happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
The Turning Point
It was August of 2017, I had just turned twenty-four, and I was on my way to Las Vegas. Now, I know what you're thinking, but this isn't a story about a wild and crazy weekend in "sin city." This is about the calm before the storm, the peaceful beginnings to the complete upheaval of my life, and the events that would eventually change my life forever.
By Zee Irelynn7 years ago in Motivation
It's Time to Be Happy
Happiness is a choice. I have spent the last three years of my life learning this harsh lesson. Today's generations have learned the damaging behavior of relying on circumstantial happiness. This means that our happiness is limited. It has boundaries and rules and a period at the end instead of a comma. Because we believe happiness always has to come to an end.
By Samantha Lowry7 years ago in Motivation
Let's Go
On the first week of my last fall semester as an undergraduate student (Aug. 2018), my professor asked the class "what is art?" We all murmured amongst ourselves. She told us to write our answers on a sheet of paper. I wrote, "Art is a movement. It is a different aspect/point of view of society throughout time. One can visualize what was happening and how people were feeling through the art. Art is a visual form of history."
By Samantha Castro7 years ago in Motivation
Showering with the Lights Off
I like it when it's peaceful. I like quiet, and being able to search through the thoughts in my head, opposed to their usual fighting over any background noise to be heard. Don't get me wrong, I'm as argumentative and competitive as the next guy, and my mother is one to quickly relay to any old friend she sees in the street that "it's like fame academy in our bloody house"; this does not mean, though, that I can't enjoy the silence. I like to listen to the gulls on a sunny morning and dream I'm somewhere else. Anywhere else. And I'm soothed by the soft breath of the person sleeping next to me, in a night extinct of screeching neighbours or party houses or racing cars and though I long for that elimination of noise, as soon as the soft trickle of breath silences to a mere rising and falling of the chest, I want it back. I want it back to hold me, to comfort me and enclose me in a blanket of warmth and love and life.
By hello baby7 years ago in Motivation
Where Were You Last Year - Pt.2
Wow. Well, that came on fast. My 18 years of life are being fulfilled this very moment and I feel g r e a t... but not quite in the moment. The day before my birthday, I was laying on the floor of my room crying (I know, what a great way to start this essay, especially with that intro line?!). But for real, I was crying. Sobbing actually. I already had my annual family birthday the weekend before and that was nice but I always kinda of hated it because it never felt personal. The party was fun as always but I was missing my friends. A lot of my friends couldn't show up because it's the first week of college and everyone is moving or freaking out about starting school. So no one kind of showed. My real wish for my 18th was just to see all of my friends again. I was willing to turn around, go back to Monterey for two days and burn back down to SoCal for Labour Day weekend, just to have a bonfire with them. But plans fell through, and I couldn't get all of my friends to come one one day so yeah, I was crying my eyes out. Yeah, it hurt like a bitch. Yeah, I laid there on the night before my 18th, crying my eyes out, trying to figure out a way to make my only true birthday wish happen. But it didn't. I guess there's no better slap in the face of reality than that. Welcome to damn adulthood little Lo. Who knew being 18 would be so heartbreaking.
By Lauren Day7 years ago in Motivation
Blessed and Fortunate
Growing up as a little girl, there's always something important to you, whether it's your pink bow tied dress or your fluffy white socks. My name meant the world to me. The origin of Fartun came from the word Fortunate, which means lucky in Italian. It was a part of who I was, and it still is. I was always being tyrannized because of my name. There were times in my life when I wanted to change my name or at least change the spelling, yet my name is extremely valuable to me, My great-grandmother gave it to me. But I was unsatisfied with my tag, because of the way it was pronounced. There were couple of years in elementary school that I was bullied. The fifth grade was the most excruciating school year. A classmate of mine would always call me “Fart-Tune. She has a Fart in her Tune.” I would laugh on in the outside but slowly break down in the inside. My name was my identity, it showed others where I came from, and it also described my personality.
By Fartun Stayflexin7 years ago in Motivation
You Have Got to Love Yourself
I am 22 years old with a bachelor's degree under my belt from one of the most distinguished universities in America. I graduated with a 3.92 GPA and concrete plans of immediately continuing on with my education to pursue my master's degree. A few weeks before the application deadline for graduate school, I realized I had not even begun to fill it out. This was highly unlike me, as I have always been motivated to achieve what I want, and it hit me that perhaps this meant that wasn't what I really wanted. As the deadline continued to approach, I became even less intrigued at the idea of going. However, pursuing a full-time job did not intrigue me either, and not because I was not willing to work, but because the idea of settling into a less-than-ideal career that did not leave me oozing with passion at the end of the day sounded terribly dreadful. The deadline eventually passed, and I continued on with my previous part-time job.
By Abbey Walters7 years ago in Motivation
Vague Background Story
I like to believe that everything in life happens for a reason. I grew up in somewhat of a religious household, so believing there was a bigger being with a plan was part of life. However, that's not exactly how I see it. I think that every action has a reaction, as in, what goes around comes around. Whether it was in a past life or current life, it will all come back. I'm not extremely religious, but then again most Millennials aren't. I believe that karma is most definitely a bitch, and she will most definitely get you back.
By Kat Garcia7 years ago in Motivation
A Guide to (Maybe) Finding Yourself. Top Story - September 2018.
I wish I could start this off by promising you a fast, 10-minute, easy fix solution, that I could somehow train your mind, body, and soul to sync in perfect harmony by the time you finish reading the last sentence.
By paleseafoam7 years ago in Motivation
Great Feelings
Cat’s great feelings: Driving down a road in the fall, when all the leaves are turning colours, and the road is lined as far as you can see with these colourful tree’s And the already fallen leaves are casually blowing across the road. Watching the way the sun shines through glass. With a slight dust floating through the sun beams, during golden hour. Riding bikes during the golden hour, in the spring, while a great album plays from your phone, and being slightly or a lot stoned. Relaxing in your freshly cleaned house, with acoustic music playing softly, and all the candles that you own burning. The first sip of your favourite beverage. Mine is red Red Bull. Instant happiness. Smoking out of a nicely cleaned or brand new bong or pipe. When it's winter and all the trees are completely white with frost, even if its cold it’s still absolutely beautiful. MOUNTAINS. Driving around looking at Christmas lights during the week of Christmas, with hot chocolate. City lights at night. The smell of pine tree’s. Drinking coffee and writing poetry Finding your comfortable place in your bed, and just feeling completely warm and at peace. Rolling the perfect joint or blunt, and impressing everyone including yourself. The first time drinking eggnog for the season.(Thanksgiving can’t come soon enough) The first warm day after a cold, long winter. Seeing your first flower of spring blossoming in your garden. Laying in a hammock on a warm summer day, just zoned out watching how the sun finds its way through the think leaves. Golden hour in general, the way it makes the whole world look like its being filtered like on my phone. Bonus greatness if you’re wearing sunglasses during it. Doing something to improve a strangers day, be it a smile, extra parking minutes, anything to make them feel good.
By Caterina Greentree7 years ago in Motivation
