“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the…
If the next big step in your relationship is moving in together, you probably have a lot on your mind —…
Hey there, I used to be a teenager once, like aeons ago but now I’m just old. There are some things I’m worried that your…
If I reflect back on my life over the last four years, the one thing that has been…
I had a group of friends over the other night for a casual, monthly gathering so I asked everyone the question —…
While traveling over the last 8 months with Remote Year (RY), I’ve frequented the realm of…
When you have the opportunity to ask some of the most interesting people in the…
When I got to college, I knew just about nothing. I was going to major in film…
HOW TO WIN EVEN WHEN YOU’VE LOST
I can’t even call myself that. It’s frustrating.
As you look back on your life, you will often realize that many of the times you thought you were…
It was back in 2011, when I decided to study abroad and spend a year of my life in the…
I’ve heard Tim Ferriss recommend many times to “write about what makes you angry.” He suggests it as if it’s supposed to cure writer’s block—as if the result will be something worth reading.
{This article is originally published on lifebeyondbeliefs.com}
Connecting with point number four, there comes a time when the transition from those who support your passion and those who are actively (consciously or otherwise) working against it leaves you in limbo.
It can get damn lonely when you know who needs to be dropped, but are unclear on who needs to be picked up (and where to…
People who strip their lives down to the bare essentials and wander off down a dusty road, leaving behind the security of a roof over their head, as well as a bunch of shit they forgot to pack. Crazy folks, right?
Under the heavy rain,I met you for the first time,But for the clicks of umbrellas,Our click of heart went…
@Each_and_Every1 @MrMelieTeach
That’s the thing. There is no money. Not yet at least. I doubt there will be any type of monetary value to what I am doing, and…
Here's me taking my chances, dear reader, encouraged by the voice of Dia Frampton singing through my headphones.
“The obstacle is the way.” -Ryan Holiday
Hi,
My name is Raven. While I’m sure that I’m not nearly as extraordinary as I think, I recently traveled to Italy all the way from the podunk state of Mississippi. I learned a few things and gosh, almighty if they weren’t the…
Dear Younger Self,
In about two decades’ you will become aware of a new market; the self-help industry. Countless individuals will provide you with advice on how to navigate through arduous times, find your soul’s purpose, and framework(s) to live your best life.
After the longest, most ardous, exponentially challenging 6 months of my life yet, Year 2 of my college life ended rather…
I know.
It sounds obvious.
So obvious that we tend to ignore it.
If your goal is to help people, to have an impact or to leave a dent in the universe, you’ve gotta help yourself first.
Starting anew is a right of passage for every professional. The first day at a new job can be a bitter-sweet punch to the gut that may or may…
“Who am I?” the existential question that has plagued everyone of us during the course of our lives. For most of us, it pops up during the hormonally charged years of puberty. Those wretched days of growth, awkwardness and self-hate. Usually, we end up with the notion that we are insignificant specks of dust in a…
We Are Moving the Playhouse
Our carpenter is busy shoring up the supports for the playhouse. He has set up his saw horses and his workstation between the…
Do you often hear your gut interfering with your decisions telling you indirectly whether it is right or wrong? Our intuition is often linked with mysticism, superstition and sometimes even telepathy. But is their really a science behind it…
As I get older, I’m caring less and less about what people think of me. Of course I still seek approval…
The two most important days…
Hi from Boston. I’m currently on a trip to US to meet personal friends and some…
Really isn’t easy, you need time physically and mentally to get used to being a mum and getting back to a healthy ‘normal’ way of living.
I want to function like a grown up and play with the big kids, but I still feel sorry for…
1. “We’ll never get away with it!” What is better to say: “It is mission impossible … but not for us.” While admitting the difficulty, we are contemplating success. More motivating.
There are times in your life when you fuck up so badly, so brutally, so embarrassingly, that you are forced to step back and look at…
Right of the bat by reading just the title you might have got a completely different idea about the nature of this post rather…
Writing About Writing: In Memory of Mr. O
On the 18th of April 2016, I decided to give up alcohol for an entire year. Working in the media industry is not for the faint hearted or the weak stomached, especially when it comes to entertaining ourselves! Every party is a showdown of shooters and over indulgence is mistaken for…
Baby you have to live your life for yourself.
You only have one life to live, and you have to love the life that you live if you want it to be a happy one.
I didn’t say you had to love the circumstances of your life, you have to love YOUR LIFE.
The Art of Dishwashing — Part 1
So there are some things that I have been learning about myself and about life and I wanted to share what I have been learning.
And I have missed creative writing, so here it goes.
When they love you even when you feel like you don’t deserve it.
