happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Create Your Happiness
Alene McDaniel 5/30/2021 Create Your Happiness Contest This pandemic really opened up my creativity. Let me pull out my scissors and tell you my tale. I love to travel with my family and close friends. When the world closed and I was stuck in the house, I was stuck in the house BORED. Let me say it again. I was sitting in the house, sitting in the house bored.
By Alene McDaniel5 years ago in Motivation
Simplifying your way to Happiness
I thought I knew what happiness was at one time. Or at least I thought I did. Everyone says happiness is when you come to peace for who you are and it’s inside of you. It’s this individualizing of everything. So years ago, I was the queen of self actualization. I always had these feats of greatness? Never run a marathon? Ok, watch me do it. No one in the family went to college. Ok - well I will show you how.
By Kerin Smollen5 years ago in Motivation
Cards for a Cause. Top Story - May 2021.
It was a day like any other, and I was online watching YouTube when an ad for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital started playing. I usually skip past the ads, but this one had me hooked. The story was so sad, and I was bawling by the end. I wanted to donate money, but being on a tight budget and already at my max for charity donations, I googled: "how to help children's hospitals." There had to be something I could do to help, and I wasn't close enough to volunteer. That's when I found Cards for Hospitalized Kids!
By Nikole Lynn5 years ago in Motivation
Power of Today
Recently, I had found myself in a mediocre state. I felt like I was missing something in life, but did not know exactly what. A beautiful home by the sea, perfect job, stable income, family, friends, enough free time, no main problems... What would I need more? What was this feeling of "not depressed but not really happy, tired but not that much, lack of motivation but still enough to fulfil everyday responsibilities, not lonely but some sort of alienated". Mediocrity at its finest. There are solutions for feelings of sadness or lack of energy, but what do I do with this?
By Esin Avci5 years ago in Motivation
Mirrored Worlds
I am a Creative. I have been from the earliest times, beginning with fingerpainting with unusual substances I could get my hands into, then playdough my mom used to make any color just for me. On to crayons and paint and many other things my father the high school art instructor would introduce me to, until I hit a roadblock.
By Karen Clark5 years ago in Motivation
The Impractical Pursuit of Creative Joy
I love making my handmade witch hats for one simple reason: they are one of the few things I make which serve absolutely zero practical function. They have no reason to exist and there, I would argue, lies their creative beauty.
By Julia5 years ago in Motivation
One Moment of Calm
Sometimes all it takes is one moment, one deep breath to put everything in perspective. Usually my life is dictated by fear: of the unknown, of my past, of judgments from others. So it was hard for me to finally say fu** the fear and just do what I thought was right.
By Elizabeth Grant5 years ago in Motivation
The New Mother and her DIY Yoga Mat Bag. Top Story - May 2021.
When I first had my oldest son, I felt as though I would never get to be myself again or do some of the things that made me happy before becoming a parent. The needs of a newborn are all encompassing. And it's really quite overwhelming... at least it was for me. If you've been there, you know what I am saying. I don't say this to be ungrateful for the blessings but new motherhood is hard, y'all and if it wasn't hard for you, then you are extremely lucky and I will be the first in line to congratulate you! But seriously, you're lucky and I'm jealous.
By Amanda Light5 years ago in Motivation
She taught me to rise from the ashes & shine
I was the first born grandchild in the family and my parents continuously had tensions post their marriage. My maternal grandmother who I lovingly called Bou (which means mother in my native language back in India) sensed I needed a nurturing environment, so she took me away when I was just 3 months old. And the beautiful loving nurturing energy of her’s that I grew with made me the person I am today. Whilst I was growing with so much love & care, she was diagnosed with Alzymers and I was barely 15 then. I was struggling to even understand what this ailment is all about. When I saw her forgetting things and people, it hit me hard as a deep sense of fear crept into me that soon she may forget me too. The only person who meant the world to me and all I knew & understood in life was her for me, was slipping away slowly. It created a deep sense of becoming an orphan. My grandfather was too busy taking care of her and my biological mom was close to my younger sister and I never lived with them, so I had no emotional connect there to turn to. This is when I knew I have to bring in all her teachings and love that she nurtured me with and the experiences she gifted into my life, for me to walk ahead a life which I had no idea how it would pave out, but I knew it’ll be hard without her. And what haven’t I faced in my life since then. A physically abusing relationship in my teens where I used to be bruised all over and as a young girl I had no one to even go and express how I felt and what I needed, as my only support was bed ridden. But, I got out of it by myself and that was my first triumph which was possible because I knew Bou is always beside me giving me the strength to push through all the storms in my life. Then I landed in Mumbai to make my career. A city which is fast paced and ruthless but highly rewarding if you’re resilient. I struggled my way from the bottom where I barely earned anything, but I never gave up. Some days were so hard that giving up felt easier but I knew I will have to get through this too and my grandmother’s blessings is always there with me. I remember she saying- I know if anyone can ever make through the storms it’s you, so never give up, never give in. I’m always there with you. You will reach where you truly desire. You’re unique and you’re meant to shine through the toughest moments of your life.
By somikaa mahapatra5 years ago in Motivation
