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How to heal fully and properly.
The Road To Miracles
In the small bathroom, she shares with the mops and cleaning supplies, Cynthia Wilson sat in the darkness, loads the 9mm as her father taught her. She points the gun to her head, tears flowing, her body shivering from the pangs of hunger, as she hadn’t eaten all day, saying, “Well God, if you won’t get me out of hell, this 9mm will.” A loud crash pulls her thoughts back into the pain and reality of her life. Wiping her tears with the back of her left hand, nodding as her thoughts dipped into the direction of the noise, she said to herself, “They are fighting again.”
By Annelise Lords 5 years ago in Motivation
The road less traveled
Humble beginnings I was born October 1,1969 in Toledo, Ohio. My beginnings, I didn't learn about for nearly 38 years. What I know is that my birth mother was the victim of domestic violence the man that beat and tormented her, he also killed my infant brother and spent time in prison. I was an orphan along with two sister and another brother I haven’t met as of the time I am writing this. I was put in foster care in a children’s home in Maumee, Ohio where I was adopted by a family of German Irish descent in Ypsilanti, Michigan at age two. Looking back now I never felt quite a part of the family but more like a project a charity case and I am not sure whether there was resentment amongst my adoptive siblings or they just felt entitled or empowered to sexually abuse me from an early age. The brothers were quite a bit older than me, and the affect that my early childhood traumas caused has ghosted my adult life; even though I have spent nearly thirty years, on and off again, working with one of the best therapists in New York City, William Messina.
By David William Phillips5 years ago in Motivation
Remembering 2020
As we close out 2020, it’s a good idea to reflect on the events which have taken place. I’ve got to admit that this has been a challenging year. With COVID-19, many people dying as a result of it, businesses shutting down, quarantines after exposure, social distancing mandates and most importantly, our country opening back up after a three-month long shutdown has caused a year of a turbulence. As I reflect back on these awful events, I must admit life as we know it has been strange and out of sync.
By Jacqueline F Wilson: The Morning Brew!5 years ago in Motivation
Take the lids off and liberate your love
Give yourself permission to love everyone you ever have had interactions with. And if it was someone who treated you wrongly or 'bad' and you're trying to get to the place of forgiveness, just go to the place of love immediately.
By Anya Lukover5 years ago in Motivation
When Discouragement Comes
Negativity comes in many different shapes and forms. It can come from an outside source or from within. One of the WORSE feelings, is sitting within the feeling of being completely discouraged. This icky feeling usually comes around when you know exactly all of the things that you should be doing, but overwhelm and dismay has a tight hold over you making you feel like not doing anything at all. When this feeling comes around, it seems like your ability to talk sense into yourself to get things done and over with have completely gone out the window.
By Rose A5 years ago in Motivation
Thoughts Of The Day
Life has a way to stump you and make you feel like there is no other option but to beg for a second chance. Sometimes life tells you that you must prove yourself everyone, to go and take risk, to open your doors to anyone that needs help, and then life gets the better of you because you have way too much baggage’s to cope with all the responsibilities.
By Kale5 years ago in Motivation
Embracing Winter
It's officially Winter, hurrah!!! Slow down. Rest. Revive. Renew. I love this time of year, this phase in the turning seasons, the Wheel of the Year. The time for resting, passivity, the conserving of energy, the beauty in the stillness and silence. The darkness. And the awareness of all that lies beneath, quietly restoring itself.
By Donna Giffen5 years ago in Motivation
Leveling Up Part 2
DARWIN AIN'T ALL THAT - Darwin's (borrowed - yeah, research it) "Theory of Evolution" bound itself to the doctrine of competition...the idea that all of creation was in a violent struggle to the top, and that only the strongest and most fit would move on.
By RavensCraft 95 years ago in Motivation
Me and the Moon
I try to figure out what is wrong with me. Why my soul and heart become so vulnerable at night, and I start to cry. I don’t know exactly what I am crying for. I sit up all night and ponder on it as the moon illuminates the tears that trickle down my face.
By Re'naijah Purvis5 years ago in Motivation
My Testimony
To begin, I think it’s important to acknowledge my past. I grew up in a very Christian household. We attended church every Sunday and even most Wednesday nights. I thought I had a good relationship with God, but I was wrong. Through my adolescence I was always a lukewarm Christian, I believed but I didn’t follow. When I was baptized, the thought that prompted me to do it was “why not”. It wasn’t out of love or even belief. As most teenagers, I had very few focuses in life. Sports, girls, and what career I would end up in, but God was almost never a focus. After graduation my life started to spiral and I abandoned God altogether, I started and finished several unhealthy relationships. I experimented with drugs and formed addictions. I was so far removed from God that He was even a thought in my day to day life. At least when I was younger I would attribute the good in this world to Him, but at this point in my life I couldn’t.
By My Testimony 5 years ago in Motivation
Invisible Tears Need Healed
You are beautiful, but sit down and tell me about the pain hidden in your eyes. Behind that amazing smile, that flawless hair, the filter that is meant to create so much beauty. No matter the filter, we can see your eyes baby girl. we can see the hurt, the pain, the resentment. There is so much makeup can cover... but one thing it can not.
By Jamie Elizabeth 5 years ago in Motivation
Finding Myself
Finding Myself Well, I've decided that once around wasn't enough. So I moved on. I pushed against the currents and I made myself the person I am today. I'm always going to write. I'm always going to think. I'm always going to wonder if things worked out differently, what would my life be like today. I don't really have a reason why. But, I'm a writer. Until I find something else to write about, my main focus is going to be me.
By C. Ford5 years ago in Motivation
