is absolutely imperative. I believe that what we are going through right now is a massive cleansing and shift for the better and I know that many of you are awakening spiritually. I am here for you. Make time for self care and practice the pause before you create your reality. When you come out the other side eloquent, positive, and open- minded, the future becomes something that isn't so scary.
By Kelsey Trombatore 5 years ago in Motivation
