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35 Ways to make someone happy today
I know we all are probably sick of being stuck in quarantine without seeing the beautiful faces of our friends. Maybe you've lost work, or significant plans were canceled due to the virus. With these uncertain changes, there comes a mourning period where we might not be able to see the positive, but I ask you now to consider the situation. Still, more and more people inhabiting city or rural areas are not getting exercise, increasing sedentary living, avoiding face-to-face contact, and their lives are suffering as a result. I do not suggest we break quarantine because we would most probably suffer from further spread of the virus; however, I feel tired of hearing those ads or famous people saying, "Just stay home, it's not that hard." Well, for the active and the shoebox-dwellers, it is that difficult, and I, for one, understand the challenge. My family lives in a trailer and being around one another 24/7 with little outside contact is difficult, but other people are in similar or harder situations. With such conditions, depression likely will increase. What we feel is normal! We were made to be social, to broaden our horizons, to work, to experience, to live, to dance, to run! So, let me be the first to say, I feel for you, for everyone. It's okay to be angry to wear a scowl, but please, don't get caught up in a frown. Scientific studies report that not only does happiness produce a smile, but smiling also produces happiness. I think it's time we take our joy back, and a considerable part of that is altruism (or doing something for someone else), and what's better than providing the people we love with a smile. So, without any more jargon, blabber, and nonsense, let me present to you some things you can do to make someone happy today.
By Shelby Wells6 years ago in Motivation
Birth of a new endeavor
Cig with la suze oh my where do I begin? And why did we even start ? Too old to be A famous you tuber. This in the least was never my intention. Now let’s begin this story with a friend helping a friend. Now Suzy needed a helping hand and As did I. We always ran into each other when we hit tough terrain and always stuck our hands out to lift the other up first ask questions after. She was in rough patch in her life, I needed to be closer to my new job and out of my mothers house but that’s another story for another time. So it was the only thing that made sense I won’t get into too much details but she had a break down It was pretty bad . Frightened for her I gave her some advise that saved me from my mind when I was in her exact spot I told her “do something with your hands.”after I spoke those words not knowing at that moment how important those words would impact her life, and mine. It was all gravy and biscuits after. Now Suzy has come so far from braiding bracelets to making professional jewlery never has she even thought she would be doing this or owning an Etsy shop with me. She began school for hypnotherapy and life coaching, and boy oh boy she really has become nothing like the woman I found a year ago. If any woman should look up to someone it’s her. This woman takes big steps, and never leaves the house without eyeliner, All while making a list of her next endeavor. I saw her whole transformation, what an experience. Needless to say my adventures were trying all kinds of things out along with her. We started getting a lot of orders for our art so the shop somewhat became like a therapy for us I tried alot of things some were successful some were not, disastrous I might add. One day I figured I should make a commercial for the shop and make a vlog. so I guess that’s the starting point of cig with la suze. At first The vlog was mostly about me making stuff for the shop Boring!!!! and has grown to be Godzilla, awesome. This dynamic duo is hilarious I just started rolling and I mean I could not stop laughing. All this little show is, is us in our everyday. Laughs,bs,laughs and well laughs. We keep doing the show to hopefully help those lost in the dark laugh their ass off in hopes it sparks that fire to guide them to a better place. You don’t know how many people I’ve watched to spark my fire when I was there, thank you by the way. We don’t mind if we have 1 subscriber or 20 bajillion even if me and suzy are the only one’s watching our videos only because we are our number one fans and we love it. We know we did this little you tube segment with only the highest of intentions. It would not hurt either to get 20 bajillion subscribers( just sayin) so check us out come laugh with us the more the merrier. I get to show the world the gold we make everyday just by living. With no walls all raw we are comfortable with eachother to be our authentic selves. The world is our canvas we are the brushes and paint to create our art in the world. In my eyes we are rich and abundant with the best of friendships, laughs and love so again we welcome you to check us out like, subscribe, laugh it is after all the best medicine. Check out the latest Talents and la bamba on eeshajunk. https://youtube.com/channel/UCbqRKaQYSmIjTyHAqo8ChgA
By aysha valenzuela6 years ago in Motivation
My Testimony
To begin, I think it’s important to acknowledge my past. I grew up in a very Christian household. We attended church every Sunday and even most Wednesday nights. I thought I had a good relationship with God, but I was wrong. Through my adolescence I was always a lukewarm Christian, I believed but I didn’t follow. When I was baptized, the thought that prompted me to do it was “why not”. It wasn’t out of love or even belief. As most teenagers, I had very few focuses in life. Sports, girls, and what career I would end up in, but God was almost never a focus. After graduation my life started to spiral and I abandoned God altogether, I started and finished several unhealthy relationships. I experimented with drugs and formed addictions. I was so far removed from God that He was even a thought in my day to day life. At least when I was younger I would attribute the good in this world to Him, but at this point in my life I couldn’t.
By My Testimony 6 years ago in Motivation
Fate Will Wait
Zoe Steel loved art, being the only child of an architect and a designer, she lived and breathe art. Graduating from New York University with a degree in Art history, she was ready for the world. Zoe was ecstatic when she was chosen from a group of more than thirty eager future Art buyers, for an internship at The Walter Blaze Museum. She dreams of being an Art Buyer for all the top museums in the world.
By Annelise Lords 6 years ago in Motivation
Invisible Tears Need Healed
You are beautiful, but sit down and tell me about the pain hidden in your eyes. Behind that amazing smile, that flawless hair, the filter that is meant to create so much beauty. No matter the filter, we can see your eyes baby girl. we can see the hurt, the pain, the resentment. There is so much makeup can cover... but one thing it can not.
By Jamie Elizabeth 6 years ago in Motivation
When You Don't Care About Christmas. Top Story - December 2022.
Deck the halls with lots of tinsel fa-la-la la-la la la la la Or something like that... right? Here's the thing, I don't celebrate Christmas. Why? Because I'm Jewish. Which seems like a pretty valid reason, yet the world is still screaming "Merry Christmas" in one ear and overplayed (yet catchy) jingles in the other.
By Oneg In The Arctic6 years ago in Motivation
Motivation from a Valedictorian Speech
I know that most of us missed out on a graduation speech this year, but here is one to inspire: I entered this year with so many expectations for what it was going to look like. Our senior year! The pinnacle of our K-12 education, a time to have fun, go to prom, to cultivate the relationships with friends that we had built for the last three years. It was a time to create memories that last a lifetime. It was all looking up, but then it all changed. I have spent the last four years working towards this goal. To try and be the best student I possibly could with an excess of activities, experiences, and a high GPA. I was so used to evaluating myself based on achievement, and then, overnight everything came to a halt. When you get stuck in the routine of constantly performing, you lose track of how to live without it, and coming to that realization was hard. I struggled with motivation, with negativity, and frankly, it was hard to even imagine that the 2020 graduation would even happen.
By Shelby Wells6 years ago in Motivation
