happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
Everyone has New Year's resolutions. Most of the time, their resolution is never achieved, or they give up in a month or two. I have failed my resolutions for 2017. I wanted to lose weight, have a steady job, and have my own home. Yeah, the big dream I am sure many people out there want, as well. The problem is that, when we don't succeed at these goals, we tend to focus on the failure rather than the lessons we have learned during the struggle.
By Melina Encarnacion8 years ago in Motivation
Sketching Is More Than Just a Pencil
When you’re feeling unsure about life, what do you do to feel better? Unemployment, sickness, unwelcome drama, people, or just everything can weigh you down. I have been there, and I am still there. It can cause such sadness that getting up can be excruciating. But... it must be done.
By Ava S.8 years ago in Motivation
New Year - New Pressure?
For as long as I have been an adult I have hated..... okay maybe that's a harsh word..... disliked with a passion the whole new years eve saga!That one day of the year that everyone is expected to jump on the "new beginnings" bandwagon .... forecast exactly what they will get, be, change about their whole life for the year ahead..... just because the calendar says it's the 1st of January coming up.I can just about predict what will happen on the day I wake up let alone a 12 month forecast! Who woke up one day and said "I know let's put a ridiculous amount of pressure on ourselves by deciding right this moment what I am going to change and everything I am expecting from myself for the next 12 months" Post Christmas is a hugely stressful time for so many people, not everyone loves it, people struggle financially, emotionally, they miss people no longer here and whilst Christmas is a beautiful time of year for many it can still be equally emotionally battering at the same time. Yet whilst most people are getting their head back into that routine of "normality" that they had before December craziness hit, there are constant conversations of New year resolutions, people talking about how 2018 will be their year! how it will be a better, happier, healthier, more prosperous year .... apparently that time between Christmas and New year everyone turns into mystic Meg!I have no idea how January will be for me and mine, I won't be making any promises to myself to be anything more than the best I can be on that very day, there will be no year long resolutions or false hope for things that no one knows about or could predict. My only hope for the year ahead is that whatever it deals me I will deal with, and that I will appreciate every single day. And you know something ? That is just enough ! I am enough! and if some days that doesn't quite happen , I won't be battering myself with guilt over broken resolutions, Instead i'll accept that it's just life and i'm just human! Time to take the pressure off ourselves and just live maybe?
By Wendy Pitts8 years ago in Motivation
What Am I Even Doing?
I hear this year has been hard on a lot of people. Life changes, breaking paradigms, closing cycles. I, for instance, decided to take a shot in life. I always felt out of place in the city I grew up in. It was like I did not belong there, like I could not get myself to agree with the way people choose to conduct themselves. It seemed to come from a place of vanity. It just repelled me. It felt like there was nothing for me there, like the place could not offer me what I need in order to keep growing. My girlfriend of almost six years decided to break up with me. I was not feeling comfortable with the office job I had. I just had a strong feeling that I had to get out of there immediately.
By Jared Snow8 years ago in Motivation
Queen of Wonders
The grass. As green as the leaves around it, the world a dreamy fantasy. Footsteps in the mud splatter onto each delicate stem of colour. Leaves fall weightlessly to the ground as though a death in a dramatic Shakespearian tragedy. The world around you is like a mass of unorganised colour- splattered left, right and centre. It has gone from being a dull, grey, black and white world of rushing and stress to an avalanche of colour- greens, browns, blues and even pinks swarm around you. From the forest floor to the bluest skies your eyes are opened to the world of beauty you have been missing. Twigs snap on the floor. The streams, bright, clear and each trickling bead of water free and flowing more enthusiastically than the last.
By Nikki WildFire8 years ago in Motivation
Conflicted Xmas
I'm sitting here at the end of the day, Christmas day, and just thinking about it and how I really haven't cared for the holiday this year. Most years, I love Christmas, the build-up to the holiday and just everything else that surrounds this time of year. But this year I find myself not really caring much for it and now that the day is coming to a close I find myself wondering why I feel so lonely this year.
By Tim Lawson8 years ago in Motivation
The Path to Lasting Happiness
Happiness is overrated. After all, the leading cause of unhappiness is the very pursuit of happiness itself! I mean, what is happiness anyway? Are you pursuing what society defines happiness is, or are you pursuing what it means to you?
By Skye Bothma8 years ago in Motivation
Why I Woke Up Happy Today
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This will always be true even after you and I are long gone. It will never stop happening that way, unless some universal phenomenon occurs. Hopefully by then, we aren't around for that kind of chaos.
By Baylee Tyree8 years ago in Motivation
Reaching Satisfaction in Life
Have you ever felt like you can't seem to figure out just who you are or meant to be? Are you tired of everyone else telling you who to be instead of helping you discover your own self for certainty? Well I'll tell you this right now. List what you know about yourself. If you're wondering why, you're about to find out.
By Jasmine Lawrence8 years ago in Motivation
Being Happy
Picture this: you're lying in bed trying to sleep, but you're too stressed about all of your responsibilities to even begin to relax. Your mind starts to wander and you think about your life as it is right now. You ask yourself if you're doing well, if you're on a path to success, if you're really happy. Most of us have experienced this moment (or ones similar to it), but have any of us figured out the answer to those questions? No. But that's totally okay! We're not supposed to have our lives figured out yet. We're not supposed to be living perfect lives. Our only duty at this age is to be true to ourselves and do what makes us happy.
By sydney kristine8 years ago in Motivation
