happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
For the next 68 minutes, all will be right in the world
When it comes to relaxing I’m always surprised by how many people neglect the healing power of music. I try not to judge other people’s vices, many of which are legal, some of which I guess are sort of, but for me nothing has ever come close to bringing me peace like a simple playlist and perhaps a brisk walk to help get the heart rate moving, especially during that distinct feeling of Autumn in New York City.
By Richard Bertin5 years ago in Motivation
I am allowing myself to be seen, to be vulnerable
Have you reached the pinnacle of your life when you start to ask yourself that hard question, “Am I truly happy?” You have presented yourself one way and now you are trying to convince yourself that there is something more. There is something so uniquely special about you that is different, something you have not tapped into yet. What is it worth to stay the course and take the safe road? Isn’t it worth taking the risk to bring your soul to a different level – to take that leap of faith into the unknown and risk it all?
By Kristen Viscardi5 years ago in Motivation
Patience
Patience I haven’t wrote in a while. It’s been calm and the storm has been silent. My heart is mending. I’m taking care of my mind, body and soul. The healing process is beautiful and morbid in the sense of remembering what happened and that I’ll no longer live that nightmare.
By Scarlett Price5 years ago in Motivation
SELF EXPRESSION AND ME...
THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS This morning I woke up with a clear idea of what I had to get done, I knew exactly what had to be accomplished because I listed it all last night. Let's just discuss that list, shall we? I've been working through the same list since last Friday, some tasks have been completed (half-heartedly admittedly, but completed nonetheless) and some are following quite a unique migration pattern in my bullet journal that I’d rather not talk about.
By Kate McGovern5 years ago in Motivation
Solo female walker
Do our mistakes really make our fate? If that is true, then every mistake I have ever made has led me to this place, but where was that? Last year I was thinking about leaving my husband. Last year I was thinking about my first hike, I was planning and learning. I was ill, I was in pain and wondering what was I doing? Was it a mistake when I bought my first day pack and walking boots? I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt. I shouldn’t have been spending so much money on myself when there were things like food to buy and it was that overwhelming guilt which led me to not walking at all that weekend, or the next. My day pack and walking boots stayed hidden in my wardrobe for another month, who was I to start spending money on myself? spending days on my own when I should have been rebuilding my relationship with my husband. Was I being selfish? Fact is, I’ve never really been in the driver’s seat of my own life. I’m a people pleaser and would regularly put other people’s needs before my own.
By angela mckendrick5 years ago in Motivation
Let Go
Now I'm not a fan of airing dirty laundry out on public forums, however I felt the need to share my personal story with you today, as I really want to highlight, not only the difficulty, but also the necessity, importance, and blessing, of parting ways with toxic people in our life. I am going to say this upfront, as my blog entries and my website are designed to encourage positivity, to motivate, to inspire, and to ensure our life is blessed with happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, and success, so I am in no way writing this blog entry today with the intention to have a dig or a swipe at certain individuals in my life, nor is it out of any form of revenge, nor is it in any way to designed to relieve some personal frustration and anger off my chest. Sometimes, in order to create positivity, happiness, and success, in our life, there will be times where we first need to identify and address the negative aspect to certain things, then discuss the reasoning behind it, and then take action. It's just like gardening, with the fact that there may be some beautiful roses that are growing in our garden, but we simply can't pretend there won't be any weeds around the plant itself, or ignore them when they are there, therefore we continually need to monitor them and remove them accordingly. So let's get into the topic of toxic people. Firstly, what constitutes a toxic person? I thought I'd Google the definition for you, and it was interesting that the first website that came up on the search feed was a medical one. Why is that interesting? Because even medical experts have identified the damage and harm that toxic people can do to us mentally, highlighting the importance of why we need to remove them from our life. From the snippet that leads to the website of https://webmd.com, the short description of their article reads as follows; "A toxic person is anyone whose behavior adds negativity and upset to your life. Many times, people who are toxic are dealing with their own stresses and traumas. You always have to defend yourself to this person. You never feel fully comfortable around them. You continually feel bad about yourself in their presence." I would say that's a pretty damn good summary of exactly what constitutes a toxic person.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Lying to the Government Turned out to Be My Positive Affirmation
I’ve traveled to 105 countries. I say that partly to brag about it but also to illustrate that I have spent a lot of time traveling. And traveling involves going through immigration and crossing borders, which involves filling out a lot of forms and paperwork.
By Ash Jurberg5 years ago in Motivation
