healing
How to heal fully and properly.
There are two things that heal you when you're down
Someone once asked, "What's the worst thing about this year?" "The bad things you can say to others are nothing to worry about. The real bad things you don't say to others are things you only say to the tree, to the people closest to you.
By gaozhen4 years ago in Motivation
Solitude is the pleasure of being alone
Time is limited and precious. We divide our time between work, family, friends, and other things that don't matter, leaving too little time for ourselves. We live in a crowded, busy city, looking for a place to be alone, only to find that solitude is so scarce.
By Pan Wilber4 years ago in Motivation
How to: Turn Your Life Around. Top Story - July 2022.
My mother once told me depression didn't exist. I was a nine-year-old developing mixed feelings about the world while growing up with parents screaming and throwing plates at each other. Hence, the depression I suffered at the time and many years after that. By the time I reached high school, I had found people with similar family issues. There was no denying how messed up we were due to all the trauma thrown at us.
By Sunshine In the Storm4 years ago in Motivation
Give yourself hope
I thought sweet dreams were warm and beautiful; I thought the moon fair and charming; Once thought the flower season spot LAN overflow incense; Once thought bright future magnify; I thought I could be an indomitable giant. For the countless once, hurriedly drive the heart of the boat, with confidence to do sail, with passion to do OARS, sail into the torrent of youth, to find my ideal.
By YEAO4 years ago in Motivation
Hopeful
You came into my life when I was finding myself. And you showed me things I've never imagined I would see in life. You made me believe in love and you always protected me by all means. I was so in love and so hopeful that I was blinded to a lot of things that would hurt me in the long run. I was hopeful that you were going to always be the same person I feel in love with, but it turned out you would be the one to break my heart and take all my hopes.
By La Neva4 years ago in Motivation
How can i get in tune with my emotions?
Is it that I’ve encased myself for my protection or have i become selfish in my protection. For a long time now I’ve been shunned emotionally, at least i feel i have. Other then irritation and anger that comes up way more often then any other emotion, i haven’t felt in a while. Things don’t seem much of a big deal to me. My sister has children and I’m not jumping with joy, my cousin nearly lost herself on the way to dying near Christmas and I’m not balling my eyes out. That’s just a few examples that come across my mind among many in the past decade that I’ve just not really FELT happen in my life. I have thought tat if i don’t give in fully to something or someone that i wont be completely disappointed or overly dramatic if something doesn’t go my way. My expectations wont be as demolished in the end if i fail, that person wont have a hold on me if im not all in with them right?
By KeenanWJr4 years ago in Motivation
7 Tips to Achieve a Happy, Meaningful Work-Life Balance
1. Do what you love I know, it seems obvious but you would be surprised by the number of people that hate their jobs. All the memes about it, the hate for Mondays… it is no brainer that most people live a miserable life by working on companies or areas they hate. Why? Mostly because of the money. But is money everything? I am a leader for the past 11 years and I had several coworkers who hated their job, and you know what I did? Helped them find a new one! We spend so many hours of our life working that is essential to find a place where we feel appreciated and happy. I myself, changed work several times in order to find the place that met my criteria. And you want to know one thing? By changing, you can reach a higher salary that, otherwise, you won’t be able to reach by staying in the same company. Do it for you and your well-being. And the rest will come.