As I’ve grown older and older my level of gratitude has become more and more evident to me. I think as a child/teen there were certainly things I was…
On May 3rd, 1998 at 3:59am, Jonathan Kennedy rocked my world. Anyone who has ever told you to hang on to the moments…
People made it their mission to remind me every single time that I looked like my…
Today I realized I’m failing as a feminist.
As pessoas costumam estar frequentemente reclamando da vida, falando de tristeza…
The 4 Basic Elements of (Career) Success
We live in an instant gratification culture. For decades we’ve been able to run out in the middle of the night to…
Colin Powell
Good morning peeps, meditation done.
Quote for the Day:
“Rach, you’re a little too independent.”
If you are struggling with loss of confidence in yourself, remember
A letter
I came across your email yesterday. It was from 2011. November. The cancer was still new.
I used to have a great resistance towards anything popular. Especially celebrities.
You’ve gotten through the first few moments, the drink orders, the self-conscious chit-chat about the weather. An awkward silence ensues. Whether you want to score a second date or can’t wait to beat a hasty exit, here are five things that you should avoid saying…
The spirit is a place of refuge for the wars that the mind wages against itself. What we harvest within our…
Going to an English boarding school, shame was a big part of the academic experience. Things that would never, ever be done in the American system were standard operating procedure in England. The limeys loved to name and shame…literally. After finals, each grade would gather in…
I love pop music. I’ve never needed lyrics that speak to me. I just needed something mindless. But there’s one…
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being a speaker and panellist at a Film Festival devoted to celebrating women’s voices and perspectives. On the last day, a chilling, powerful documentary about the two drastically different routes two girls in India take, was screened…
I found this note on my Dad’s desk after he passed away this weekend after a short illness. They gave him strength when he…
You’re at that point in life when professional and academic opportunities are coming at you thick and fast. This also means that a large chunk of these opportunities are flying right…
How parenting goes wrong with a lot of money at hand
Outside, the violent wind howled and raged, howled and raged. Inside, my violent emotions were doing the same thing. “6 o’…
Human nature exists within slyness and suspiciousness of whom we trust or not.
This series documents my journey as we build the worlds first water giving apparel brand. It all started…
There are many stories that romanticize pain and failure. Many mythologized renditions of our favorite poets, musicians and revolutionaries.
You’ve maybe heard the expression, tragedy comes in threes. But for some of you, it comes in…
You don’t, at first.
You fight it because you’re human, because you’re used to the world the way it is, because you’re terrified. You fight change because you’ve been told that change is scary, that change is difficult, that change hurts.
Being Good At Everything Is Bad
Here we go. I’m writing. I’ve always wanted to write. I’ve always been pretty good at it. It always came easy throughout my…
I wake up today to a gloomy day
Feeling tired, spent and hopeless again
Dragging myself up to take a look
The mirror’s image hiding the pain in vain.
When I was 19 I took a two week road trip across the Western half of the US.
In the current world where everything is accessible and instantaneous, we lose focus of what…
Today…
Well, I guess the Universe does know and I now have hard evidence to show that if your Uber driver preaches the law of attraction to you (the exact words are, “you know what you have to do to get money?” “you have to want MONEY!”), you better believe it and take it as a sign.
Think about a defining moment in your life. A moment that had major impact on who you are today. A moment that made you rethink your priorities.
I wonder how many of you are thinking about adversity — an accident, a broken relationship, failing at something that…
The debate over whether to invest in a Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP) or a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)…
Çok güzel bir yazı geldi önüme sizinle de paylaşayım dedim.
The People You Spend Time With Matter.
A Letter To My Younger Self, Inspired by Oprah
twenty odd years, I have livedIn harmony, in dissonance, in paintwenty odd years, I have endured…
Rule #1 — Don’t get one unless they are one of your soulmates.
Too bad most of us wait until we must do something different, but unfortunately, that’s all too often the case. Thank God you did something from that point on — many people don’t.
Time is serious. It’s, like, abstract and real at the same time because what even is a second and why is it…
I’m a month into my write-until-I-die challenge, and I’ve written each day. I’m proud of this accomplishment, and I hope to write for many, many, many more months.
This speaks to the emergence of a new era, in which we are tired of feeling lost, constantly on crumbling foundations and prone to cynicism.
