healing
How to heal fully and properly.
The Serenity Prayer Energized
When I was a child, I went to Al-anon meetings with my cousin. My uncle was an alcoholic. I learned the Serenity prayer there. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."
By Zennurgy6 years ago in Motivation
Searching For Love
And this is what happens when one is distraught, destitute, desperate, and... diseased? My name is T (aka Timothy Bartsch). I have lived with HIV for over twenty-two years (tested positive in 1996), and nearly died from AIDS in 2009.
By Southern Time Productions6 years ago in Motivation
Legendary Poetry: Where is my mind?
Where is my mind? Where is my mind? Where could it have possibly have gone? I remember having it once. Now it is gone. Far gone. Far, far away never to be found again. My mind is a distant memory to me. To be honest, I don't ever remember having a mind. Ever. And ever, and ever, Amen.
By Legend Gilchrist6 years ago in Motivation
Freedom
I stood outside, relieving some stress after a long day when I felt the moon shining down on me. I looked up, and I see how beautiful it was, and I just had to take a picture. Taking some time to myself to get some fresh air is something that I often do. It helps me clear my mind, and sometimes I will go barefoot to feel the ground beneath my feet. It is an extremely relaxing feeling that I encourage others to try. I sometimes being to meditate as I take in the freshness surrounding me. This picture was chosen because of the feeling and song I had playing at that very moment. I have been expressing myself through music a lot lately on Instagram, and I knew the perfect song to put with the "MoonShine!!!" picture on my story. I chose the song "Freedom" by Nicki Minaj. This song was chosen because whenever I am outdoors, I feel a sense of freedom. Since you can not put an entire song on an Instagram story, I chose certain lyrics to express the feeling i had at the moment. Click the Instagram link to view the lyric I chose to accompany the picture.
By Ahnesia Johnson6 years ago in Motivation
Re-building Your Mindset
Listen to the Audio Commentary while you read! It was the first week of the covid-19 shutdown in America. Amber Ivers was among the first dancers I knew to teach over ZOOM, create a viral dance challenge, and host live yoga on Instagram and Facebook. Honestly, while she was zooming, I was still in shock; Ruminating over the shattered pieces of my life. Like millions around the world, I had big plans for 2020. Career moves! A dream job in my grasp! Yet, by March 2020, we all watched in stunned silence how each and every hope for 2020 dissolved into nothingness. What I didn't know, was how deeply my friend Amber Ivers was also affected by the industry shutdown.
By Entertainment Writer6 years ago in Motivation
It starts with you.
The song Help by Papa Roach is my anthem of 2020. It is a current reflection of the many different global issues that need solving. The songs emphasis on struggling and battling temptations, darkness is the reality so many have found themselves in. Being quarantined at home has been a hard struggle for many, forced to face the constant battle of mental peace and clarity. Others are forced to turn to alcohol and various coping methods. The current situation has forced people to face themselves, it has prompted individuals to realize that they have been running and avoiding the problems. Self-isolation has been a time for self-reflection, a chance to better ourselves. It all starts with help.
By InnateApathy6 years ago in Motivation
Rise Up
2020. The year that took our balance and for some the balance we thought we had. No one saw this coming except for maybe Bill Gates. If you don’t believe me check it out on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI. What do you think the five most popular answers would be to the question “What have you learnt in 2020 so far?” Honestly there may not be just five answers but from what is felt, read and seen - loss seems to be the prevalent theme.
By Julia Alfred6 years ago in Motivation
A Year’s Difference
The last few months have felt very surreal, especially within the last few weeks. A year ago, I wished I was dead. I had just ended my relationship with an abusive ex. How crazy is that? I wished that I could have disappeared, forget the idea of return. Ending things with an ex that I wished I had left six months earlier was the act that pushed me over the edge. I was the unhappiest I could have ever imagined myself being. I had never really experienced depression or anxiety before that change. It taught me that the recovery process after something hard ois much harder than the survival mission itself. You learn to live in such a state for so long that when you’re finally out of it, you have no idea how to respond or react. I dealt with depressive episodes for quite a long time, in fact I still do. And there is that victory lap the second you’re outside of the dark situation for sure. All the weight of trying to survive finally gets lifted off of your shoulders, and you think that “nothing gets better than this”. But then it comes to a screeching halt because that situation or that circumstance is literally all you know, and you don’t know that until you’re there. And it is HARD. Rebuilding a life outside of abuse and pain and confusion was extremely tough. I have a lot of trust issues even still with meeting new people and coming back out of my shell. The recovery process is the hardest thing someone has to do after they survive whatever it is they survived. And that doesn’t get noticed or recognition but it absolutely should. A year later, I’m happier than I’ve ever been. I still deal with anxiety and I go through depressed episodes, but I’m happy and put together. I moved out of Utah to go to school in Virginia, and it’s exactly what I needed; a change. And that change managed to change me in the last stages I was waiting to heal in. In December of ‘19 I had written a letter to myself. A letter that said I hope I’d find myself, that I was happy. I hoped that I’d make it, that I’d get over everything I dealt with and grew to be better for it. And I accomplished all of those things. Now I’m with a guy who treats me right, respects me, cares for me and my well-being, who’s patient with me and who sacrifices a lot for me—all things that are still sometimes foreign to me. And I’m even great personally—sure I’ve got some things that come up and I’m definitely not perfect; but I’m happy and healthy. I know what I want and what I’m looking for, what I want to be and what I want to accomplish. My brain is healthy and my heart is healthy. My body is healthy. A year ago, I wished I was dead. A year later, I’ve never been happier with my life. And I’ve never been more excited about the potential ahead of me. Being broken is so hard when you thought you were mended and that it turned out to be not quite true. But the recovery process is also the most beautiful and transformative thing I’ve ever done, and seen others do. I’m meant to keep moving forward. Struggles still happen, relapses still occur, old habits still show up, but it doesn’t mean you move back to square one. It means that you just keep going as you can go. We are not perfect, but we shouldn’t have to be; in fact, we’re not supposed ton be. We should keep living how we choose to live, learning how we choose to learn, and progressing how we choose to progress. We are meant to be strong, beautiful beings, and that process is hard, but it’s also one of the most worth it experiences I’ve ever had.
By Kaitlyn Hardy6 years ago in Motivation
Patience = Growth
During these past 7 months I have suffered, cried and questioned myself more deeply than I ever thought was possible. I understand that challenging times of hardship are lessons and opportunities to evolve into our intended higher selves but holy shit has it been HARD.
By Anna Syed6 years ago in Motivation
