happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
The End of Mindless Gifting
Every year for Christmas, my mother asks for nothing. And every year, my siblings and I have failed her. To be fair, she specifically asks for no gifts for every birthday and holiday each year. I think that, in the past, my siblings and I fall into the mindset that many of us do around the holidays - for most of the year, we are busy trying to make things happen for ourselves. Sometimes it's hard to remember to show gratitude outside of the holiday season. My mother, like so many others, has sacrificed so much of her desires and life for the sake of her children. I will never understand that kind of sacrifice, and neither will my siblings, until we have children ourselves. So, in Christmases past, we have tried to show her our thanks by trying to find a meaningful gift for her.
By Rebecca Joy5 years ago in Motivation
Sustainability and a gift that keeps on giving.
Isn't that interesting? We are in the middle of a very special moment in our history as a society and a species. And yet, even that experience hasn't challenged our love for objects and shopping. And also our Christmas thirst for more, more and more...
By Konrad Szeklicki5 years ago in Motivation
Who I am is enough
Monday Or Just You Don't change for anyone. You are beautiful just the way you are. And the independence you carry with you keep it with you, always. Because who you are is enough. Whatever you need to walk away from doing it. You are so much than the things that hold you back from loving who you are. There are no obstacles in being who you want to be. I know that you feel like you are falling deep bottom and there is no way of knowing what you will find underneath but I promise you it’s worth trying. I will be there for you. If you need me. If you are broken take yourself back home. And I want to help you do that. To set yourself free.
By Sthefani Ren5 years ago in Motivation
How to Genuinely Be Happy
When you google "happiness" a definition and other links pop up in one second (0.54 seconds to be exact). However, these links are not meant to diagnose and give professional advice. No one can tell you how to be happy and what you can do to become happy.
By helianthus 5 years ago in Motivation
We All Have To Believe in Something, Don't We?!
Never in my life did I ever expect to find myself in the state of Arizona, especially being a girl from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've always had a kindred spirit and a yearning to travel, but little time or resources to do so. Therefore, I have not embarked much further from the City of Brotherly Love except for an impromptu trip to North Carolina a few years ago and my family adventures into New York City and the Jersey Shore when I was younger. So when my fiance and I radically decided to jump on my first ever plane ride to Arizona with only a day's notice, I didn't think the people there would quite "get" me. That flight led us to the quaint, yet whimsical town of Bisbee. See, I describe myself as "a little hippy, a little hood". I am from Philly after all, so that's where the "hood" part of me comes from. The "hippy" part, I'm told it's in my soul. I am a horse of a different color, so to say, no doubt about that!
By Sharon Smith5 years ago in Motivation
Questions About My Future
My BIGGEST concern for my future would be: My Brain. 2.5 Years ago now, I had an accident at work. I cracked my head off of a wooden shelving unit, and then back onto the cement floor. I wasn't found until 6 hours later, and a few more EXCRUCIATING hours later, I was diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury brought on by a Severe Concussion.
By Hannah Martinson5 years ago in Motivation
Don't Be Fooled
There will be several times in our life, when we will enter periods of trial and adversity, so crushing and debilitating, that it will take us to the greatest of depths of emotional pain, hurt, and misery. We will feel like the world is caving in on us, that circumstances are continually going against us, and anything we do seems to just continually result in failure. No one is exempt, including the positive minded, the successful, and the wealthy, as unfortunately, life will always deliver both the good times, and bad, to all of us. What matters, is how we deal with it. There can be a multitude of triggers for entering into such dark periods of our life, such as a relationship/marital split, a chronic health issue, the prospect of bankruptcy, a failing business, the death of a loved one/loved ones, losing one's job, work stress and pressure, or maybe even something as simple as the continual failing in the pursuit of our goals. Whatever the circumstances, it's common for other areas of our life to come crashing down at the same time, hence why we are taken to the greatest of depths. So it's a given, we all face adversity, hardships, trials, and tribulations. None of us like these times, they are soul destroying and mentally scarring. On a positive note however, many people have drawn on their resilience, their courage, their strength, and their will power, to not only overcome these dour circumstances, but have used them as inspiration to catapult them to success in life. Sometimes, it takes us to endure great suffering, adversity, pain, rejection, depression, and failure, in order for us to make a positive change in our life, to discover ourselves, or to perhaps discover our purpose. One thing is for sure, each time we find our way through such difficult times, we gain so much strength and development in the process.
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
Happy Dance
The first time I had ever gone swing dancing was with my older sister and her friends. I was still in high school and they were all in college, so I felt pretty out of place to say the least. She "taught" me the basic steps just twenty minutes before heading over to Princeton, where the social dance was happening. Talk about two left feet...
By Jackie Newberry5 years ago in Motivation
Gentle Souls Shed Your Burdens
You feel the weight of your family, friends, and complete strangers pressing down on your back, their thoughtless words clamouring in your head. The muscles of your shoulders and neck bulge with pent up tension. The acid in your belly roils with the anxiety of another day of other people's problems and their treatment of you. Your hard-wired programming demands you to fix them and their problems.
By Karen Madej5 years ago in Motivation
Being You
The Basics A person is born into a world that is guided by natural human law, which guides them on this journey that is called life. Leading to different events or situations that define their day. Learning that words have power and when you have power, you don't need to use words. To be able to grasp the world in your hands and to actually know is a great feeling. Controlling one's destiny gives that sense of power and the knowledge to understand the right solution.
By No Name5 years ago in Motivation