One could say it’s not new at all. That would be true. Then again, no one that ever came before us lived in a time of the kind of access, distribution, and support that the internet…
On a recent trip to Walt Disney World my fiance passed by a decorative cannon. It is a tradition in her family…
Je ne suis pas #Bombardier
Des cris de rage partout. Des jeunes qui fracassent les vitrines des magasins. La colère, qui guide les nombreux manifestants…
Each time I think I’ve come to the point of figuring you out — you pull the unexpected out of our assess (not hats — that’s where you find the rabbits)
SF Ali — I am in total awe. Your writing has the basis to express every iota of emotion from rage to frankness within it’s composite.
(A precis of the best advice I’ve had)
Write a little every day, without hope or despair. Keep writing.
Finish your draft. Leave it for a month, maybe more. Do not read or tinker with it. Try not to think about it at all.
I’ve personally been approached by countless advertising firms and internet marketing salesman who know exactly what…
The journalist should be invisible. The story is the thing. Who needs a weapon? The weapon is the word. When…
It’s good to know what your priorities are, and it’s also good to recognize that you can only get so much…
I’ll be pretty honest with you… This isn’t my normal style so bear with me.
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti is a Labour peer and Shadow Attorney General. After studying at the Bar…
I see your picture perfect is in the likes and words that streamline your flaws in the shadows of acceptance
This article is part of the series “What is like to attempt suicide and fail”. Start there, if you have not read it yet.
Hey! I’m back! It’s good to be back. Blog number three. Can’t believe we made it. Alright let’s get into it.
I have been blessed to be around some pretty motivated people. Some of them are intensely focused. Some are more relaxed…
You are not anyone’s “baby.”
I’ve committed to publishing a new article every Monday through Friday until… well until I run out of things to say (which…
This is a question that comes up often in my thinking. Why is it so difficult to question things that feel as though they reside in the core of who we are? What would happen if we find our fundamental beliefs to be wrong? What if by questioning the way we…
Yesterday could have been so cool, if I’d done any planning at all.
David your post has struck a chord within me. Many older people can be childish and immature and many younger people are very focused and mature. I see that it has to do with going out and making things happen and not waiting for life to happen to them. I concur and from now on I am going to make things happen! I do not want to watch things happen or worse, wake up and wonder what happened! You rock, David!
I once wrote: “I won’t stay in a friendship, where they “love” me but “can’t accept” my “lifestyle.” That’s not love…
Hoje foi a primeira vez que eu sai de casa. No sentido mais profundo da palavra. Sempre tive estabelecido várias…
Anne-baba olmayana anlatması zor. Olduktan sonra arkada açık duran bir program ÇOCUK. Siz öndeki sayfalarda…
“I am an old man and…
Her plate was full from the moment she stepped into high school. Just the right amount of…
Yesterday, I was asked by a colleague: ‘But how are you actually comfortable giving advices to others, and how do you know you are making the right call?’.
I was on the lookout for the magicand the miracle,before it dawned on me,
I was kinda upset to find how inconsistent I’ve been on…
Before we realise it our life will have passed us by. The only way we can make the most of it, is to live in the present. Everything we do, we should focus on it completely. If we do this, then we will have lived in each moment and then when the time comes we will have had no regrets from our life.
How I almost got rid of my greatest love.
People tend to grow up with certain beliefs in their system. Core beliefs…
How often are we told to trust our gut? Trusting our gut is nothing more than intuition, and although many of the best ideas have come from someone trusting their gut, intuition is incredibly misunderstood. Anyone who has struggled with an addiction can tell you that…
He just opened the door without knocking and came inside. He started talking to me.
He was upset. His eyes were wet. He was stuck with words. There was no proper start or context about what he is talking about.
What a great strategy. How to eliminate every cult and religion around you with 9 words. The more I study monotheism, the more I see it as how to build a psychotic cult 101. It’s literally how to socialize a group into doing ANYTHING you want…
“A DREAM becomes a GOAL when ACTION taken towards its achievement’’
Can I ask you a question before we start?
Sei lá…Acho que ser humano me cai bem!Acho que a vantagem que eu tenho, se eh que há alguma vantagem em perdas, eh que eu nunca tive a pretensão de estar inteira.Isso me deu a liberdade, a permissão, de me despedaçar!Facilita as coisas isso de ser humano!Facilita o…
With finals fast approaching it has become increasingly more difficult to set aside time to study instead of wasting that time doing less productive things. Here are a few ways I am being more productive this finals seasons…Er I mean …spring…
I been a software developer for 5+ years in different countries. During this period of my life I have learned quite a lot. Not only by developing software but also by living with different cultures. Cultural experiences can have more meaning in your life that several…
It seems that as life moves forward it becomes more and more difficult to slow down. The stresses add up and make us feel as though we should be moving faster rather than slowing down. It is easy to become anxious, stressed and even depressed when we are not moving fast enough to keep…
