Trai Greer
Bio
My writing serves as a means for self-exploration and personal growth.
Stories (9/0)
Taking Back What the School System Stole from Me
No... Hell no... It’ll be a cold day in Orlando before I voluntarily pick up a book and read through blocks of text. I’ve been through my fair share of textbooks. They’re boring. They’re dry. The information serves no purpose in my life other than my grades.
By Trai Greer5 years ago in Education
The Tony Robbins Quote That Will Change the Way We Approach Pain
I'm going to tell you a story. Here is a guy who grows up in pain. He came from an unstable household where father figures were in and out and his mother was addicted to prescription drugs. Because father figures never stayed long, it was just this young boy and his mother.
By Trai Greer5 years ago in Psyche
Pros to Blowing Your Knee Out
So I'm going to tell you guys a story... Basketball has been a part of my life since I can remember. Shit, it was a part of my life before I was even born. My dad played, my brother played, my uncle played, my cousin played, I have two cousins who are currently playing, and my little brother is also currently playing. When basketball is basically in your blood, you can't imagine your life without it.
By Trai Greer5 years ago in Longevity
Life of an Empath
I hate labels. Labels are a way for people to make themselves feel like they understand something when they really don't. Nevertheless, there are similarities among us, and words are allowed to help us identify a group with those similarities. The word I'm talking about now is someone we like to call: "empaths."
By Trai Greer5 years ago in Humans
Realization
From birth, we have things instilled in us. These are ideas, concepts, and beliefs that we've had since we can remember. Because they were instilled in us, we never had any contradicting thoughts towards them. But now we're getting older. We're growing and so is our awareness. Through that awareness, we're realizing that we have to unlearn a lot of what we were taught at a young age. One of which is school. School always gave off this feeling that we weren't shit without it. We look at people funny if they dropped out or didn't have good grades. How we went about school has always played a significant role in how we were perceived. But here's the thing: none of that shit is real. it's fake. School is absolutely not the end all, be all. As a matter of fact, school fucking sucks.
By Trai Greer6 years ago in Education
Ventilation
Allow me to get started with what you see in my profile photo. Yes, I have a girlfriend and we are a little more than 16 months in. All you need to know about her is that she's right for me. She has wonderful heart, a beautiful face, and a great sense of humor. What more could I have asked for?
By Trai Greer6 years ago in Humans
Wake Up Call
What's a sad characteristic of the human race is that significance is lost as a result of repetition. That means if you hear a phrase over and over, you'll stop giving it the power that it has. This is unfortunate because there is power in what we call: clichés. There are clichés that we've heard a million times and as a result, we're numb to it. We hear them and go, "Yeah, yeah, yeah." Well if that's you, I have news for you...WAKE THE FUCK UP.
By Trai Greer6 years ago in Motivation