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Don't Judge!
I walked by Sunday, happy in the sunshine, showing off my new, New Jersey hair thrown up in a butterfly clip. My Louis Vuitton tote bag stuffed full of Pedialyte, Saltine crackers, Sprite and Gatorade. My 19-year-old son was home genuinely sick for the first time in his life. He needed his mama, and that made me happy, along with the sunny day and my new New Jersey messy hair style. I know it sounds a little twisted and Munchhausen Syndrome-ish, but if you knew the hell him and I went through during his teenage years of 15–17 it makes a little more codependent sense why I would be happy he was home and wanted me to take care of him.
By Emily N. DeFalla6 years ago in Motivation
Stars
I once looked up at the stars one night and thought to myself “this is only half of a puzzle.” A collection of things deep in space that don't make sense – and I wondered; if things don't make too much sense to us, why do we strive to reach out to them? Why do we want to understand things which we can not comprehend. As I sat and studied the small piece of the universe I could see through my eyes, another thought came to me. The questions that we struggle with the most are often the ones we don't want to be answered. If we knew the answers to every question, if every problem had a solution, we wouldn't know the beauty of uncertainty.
By Sprat6 years ago in Motivation
When Life Gives You Lemons....
So you’ve got a little bit of happiness and success through all your years of hard work. You have your nice big house,you’re wealthy,you’ve got everything you ever wanted. Basking in the glory of it all,feeling on top of the world. Unstoppable. But,oh,no...LIFE! And it’s got a cute little brown weave basket in its hand. You see a little smidge of yellow from a distance. You suddenly realize... “Oh,no! It’s LEMONS!!” You’ve got it all together until life throws you lemons. Sometimes the biggest ones it can find and it’ll take ‘em and just toss ‘em at you like the best umpire in baseball. A real SOB life can be. Hell,a pain in the ass,a buzzkill,a killjoy,the most heaviest weight of all weights in a gym you could ever life and carry. It even puts even mooooooooore weight on you just to give you a hard time and make you wanna drop as fast as a snap of your finger. It makes you through hardships,it kicks you down and down some more and it’ll leave a lotta sand it’s kicked in your face. It’s ok to cry and scream and shout. GET IT ALL OUT!! But,the question (to yourself) is: do you really wanna do that for the rest of your life? Throughout all that pain and agony does come good times and great memories. I’m not saying life is all sunshine and rainbows. IT’S NOT! I’m not saying it’s an easy road either. I’m saying when life starts sucker punching you,you can let it keep beating you down and stay down or you can get up,dust yourself off and fight back. I’m other words,kick life’s ass or you let life kick your ass. You’re giving life the “ok” to keep letting life bully you and push you around if you keep letting it. But if you keep getting back up,you’re showing it your strength and your courage. You’re telling life “You can’t beat me. I got this.”. Life is like one of those bullies you have to deal with or witness from kindergarten to high school. They’ll humiliate you and treat you like dirt if you let them. But,try not to think of the hard times they gave you. Think of your outcome and how you overcame that instead. Think of life as one of one of your bullies and compare that to how you made it through and got past all those bullies. So again, the choice is yours. When life gives you lemons,you can let them stay as lemons or you can take them and make lemonade. What’s your decision? Lemons will only stay lemons if you let them. But,if you take squeeze them and keep squeezing them,you’ll get all the lemonade you want. You’ve just gotta be strong enough to handle the sourness to get the sweetness. That means it’ll be tough to get to the other side where the grass is greenerbut it’ll be worth it when you get and/or have what you work hard for. You can pray and hope for it as well,but you have to play your part too. You have to work hard for what you want,even if it means breaking sweats 24/7, 9 to 5, maybe even 6 days a week. So,when life gives you lemons,remember these 2 options: a basket of lemons or lemonade. The choice is yours.
By Shania Thompson6 years ago in Motivation
Mom has something to share
So kids I’ll be turning 60 soon and I want to share my lessons so maybe you can get to inner peace early in life. I’m still working on it. But don’t worry, I’ve come along way, it’s a work in progress. I’m sure when I’m old I’ll have more to say...lol
By EKW6 years ago in Motivation
Emotional Things
Sometimes we see our emotions creeping up on us, sometimes they act independently. Sometimes we see our next thought coming, sometimes only our eyes can see. Humans act on a spontaneous rythum, keeping only one steady beat at heart; a heartbeat.
By Christina Brady6 years ago in Motivation
Perfectionism.
With the current world situation, many life plans have been disturbed, lifestyles have been dramatically altered and even as an essential worker (where the only real workplace change I’ve experienced is work hour adjustments) I feel the increased stress and turbulence myself through the impact it has on my family and friends. More than ever, a discussion of perfectionism is relevant to our current situation and mental health.
By Ashley Beeby6 years ago in Motivation
Got to work out
Having a routine is something that has to be a necessity. How would life work without one? A routine helps you be more centered, living at peace, and organized with your life. The morning routines are my favorite so I will elaborate on that. My morning routines are peaceful. Getting breakfast, doing exercise, walking my dogs to the park, and being able to see my family. Since Corona started most of all are stuck at home except for my dad he works so much.
By Yamily Santana6 years ago in Motivation
She's Into Silence
If you would, imagine a world with no one on it but you. Could be as big as our moon, or the moon itself, and there you are with a terraformed lawn and an anti-space dome to keep all that oxygen those trees are giving you. It's great we upgraded our technological advances for this scenario, because space droids go and find frozen water in the cosmos to keep you in fresh supply, minus the radiation and possible lifeforms. So it's just you, your home, and silence. Does that scare you? Knowing all the sounds you hear are your own could be jarring. I personally find it uncomfortable, in a good way. Part because I know I'll always be on the "lookout" for any indication that I'm indeed NOT alone, and other part: I'd be completely satisfied being judgeless for x amount of time.
By Adrian Chambliss6 years ago in Motivation
9 Ways To Get & Stay Motivated
We all, at some point, have trouble staying motivated throughout the day. We become habituated in our daily routine. We lose our conscious minds while walking around doing our normal duties like zombies. We become so used to the things we are doing, that we eventually just stop thinking about what we are doing. We know that physically, we are there but in our head we are lost in space.
By Karen Mowrey6 years ago in Motivation
