happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Beautiful People
"Everyone’s beautiful in their own way. Looks don’t matter. It's what’s in your heart"... I’ve heard it time and time again. Oh how cliché. The idea is that we shouldn’t worry about what’s on the outside because the inside is what matters. Oh how I wish to truly believe that, but the world tells me something different. The images of beautiful people all over the covers of magazines, their gorgeous children, their flawless homes, and all of their money and glory. I can not help but to think it is all a lie when I am told, "You are beautiful no matter what", and then I smile and nod as I look into my mother’s eyes while simultaneously swallowing deeply, as I try to hold back tears.
By Tisha Braxton 5 years ago in Motivation
From Me, To You.
You didn’t come across this by accident. Yes, you. What you’re reading right now isn’t something you came across by choice. Many others will read this. Maybe by the time it reaches you, many will have already read it. Still, the fact that you are reading it in this moment, after all that you have experienced, and considering all that is yet to happen for you, is what makes it significant. I could waste more time trying to convince you, but The Truth is the truth no matter who accepts it.
By Christopher Hearn5 years ago in Motivation
The Grand Escape
THE GRAND ESCAPE It was a foggy and chilly October night when my friends first discussed the furtive escape game. The Halloween themed flyers enticed daring participants to enter a mysterious contest. The prediction warned that only the wittiest possessed the innate skill to disentangle an intricate maze and discover an expeditious escape route. The enigmatic ads decorated the old world style architecture of the Main Avenue of our small New England town. The suspense was further exacerbated by the fact that no one could pinpoint the time or method used to strategically position the cryptic flyers. The mysticism earned the contest an increasingly dubious reputation. The elder population initiated hasty gatherings to gossip over tea. Participants’ heads shook and jaws dropped at fanciful ideas aimed to decipher the suspicious competition. . Few locals went as far as to tactfully stroll by only to destroy what they deemed were malevolent flyers aimed to poison our town. The young, inebriated crowd inundated the local bar, “Whiskey rebels” to brainstorm distinct game scenarios with a comical twist vehemently enhanced by liquor. I admit the skepticism only made the idea more attractive to our group.
By Marz5 years ago in Motivation
Tears in the Attic
“why does my father always make me do the hard cleaning?” I complained to myself as I pulled on the string that led into the attic. “Making me clean the attic he dirtied like I’m his slave or something.” The stairs swung down and nearly hit me in the head. “Just my luck, I forgot the stupid things were broken.”
By Nicholas Davis5 years ago in Motivation
The Stars Mean Everything
I've never been much of an astrology person. That isn't to say that I'm someone who takes a hard stance against it or derides other people for caring about it. Astrology has just never been my thing. The deepest down that particular rabbit hole that I've ever really gone lies at the back of the newspaper under Horoscopes. Even though I'm not well versed in the subject, it seems to keep coming up, and so I find myself wondering what it is that the stars have to say about who I am as a person.
By John Dodge5 years ago in Motivation
Ode To A Stranger
“What would you say with your last breath?” I whisper, standing in front of the town’s old, brick church, mentally preparing myself to enter, soaking up the warmth from the sun’s rays. I made sure to get here early so I could have a moment of serenity before the funeral services begin. This feels like one of the most important things I have ever done.
By Alicia Demoranville5 years ago in Motivation
I Am Done!
Have you ever experienced a time in your life where someone, or something, was just unrelenting in upsetting you, causing you pain, causing you stress, causing you heartache, causing you suffering, causing you hardship, or causing you continual unhappiness? Did it become so bad that you just reached breaking point, leading you to blurt out words to the effect of "I'm done", or "I'm over it", or "I've had enough of this"? You'd certainly be a rare case if there hasn't been some time in your life in which you just simply had enough of someone, or something, that was continually getting you down. I know I have had many such times in my life. A couple of these instances spring to mind. I previously had a girlfriend who was just constantly negative, and constantly moody, and it came to a point where I became so frustrated, that I finally ended the relationship. I was just so over going from being in a happy, positive, and cheerful mood, to a grumpy, angry, and annoyed, mood, following every second conversation with this particular girl. She just had this knack of dragging me down, and making me feel bad. Even despite having several conversations with her about how she was making me feel, and how her negativity and moods were affecting me, nothing changed. That was just a part of her personality unfortunately, and it's a shame she was unable to control her emotions. Personally, I don't believe it's the right thing to do, in asking someone to change for us, and I didn't go down that path of asking her to change for me, but it became apparent that we just weren't compatible together. I needed someone like minded, more positive, optimistic, and supportive. The solution to my unhappiness in the relationship aspect of my life, was that I had to make a change. As much as I didn't want to have to break her heart, or anyone else's for that matter, I had no other choice, as I was tired of how she was making me feel sad and unhappy all the time. A relationship shouldn't feel like that, so I developed the courage to break it off with her. It was one of the toughest things I have ever had to do, yet it was necessary!
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Confessions of a Gemini Drama Queen
In September 1992, two consenting adults came together and mutually agreed to create a Gemini child. That child…was me. The world began on a Wednesday. Specifically, Wednesday June 9th in the year 1993. Two weeks overdue date, but either way, a Gemini.
By Joe Satoria5 years ago in Motivation
