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How to heal fully and properly.
Finding my way home
We are heavily conditioned to follow a path that the generations before us have walked and we are told that if we just "try harder" we will successfully navigate this path. But what happens if we find out that the path that has been walked for successive generations is one that is not for us? What do we do when we discover that the generations before us simply walked a well trodden path because it was there already?
By Karen Doonan4 years ago in Motivation
Weight
Weight. It’s a hefty word. It carries so much emotion, and so many feelings with it. I struggled with my weight, and struggled with accepting it for pretty much my entire life. As soon as I was aware of what it was and how I was different from everyone else, it was game over. From the age of 8 until 24 I was obsessed with being smaller. I didn’t like my body, I didn’t want to be whatever weight I was, I wanted to look like the thinner people around me.
By Emily McDonald4 years ago in Motivation
Writing and Razorwire
After being strip-searched and sitting naked in solitary, I was afforded some time to ponder exactly what I was doing in prison. During my "adult time-out," I interacted with numerous inmates who all shared a near universal truth; none of them expected to be there. Some of us were victims of our own sheer hubris, while the vast majority had exercised exceedingly poor judgment at some point. I was no different.
By Dutch Simmons4 years ago in Motivation
Who Are You Made Of?
For years I have heard the famous saying, “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” by motivational speaker, Jim Rohn. Also, “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” This concept has never sat well with me. When I first heard it my immediate instinct was that it is yet another shame tactic wielded at us by toxic positivity culture. It literally felt like a blow to the gut. I got the gist of it. I knew the person quoting it was well intentioned and has a heart the size of Texas. But, still it felt like a bit of a blow. The psychology nerd in me began analyzing the essence of the statement and trying to discern if there was perhaps a bit of an egoic angle that this phrase was birthed in. I also felt it was a very unfair and uninformed statement. What about someone who is part of a dysfunctional family and they live in poverty? Maybe they don’t have access to higher education. Maybe they don’t have a vehicle and so they are at home most of the time with the dysfunctional. And, where they live is a high crime rate but they can’t get out because they have no car and no money. Naturally, they’re going to spend the most time with these people. And, if you’ve ever been poor you know you don’t have the privilege to just up and switch the company you keep. You can’t go from living in the projects to rubbing shoulders with Harvard graduates all because you decide to. It’s not that simple. There is no straight path for this societal transition typically. So, you can see why I felt this statement was a slight moreso than motivational. It takes time, effort, money, opportunity, preparation, and so much more to bridge the contrast between these two worlds.
By Cozett Dunn4 years ago in Motivation
Dear Love, To Whomever
Crowbar in hand I ripped up that old dusty wooden floorboard. Years ago, I had buried a box of letters and it was time to take them with me in my new life. I had lived in this creaky old home for a decade, and let life pass me by. It was my first true home and I was feeling nostalgic in that moment. I sat on the floor and opened up the box. Inside was a handful of carefully wrapped letters that I had written to my future self among other things. I opened up the first letter I had written some 12 years ago. I thought there would be some grand moment as opened it, but the moment felt lackluster. I began reading and that’s when the moment hit me, when my words reverberated back at me.
By Matthew Mccahey4 years ago in Motivation
Dear Diary,
If I'm being honest here, nothing was the same since 2019. 2019 was the last year we as human felt that things would be normal, not knowing what's to come in the years that follows. From what I recall, November 2019 was the year COVID-19 started becoming the topic of conversations.
By Anonymous R4 years ago in Motivation
What did mother educate me?
As of late, I was approached to pick one subject my mom had shown me, and I got myself quiet for a few minutes - how is it possible that I would pick only a certain something? My mom showed me nearly all that I knew. If not for her and the model she set, I don't actually have the foggiest idea who I would be.
By Ramesh KC4 years ago in Motivation
You Need to Know If You’re Going Through a Painful Breakup
Last year my uncle kicked the bucket not long after the individual I cherished separated seriously. I cherished my entire family, however I was not extremely near my uncle and I didn't realize him well indeed, so I felt better for my mom and auntie than I.
By Orion Dev4 years ago in Motivation
