happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
How To Overcome Fear?
Welcome, everyone!! My name is Michael, and today, I will discuss a problem where all of us are familiar with, and it is overcoming our fears.
Michael ReynosoPublished 6 years ago in MotivationMoments
In today's society, we are faced with so many choices, decisions, that are in place because of social appearance and media. You have to be thin, but not too thin. You have to be physically fit, but not to bulky. You have to spend wisely but don't over indulge. You have to be presentable, but not over dressed...
Terence ThirlwellPublished 6 years ago in MotivationStuck
The morning starts and I look at my calendar; nothing. Always nothing. No alarms, no anything. I have no money, nothing to do. I fill the day with watching TV/playing video games as per usual, surprised that debt collectors haven't busted down the door to repossess anything, but this time nothing; I feel no joy from it, just passing the time. Have you ever had that feeling, just utter and pure absence of emotion? We're all on this floating rock and without paper, we have no freedom; we're all just stuck.
Elijah TaylorPublished 6 years ago in MotivationFind Your Happy
Everybody wants to be happy yet so many of us struggle with finding the happiness that we're after. Too often we turn to materialistic goods, alcohol, drugs, and similar activities thinking that these will bring us happiness only to realize that the pleasure we gain from such shallow things is only temporary. True happiness comes from within, when we feel that we are realizing the potentials of our inner self. Check out these seven tips for a happier you and try to apply them to your life. You'll be surprised how big of an impact these simple tips can have in your own life.
Buddy AgyinPublished 6 years ago in MotivationEscape Your Thoughts
Ladies and gentlemen let me start this piece by giving thanks. Thank whatever you believe in, if you believe in nothing, then thank nothing for we have everything. Giving thanks for we have everything, yet we tend to appreciate nothing. In my latest trip I went from one of the wealthiest countries in the world to one of the poorest and despite seeing people in such poor conditions, I’m ashamed to say I’m not content. The world is a funny place where most of us serve others only when we believe to be serving ourselves. The grass always seems to be greener somewhere else.
Milad HussinPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWhy You Haven't "Found" Happiness
I have looked in careers, shopping malls, car lots, and even Amazon, but I have not been able to find happiness anywhere. We all do it; we are bored so we go out and buy something, then when we get home we find we are bored again or we are now stressed over the money we just spent. I used to feel so lied to! I felt that I had been conditioned to believe that happiness was a person, place, or thing and that I had just been left out of the VIP section of the most popular club.
Divine IndependencePublished 6 years ago in MotivationIt Gets Better, I Promise
I spent a lot of my time throughout college and the following summer wondering what would happen to all those I considered my friends at college and whether I would see them again after leaving. My simple answer is that I failed to keep in touch with many of them, due to my own insecurities about starting conversations over Facebook or Whatsapp or text. Eventually, I even stopped talking to the people I spoke to every day. It hurt a lot to think I'd lost all those connections.
Danielle PountneyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWhy I Began Writing - Do for YOU
I have been writing short stories, poetry (and I am currently in the process of writing two novels), since I was around 13. Many of us go through major life-changing events. Some of us are lucky where those events are happy ones. Others, not so much. To this day I still struggle with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. My childhood was unique, and a lot of times fun. The childhood many others wish they had. With the constant traveling and moving and going to fun places. But it was also filled with loneliness and an angry parent who made me feel no bigger than an ant daily. There are many people out there who can relate to a certain extent to my experiences and then some. And many more out there who have had much more difficult lives in many ways. For me, writing was a release of all the emotions I couldn't talk about. Whether it be because I didn't have a friend to talk to, or I just didn't want to open myself up. Either way, I had to get it out, or it would continuously eat at me and make everything so much harder to deal with in the end.
Fiver GoodierPublished 6 years ago in MotivationSurfing
Have you experienced the rush of a crashing wave? After finding your way to the surface, you wipe the water and hair from your face, only to realizes another is barreling towards you. You strategize in a hastened mindset how you will pass this next wave, and look even further to how you will conquer the set. There is no time to react, with a six foot force rushing towards you. You react, hoping a few tries are enough enlighten your muscle memory. These are the struggles of a new surfer, seemingly daunting, but experientially invigorating. All of this take place in a deceptive environment. It seems peaceful, hearing the waves crash, feeling the spray of salt water, and smelling the saltwater. All of your senses are triggered as you pursue the activity, yet the environment develops into a retreat from reality. This paradox is the appeal to surfing. Because a surfer recognizes the false mindset, and it makes the trip to the beach much sweeter and more meaningful. It challenges your physical and mental abilities, as well as the naive characterization of the ocean as a harmless place of relaxation.
Nathan CherenziaPublished 6 years ago in MotivationI Am More Than What You Make Me Out to Be
I was standing in the spotlight, everything was silent but I swear I could hear my heartbeat hammering against my chest. My hands were clammy and my knees felt like jelly, yet they never let me fall. I don’t remember singing or crossing the stage so I can properly deliver my lines like the main performer did. I was the understudy that was thrown on stage last minute, still in shock. Loud whistles and claps, almost like thunder rippling throughout the room and waking me from my deep focus.
Brittany SevillePublished 6 years ago in MotivationChange-llenges
So you may be wondering why the hybrid between Change and Challenges? Change means that what once was will never be, and that all that snuggly comfort gets ripped from under your feet to a mysterious new territory. Change may even mean what once gave you purpose is no longer an option, or who.
SAYHERNAME Morgan SankofaPublished 6 years ago in MotivationShake Up Your Life
How hard is it to change your way of thinking? Do you constantly consider yourself as someone who is not worth it? This list will tell you the simple steps that worked for me, and it helped me love and appreciate myself every day.
Paola LozadaPublished 6 years ago in Motivation