happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
The Guide to Happiness
I think I was around 10 years old. I was an angry child, frustrated with the world and my place in it, full of rage I did not know how to express. I remember laying on my bed, feeling the weight of the world pressing down on me, and I felt an itch in the middle of my back that I just needed to get rid of. So I squiggled and squirmed, kicked the sheets off my bed and let out an exasperated scream I'd been holding in for my whole, entire, very short life.
By Tiff Ng7 years ago in Motivation
Life Isn't Meant to Be Straight Lines
On the road less traveled, life becomes an adventure. We spend so much time planning to live that we miss the opportunity to experience our existence on our terms. If we don't take control, we end up giving it to someone who likely doesn't have your highest and best interest in mind.
By Remarkable People7 years ago in Motivation
5 Ways to Fall in Love... With Yourself
"Love thyself." Though succinctly put in the Bible the majority of world religions hold the very same sentiment but in varying forms. This call for self-love happened long before the current deluge of books, films, talks centred around this very topic. The over saturation can push some to become cynical and tired of hearing such messages. Totally understandable. However, I would argue that the downside of this is that people ignore a legitimate stance; one should work on loving themselves. This shouldn't be rooted in selfishness or arrogance, rather it should develop from a place if self respect and kindness.
By NoBeige7 years ago in Motivation
The Bliss of Being Alive
"Ignorance is bliss, but wisdom is the bliss of feeling alive." Bliss is simplicity. It is the core of our beings. Bliss is what you feel when you get rid of all the unnecessary thinking and worrying that we do. When you get rid of things that are doing you harm you uncover the joy that is within you. It can then shine out through you. Drop everything and become aware of what is unfolding in front of you at this moment. This is how bliss is found.
By Sumbee7 years ago in Motivation
Why Do Others' Opinions Matter so Much?
On a daily basis, we must interact with other individuals; and whether they know it or not, there is a sort of judgment that everyone can catch a whiff of. Opinions are simply that, an opinion. They are not the facts, they are not what defines us, and yet other people's’ opinions seem to define how we dress, how we act, and how we interact with our peers. But why?
By Ash 7 years ago in Motivation
Finding You
The lonely road traveled, nowhere to turn. You smile to hide your sadness, you smile to hide the pain. To others, you are the strength that moves the world and the glue that bonds it tightly together; but to yourself, you are just human. You feel pain, hurt, and betrayal. On the outside, you are tough as nails, but deep down inside you are fragile as a snail shell. You move through life helping other people with their problems, but when you have problems, who do you turn to? How do you ask for help when everyone comes to you? They see you as the almighty warrior, problem solver. Traveling down this lonely road of greatness to others, but to you, it’s a lonely highway, with no one to really confide in, too many serpents among you. You tried opening up to people, but they show their true colors, you think to yourself, "Damn, I knew that was serpent when I laid eyes on them." You begin to wonder, "Is everyone like this?"
By Kings Loyalty7 years ago in Motivation
Winning at Life
Every day we struggle. Struggle to get up, struggle to get dressed, struggle to get to work, struggle to get through the day, get home, take the kids to practice, make dinner, pay the bills ... The list is endless. I have found that by changing two things I no longer feel like I’m struggling. At first I started managing, then I started overcoming. Now I am controlling—controlling everything in my life.
By Cole Kelly7 years ago in Motivation
It's Not a Bad Life
Today started out as a really good day. Most of them do. If you wake up and tell yourself "it's going to be a great day," you can normally stay in that mindset pretty easily. And I was doing a really good job. I did pretty well on my first quiz of the semester, I got a lot of notes done, I finished my PowerPoint to present to a couple classes about my Disney program, and my advisor told me she was proud of me for all I was able to accomplish. I even finalized my plan of study for graduation (one step closer, yay!), and I registered for my senior portraits. I had fun at the recruitment event for my sorority, and I even enjoyed chapter a lot. Everyone was laughing and making jokes tonight, and it was a really lighthearted, fun hour. The drive home wasn't bad, I called one of my friends from Florida and had a great time catching up with her. And then I got home and watched TV with my parents.
By Hannah York 7 years ago in Motivation
Soul-Searching in Seattle
Seattle This place brings a lot of emotion for me. In the beginning of 2018, I was at a very low and unhappy place in life. I was fighting so hard to find anything to make me feel fulfilled. I made some life changes. Slowly but surely, all the things were starting to come to me and make me feel like I finally had a purpose and was on top of the world.
By rebekah bareswilt7 years ago in Motivation
Funemployment
Last December, I moved from London to my mum's house after quitting my freelance career in film. I moved with the goal of earning money to go traveling, but I’ve not yet bagged a job. I've been at my mum's for a couple of months and at least twice a week a friend or family member asks me if I've found a job. Every time I tell them I don't, I get a pang of embarrassment and disappointment right in the belly. I'm a pretty optimistic person but I can snap into some really dark feelings of self-doubt at the fact that I'm still unemployed. It bothers me a lot, and it bothers me how much it bothers me.
By Katie Gaster7 years ago in Motivation
The Unknown
We all come to that place in our lives where we've hit a wall. A place of insecurities, questions, confusion, decisions, and the opinions of the world. When we feel lost and confused on what to do and where to go when we become discouraged and depressed, not knowing what will come next. The next step seems like a mountain climb away. Whether it's that we can't make up our minds or doors just aren't opening like we had thought. For me, it's a little bit of both. At times I think that maybe I'm expecting way too much from life, and I'm not putting in enough to get the results I want. I also feel like I'm working my ass off for almost nothing. I'm considering moving away and starting fresh somewhere new. A place where I only know two people. A place where I get to learn everything it's about. I can get to know the people, places, and culture that surrounds my new home. I'm at that place where I need new insight and perspective. I need a breath of fresh yet unfamiliar air. Air that hasn't hit my face yet. Maybe it will hit home. I might feel something I have never felt before. It could be the realization that this is what I needed, a new beginning. It could hit me that this wasn't for me, that my calling is back in the old, but I just needed a break from the regularity that I've grown bored of. I won't know until I change something. Change can be scary, but they always say, if something scares you and excites you at the same time, do it! What could go wrong? I could realize it wasn't the right decision, but I had fun in the process. I don't think the change has to be for a specific reason. I believe if I feel I will enjoy a change in my life that could benefit me why wouldn't I jump on the opportunity. I am at the point in my life that I need to set goals for my future, and for me, the two things that I want in my life are God and happiness. Can I achieve those by leaving where I am right now, absolutely. This isn't saying I'm not happy where I am now, because I am. I just feel that there is more somewhere else for me. There is a door somewhere I haven't gone, and I won't be able to find it if I don't go. In life were supposed to take risks, and risks that can be for our gain. I truly believe this change could be a huge gain for my life. In ways of finance, faith, and finding. I need to find a part of myself that is in the motion. The motion of growth. I feel stuck here not because of being unable to determine what I want to do, but because I feel routine. I understand I can change what I do here and now but it's different. I need something else that I don't know how to put into words. I almost need to be away from the people that I know. Not because of anything they have done but because of the familiarity. I'm tired of being familiar with my surroundings. Where I am right now, I am beyond comfortable and familiar with everything that encompasses my life. I want to feel uncomfortable and unfamiliar. Can I find that here? Sure. Even so, I will be close to what I know to be comfortable and the urge to go back will begin to grow. I need to be away from what I am so attached to. If it's not an easy fix to go back to my contentment I will have to learn to grow from the risk, unsteadiness, and unfamiliarity of my new life. I will pray and pray till all my words are gone about this, trust me. As of right now, I feel the need to change in order to grow.
By Carlene Mengler7 years ago in Motivation
