healing
How to heal fully and properly.
Gone
It was a Tuesday morning, I glanced up at the clock above Rhonda’s head while she rambled things I wasn’t listening to. 8:11am. Why did you say yes to this? My manager threw a Mars Bar at me as she headed around the reception counter, and back into her office. “Here, you’ll need this for energy”. I caught the chocolate with my free hand, balancing it carefully on top of the books, folder and laptop in my arms. Free chocolate, nice.
By Inga Turner 4 years ago in Motivation
A stepping stone to Gratitude?
The holidays are full of ritual, and implicit in winter holiday celebrations is to give thanks and be jolly. Motivational speaker Les Brown shared the sentiment, "it's easy to be thankful when your health is good, your relationships are good, and you have plenty of money . . . but the real test, the real test, is when you get knocked down."
By U.B. Light4 years ago in Motivation
I Need a Hero
This modern world we live in can be overwhelming. What we are seeing on a global level and here in the US is devastating at times. The global pandemic, the sex-trafficking crisis, the mass shootings, the realities of the capitalistic patriarchal society with systemic racism, the social injustices, and people dying every day from senseless acts.
By Angie Boldman4 years ago in Motivation
How to handle reality?
On November 17 I decided to talk to my pain. What does she look like? I pictured the lady in white gown, portrayed in my ‘Benthic’ art piece — hair down, sepia tones, a suspended Mermaid overlaid. She was crying, which at first seemed theatrical. Why? She’s pretty, no one’s bothering her... at the moment. But then I looked at her hands.
By Nica Breeze 4 years ago in Motivation
The Carhartts of Reason
I have said it other places; I am a wilderness chick. The idea of living any place where rugged, canvas work wear is not a fashion statement for men and women alike paralyzes me with horror. I once had a fiancé who tried to make me move to California. Worst relationship of my life. But now is now, and years ago, I was not so sure about my desire to stay up North. A tragically meh little divorce had shattered all my dreams, and I was still hanging out with my ex every chance I got and looking for a reason to live that was not being his wife.
By Gentle JoJo Fletcher4 years ago in Motivation
The Unexpected Side Effects I've Experienced From My Healing Journey
We are always healing. Life throws new challenges our way every day and we heal from them, whether we recognize it or not. If you don’t heal your wounds, you’ll basically be the same person for the rest of your life. Healing makes you wiser and stronger in every aspect, but especially spiritually and emotionally.
By Ethereal Being 4 years ago in Motivation
Shining Through the Darkness
Shining through the Darkness by SoulzbyCarmela Today I really wanted to give up on writing this chapter. Like, how the fuck am I meant to write about my traumas, and how I got to where I am in life, when I’ve never really opened up about my childhood? The fact is, I know people would never believe me. Why? Because today I have a great loving relationship with my abuser, and I don’t mean in romantic way – he’s a family member who destroyed my life for a very long time, who will remain anonymous throughout this story. However, given the horror my abuser put me through, I can’t even believe that we have a relationship that’s a working progress – trust has to be earned once it’s been broken.
By Carmela Fuoco4 years ago in Motivation
How I found myself through loss
I was a mere seventeen when I met the man I thought I would marry. He was just shy of twenty-one. I fell in love with how gentle he was. He, with how I kept the focus off of him. He was quiet, I was loud. He was shy, I was far from it.
By Cameron Palmer4 years ago in Motivation
Ending the Comparison Game
Have you ever caught yourself thinking “wow, I wish I was as successful as that person?” or “my life is so boring, look at all the fun places they have travelled to”? Thank you social media for putting everyone’s life on display so that we can feel inferior about ourselves. The reality is that everyone has their own insecurities, but it’s the people who have developed the awareness that comparing oneself to others brings nothing but jealousy, bitterness, and low self-esteem, and have thus chosen to not care what is going on in others lives, who are the most happy with theirs.
By Kelson Mudd4 years ago in Motivation