By Alexandra Sousa4 years ago in Motivation
Speech Therapy
It all started when I was around two years old, I didn't make any sounds or pronounce any words like any other toddlers at that age. At first, my pediatrician taught I was probably deaf and that was the reason why I couldn't speak. But to be, they sent me to get an audiometer test and everything came out fine. It took me years to speak and pronounce sounds properly. My pediatrician recommended I seek out more therapy and I can get more in my community school. I received therapy out of school and in school like twice every week. When my mother would take me to speech therapy it would take her three hours. During school, I was taken out of class for the majority of class time, which resulted in my not understanding the class material. Whenever I went back to class, I felt lost because I saw how everyone was understanding everything and I didn't understand a thing. I would get frustrated and not understand why I had been left from everything when the rest of the students were having so much fun learning and I had been behind as if I was not even there or existed. I felt lonely and I would fall asleep during class since I didn't see the point in trying to catch up if I was already far behind the rest of the students. What was the point in trying when they were already far ahead of me, I thought. I felt lost, lonely, and like I didn't belong there nor anywhere in general. In Spanish, we have a phrase for when one doesn't feel like they belong, which we would say "El bicho raro". Everyone had already made their own groups of people whom they liked and I was treated as well as seen as the outcast. So I thought what was the point of trying to make friends or talk to people if when I tried they would just ignore me and leave me out of their groups and friends. That was when I decided to be a loner and talk to people only when they talk to me. Also, there is another reason why I decided to be a loner. That is because as soon as I finished my speech therapy people would make fun of my speaking, call me names, talk bad about me, humiliate me, and physically abuse me. It was difficult for me to speak at first but over the course of time, I began making sounds and so on. There were times when I would get frustrated and irritated with myself because I would see other children my age speaking like it was nothing. Then I would look at myself and I would get sad. I didn't understand why I was the only child who had such a difficult time speaking or at least making a sound. I also didn't understand why the rest of my classmates would treat me so cold and pretend like I was never there in class or even existed. Except for one person who was my best friend and would later be my first love. However, that is a story for another time. This aside, whenever I tried to speak to my classmates, they would ignore me and pretend I was not there. I really disliked the idea. I would often go home depressed because of the way I was treated in school and outside of school. Even though there were very few people who did accept me the way I am like my mother, my brothers', my uncle, my family friend, David, and my best friend. I didn't feel that anyone understood me, except for my best friend who would be there for me when I needed him or someone to be there for me, he would share his shoulder with me when I needed to cry over every abuse I went through, he would give me moral support, and he would also make smile even when I didn't feel like smiling or laughing. I felt that didn't belong anywhere and I thought that maybe my existence was a mistake. And I didn't have any appeal. I would wonder for hours why everyone would ignore me and why whenever I tried to talk to people they would also pretend I was not even there to begin with or why people would treat me as if I had something wrong or some kind of disease to the point where they would just avoid looking or interacting with me. However, no matter what I did or how hard I tried to answer my own questions, I could never understand nor come to a final conclusion as to why people acted and treated me the way they did. It was just difficult, complicated, and complex for me to understand and it made me feel like trash. As if I were nothing, but I was a simple piece of garbage left there in the ground to rot. I felt as if I was the only one who was weird and that I was better off somewhere where people can accept me, but no matter what I did I could not find anyone who I felt truly accepted me for who I am. So I decided since I do not have anyone who can accept me, other than my best friend, my mother, my brothers', my uncle, and my family friend. (My father was never there for me, I grow up without my father. My mother and father would argue and fight a lot when they were in the same house. The only one who acted like a father was my uncle and my family friend.) Then I didn't see why I should have to try to or even open up to people. When I started speech therapy I was two years old and my speech therapy ended when I was 10 years old. When I was 10 years old I finally achieved my goals of evaluation.
By Stephany Gema Gomez4 years ago in Motivation
Falling
I saw you falling… Helpless I saw you burning… Helpless I saw you screaming, and nobody was able to hear you; you felt uncontrolled. Never thought when you were young it’d be you that’d be misunderstood. It’d be you that get laughed at. Never asked for that. When we were kids, we were in the midst of an apocalypse but only stared at the Sun.
By Cristian Adolfo Barrio4 years ago in Motivation
Why You Should Stop Being An Asshole Toward Yourself. Top Story - July 2022.
Every person on our planet has their worst critic. Someone who makes their lives miserable with constant negativity, insults, doubt, guilt-tripping and does nothing to help said person’s mental health. Often times that person is a close family member or even a “friend”.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in Motivation
How to trust others and gain trust yourself.
Trust is something we as human beings need to survive. We trust people to process and cook our food, to drive us, to build our homes, to be there for us, and to keep us safe. Many people do not realize the importance of trust which can lead to issues with the others around them. For some people, trusting and firmly believing people can be difficult. Sometimes people have bad experiences when it comes to trusting people. Maybe someone read something that you wanted private, like a diary, or shared your secrets. However some people just build walls around themselves because of anxiety, or stress. One thing is for sure, trust is something everyone should learn if they yearn for a happy life.
By Mari B <34 years ago in Motivation
